Phil Christensen Memorial Hotfoot 5k-10k
About this race
Location: The race will begin and end at the Fort Smith Riverfront Park at 121 Riverfront Dr., Fort Smith, AR.
Registration and Packet Pick-up Information: Online registration will be open through May 10, 2026. Early packet pick-up will be held on THURSDAY (May 14) and FRIDAY (May 15) at 1500 Cavanaugh Road from 5:30-7:30 pm in Fort Smith. (Thursday pickup is preferred.) Please try to pickup your packet at one of these early pickup times, if feasible, to help reduce race day congestion. Packet pickup will be available on race morning (6:30am-7:45am) at the Riverfront for those who are unable to make early packet pickup times above. Race-day registration will be available. You must register by May 1, 2026 in order to purchase an event shirt.
Registration Fee: The registration fee DOES NOT include an event shirt. Entries fees are as follows: $30 through March 29, $40 from March 30 through May 10, $50 for race day registration. Entrants may select to purchase an event shirt for $25. This cost is in addition to the registration fee. You must register by May 1, 2026 in order to purchase an event shirt.
Awards: Recognition will be given to the top overall male and female runners for each distance.
Additional Information: Please e-mail hotfootfortsmith@gmail.com with any questions.
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Fort Smith, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:12 AM and sets at 8:16 PM local time (CDT) in Fort Smith on May 16, 2026 — 14h 03m of daylight.
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2026 results — Phil Christensen Memorial Hotfoot 5k-10k
89 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Stormes | 18:34 | 5:59 /mi |
| 2 | Brice Beason | 23:39 | 7:38 /mi |
| 3 | Luke Brewer | 23:57 | 7:44 /mi |
| 4 | Scott East | 24:30 | 7:54 /mi |
| 5 | Trent Thompson | 25:43 | 8:18 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 43 Fort Smith events
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