2017 - Spa Running Festival
2017 distances
Running
Half Marathon - Summit² Challenge
3rd 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 400 maximum participants. The Half Marathon course is not certified. Registrations are non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to the next year; however, you will be able to transfer to another event. Transfer must be done by November 1st. 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 Grand Prix Series and has been selected by Road Runners Club of America (RRCA) to be the 2017 Southern Region 10K Championship Race. The course USATF Certificate Code is #AR13022DLP. Participants should maintain a 19.21 pace per mile to complete the 10K course in 2 hours. New this year - 10K Finisher medal Registrations are non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to the next year; however, you will be able to transfer to another event. Transfer must be done by November 1st. 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 has a new flat course that is an out and back - The route still starts on Convention Blvd. and takes you through beautiful downtown bathhouse row on Central Avenue, at the end of Central Avenue, right on to Whittington, follow Whittington and turnaround just past Water Street, Whittington to Central Avenue, Right Turn on Central Ave. to Court Street. Right on Court St. to Exchange St., Left on Exchange St. to Prospect St. , Left on Prospect St. to Central Ave., Right on Central Ave. to Spring St., Left onto Spring Street to Malvern Ave., Right onto Malvern Ave. to Convention Blvd, Finish on Convention Blvd. Registrations are non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to the next year; however, you will be able to transfer to another event. Transfer must be done by November 1st. To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details. All 5K finishers receive commemorative award
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. Questions, contact Patty James, Squirt Race Director at 282-2133.
The XC² 5K - Cross City Championship
A 5K distance road race to allow junior and senior school students to compete on a state level against other athletes from high schools throughout the state. Each entry will receive a chip timed race on a fast and flat traffic controlled course along with a short sleeve event shirt and other amenities associated with the Spa Running Festival event. The school running club that wins the event (scored like cross country, Top 5 with 2 displacers) will receive a trophy and bragging rights to the fastest team “On Pavement”. Students must range from 12-19 years old to be eligible for entry in the event as a member of a school’s running club. Running Club teams may be mixed junior/senior high and Male/Female. This race will be run simultaneously with the Spa Running Festival 5K open race. All participants will be eligible for overall and age group awards in addition to gaining points for the school’s running club
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. All 5K finishers receive a commemorative award. Awards will be given to the top 3 Overall walkers in Male and Female. The 5K has a new flat course that is an out and back - The route still starts on Convention Blvd. and takes you through beautiful downtown bathhouse row on Central Avenue, at the end of Central Avenue, right on to Whittington, follow Whittington and turnaround just past Water Street, Whittington to Central Avenue, Right Turn on Central Ave. to Court Street. Right on Court St. to Exchange St., Left on Exchange St. to Prospect St. , Left on Prospect St. to Central Ave., Right on Central Ave. to Spring St., Left onto Spring Street to Malvern Ave., Right onto Malvern Ave. to Convention Blvd, Finish on Convention Blvd. Registrations are non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to the next year; however, you will be able to transfer to another event. Transfer must be done by November 1st. To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
Race date Weather
Conditions on November 18, 2017 — historical Open-Meteo data.
About Hot Springs
Spa Running Festival takes place in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. The local timezone is America/Chicago.
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