"Run for the Girls"
About this race
WE'RE RUNNING ON THE RIVER
Join us for the 6th Annual
"Run for the Girls"
Greg Smith River Trail
121 Riverfront Drive
Saturday June 6th, 2026
Race Time: 8:00
We are looking forward to a new race experience - join in the fun!
Chip-Timed & USATF Certified 5K Course. All age groups welcome.
T-shirts for entrants registered before May 24th, 2026.
"Run for the Girls" is a fundraiser for the
Girls Shelter of Fort Smith, Inc
Where sheltering is just the beginning!
ABOUT US
The Girls Shelter of Fort Smith - A United Way Community Partner - opened in 1970 as a temporary emergency shelter. Since then, the Shelter has developed and grown onto a long-term residential treatment facility. In April 2002, a new 7,000 square-foot facility was built on a two-acre lot at South 26th and Quincy. The shelter is licensed for eight girls, ages 12 – 17 years old. During the Summer, our girls volunteer for one of our sponsors or a United Way agency.
The Girls Shelter strives to develop its residents into responsible citizens and community members. The girls are:
- Taught social and independent living skills.
- Given a sense of self-worth and taught to be responsible for their actions and decisions.
- Taught job skills and money management by working summer jobs.
- Required to attend and take an active part in school.
- Given individual treatment plans including structured goals and objectives.
- Provided counseling.
- The long-term goal of the Girls Shelter is to reunite the resident with her family.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to provide a safe and encouraging atmosphere in a residential setting for at risk females aged 12 – 17 years; to promote positive behaviors, character enhancement, educational advancement, and to reunite with family.
Many of our residents have had a less than desirable childhood. Common histories include physical and sexual abuse,
parents with drug issues, parents in prison and homelessness.
We teach personal responsibility, independent living skills and positive social skills. We provide case management,
individual and family counseling.
We provide a safe home environment, all food, transportation, personal items, and clothing. They receive individual and family counseling.
As one Board member put it, “we have one year to pour all the good into them we can possibly give them”.
Pick your distance
Running
5K Run
Race day check-in will start at 7:00am. Race start time 8:00am Participants will receive a swag bag, t-shirt, finisher medal and chipped bib
Virtual Event
Walking
5K Walk
Race day check-in will start at 7:00am. Race start time 8:00am Participants will receive a swag bag, t-shirt, finisher medal and chipped bib
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 6:02 AM and sets at 8:30 PM local time (CDT) in Fort Smith on June 6, 2026 — 14h 27m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — "Run for the Girls"
97 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the 5K Run
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koda Hollander | 20:11 | 6:30 /mi |
| 2 | Francisco Bautista | 20:50 | 6:42 /mi |
| 3 | Sebastian Benavides | 22:08 | 7:07 /mi |
| 4 | Zane Hollander | 22:15 | 7:10 /mi |
| 5 | Jay Gentry | 22:45 | 7:19 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
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Frozen Buns Run
19th Annual Jim Rowland FCA River Valley Run 5k, 10k, Half Marathon
🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Fort Smith
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Fort Smith 5K Races 38 races
- 10K Run Events in Fort Smith 28 races
- Fort Smith Half Marathons 25 races
- Fort Smith Running Calendar 2026 41 races
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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