Rat Race 5k
About this race
The Rat Race was started in honor of US Navy SEAL Tom Ratzlaff of Green Forest, AR. This event remembers the 31 heroes lost on 8-6-2011 during Extortion 17.
Race will start and end at Green Forest School in Green Forest, Arkansas.
Runners must check in from 7:00am to 7:45 A.M. Opening Ceremony at 7:45. Race will start at 8:06 A.M.
Although this is a 5k, if running is not your thing, you are more than welcome to complete the race at any pace comfortable to you. For the competitive runners, Awards to the Top 3 Male and Females. Certificates to the following age groups: 1-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 and up.
Cost is $30.00 per entry.
Sign up a team of 4 or more and receive a $10 discount on your registration.
Proceeds from this race will benefit the Ratzlaff Memorial Scholarship Fund and the Good Grief Programs in area schools.
This is a fund raiser for a non-profit organization, no refunds will be given for cancelation due to weather.
Pick your distance
Running
Rat Race 5K
Competitive Run
Virtual 5K
T-Shirt will be mailed.
Walking
Bart's Dog Jog
Typical race-day weather
Based on 13 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Green Forest, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:56 AM and sets at 8:29 PM local time (CDT) in Green Forest on June 6, 2026 — 14h 33m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Rat Race 5k
167 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Rat Race 5K, Overall Results
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arauny Reyes | 18:32 | 5:59 /mi |
| 2 | Wynston Hostetler | 20:58 | 6:46 /mi |
| 3 | Ona Rowland | 20:59 | 6:46 /mi |
| 3 | Rose Dickinson | 21:14 | 6:51 /mi |
| 4 | Coco Gonzalez | 21:37 | 6:58 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Green Forest
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
The Bugle Bolt
Gobbler 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Branson, MO (46)
Holiday 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Branson, MO (50)
New Year 5K, 10K, & 13.1M at Branson, MO (01)
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, 1 Green Forest event
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