2026 RVR Championship Series

Scoring will be like the GP scoring except for a few changes.

·       Points will be awarded for every race participated in based on finish times.

·       Runners and Walkers will be scored together.

·       You must be registered for the series before the race starts, any races that you participate in prior to registration will not count towards your points or ironing.

·       To Iron for the year you must complete all races in the series in person or virtually.

·       Virtual Races and Volunteering will count towards ironing but not overall points.

There will be awards for both Male and Female age groups, masters, grand masters and seniors categories! To qualify for the awards you must complete at least 5 races of the series in person.

Same rules apply as Grand Prix to earn your hoodie you must complete or volunteer at 10 races in the series!

Here are the 16 races with distances and dates:

One Hour Track Run: Jan 25th (Russellville, AR) 
Valentines Day 5k: Feb 7th (Russellville, AR)
Kindness Classic 10k: March 7th (Danville, AR)
Pirate Dash 5k: Apr 25th (Dover, AR)
Yell Fest 4 Miler: May 9th (Dardanelle, AR)
Super Hero 5k: May 23rd (Russellville, AR) *not available on RSU 
Mount Magazine 15k: May 30th (Havana, AR) *Part of Tri-Peaks Series
Peach Fest 4-Miler: July 18th (Clarksville, AR)
Danville Mtn. 5k: June 20th (Danville, AR) *Part of Tri-Peaks Series
Dover Pirate Basketball Run the Plank 5k: Sept 12th (Dover, AR)
Mt. Nebo Chicken Fried 10k: Aug 29th (Dardanelle, AR) *Part of Tri-Peaks Series
RVR Charity Run (Charity TBD): Oct 3rd (Dardanelle, AR)
Frontier Day 5k: Oct 17th (Plainview, AR)
Down Town Fall Fest 5k: Oct 31st (Russellville, AR)

City of Colleges Half Marathon: Oct. 24th (Conway, AR)

Talk Turkey to Me 5k Turkey Trot: Nov 28th (Russellville, AR)

RVR paid members will receive 10% off via RunSignUp registration IF your membership will be active throughout the series. It will automatically apply at check out. 

Visit https://rivervalleyrunners.com/ to sign up for races and keep up with scoring and placement for the year.

The 2026 RVR Championship Series brings an exciting race distance to Russellville, Arkansas on January 10, 2025. Don't miss this beautiful event!