2016 - Spa Running Festival
2016 distances
Running
Half Marathon - Summit² Challenge
2nd Annual Half Marathon - Summit² Challenge! Participants must maintain at least a 16:00 minute per mile pace to make the course deadline of 10:30 am. You must be 13 years old to compete without an accompanying participant adult. This event will have 300 maximum participants. The Half Marathon course is not certified. Registrations are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be carried forward to the next year. You must be 13 years old to compete without an accompanying, participating adult. The route is the normal Spa 10K until the top of West Mountain, turn right at the Summit - go to top of the Summit, come back down Summit and West Mountain to Pecan Street, left on Flint, left on Quapaw, left on Fern, right on Pecan, travel back up West Mountain to the top of the Summit, back down Mountain and follow 10K route to finish. All participants will receive a finishers medal! To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
Spa 10K
The Spa 10K is part of the Arkansas RRCA Grand Prix Series and the course is USATF Certificate Code, #AR13022DLP. Participants should maintain a 19.21 pace per mile to complete the 10K course in 2 hours. Registrations are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be carried forward to the new year. The Race starts on Convention Blvd and takes you through beautiful downtown Hot Springs with its majestic bathhouse row complete with the spas and rich history. Next, the route takes you over West Mountain for 2 miles where the winding road meandors through mixed hardwoods. Down the other side, you are met with the electric homes of the Quapaw Historic District and then finish back on Convention Blvd. To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
5K Run
The 5K route starts on Convention Blvd., follow Malvern Ave. to Broadway, right on Market St., right on Quapaw, right on Fern St., left on Pecan St., left on Flint, left on Quapaw, right on Market St., follow Broadway to Malvern to finish line on Convention Blvd. Registrations are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be carried forward to the next year. To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
Spa Squirt Race
The Squirt Race is for kids 2-10 years of age with the following age categories: 2-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10. Each age group will start on Convention Blvd. (across from Embassy Suites in the lane next to the big parking lot) and run towards East Grand. The age groups will run the following distances: 2-4 age group - 2/10 of a mile; 5-6 age group - 3/10 of a mile; 7-8 age group - 4/10 of a mile and 9-10 age group - 6/10 of a mile or 1K. Parents are allowed to run/walk with the younger kids. All kids will receive a short sleeve t-shirt and finishers medal. Awards will be given for the 1st three finishers in each age category for girls and boys. Questions, contact Patty James, Squirt Race Director at 282-2133.
Walking
5K Walk
We welcome all walkers to be a part of the 5K Race! Remember, if you register as a walker, you must walk the entire race. Awards will be given to the top 3 walkers in these age groups for each gender: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80+. The 5K Walk follows the same route as the 5K Run - starts on Convention Blvd., follow Malvern Ave. to Broadway, right on Market St., right on Quapaw, right on Fern St., left on Pecan St., left on Flint, left on Quapaw, right on Market St., follow Broadway to Malvern to finish line on Convention Blvd. Registrations are non-refundable, non-transferable and cannot be carried forward to the next year. To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
Race-day weather
Conditions on November 19, 2016 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:50 AM and sets at 5:05 PM local time (CST) in Hot Springs on November 19, 2016 — 10h 15m of daylight.
Course
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2016 results — Spa Running Festival
1,030 finishers across 4 distances · leading places in the Half Marathon - Summit² Challenge
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Pankey | 1:23:28 | 6:22 /mi |
| 2 | Marc Gill | 1:24:01 | 6:25 /mi |
| 3 | Erika Setzler | 1:29:30 | 6:50 /mi |
| 4 | Andrew Dawson | 1:31:41 | 7:00 /mi |
| 5 | Caroline Nester | 1:34:09 | 7:11 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- 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, 5 Hot Springs events
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