2018 - Spa Running Festival
2018 distances
Running
Summit 2 Summit Half Marathon
4th Annual Half Marathon - Summit 2 Summit! Participants must maintain at least a 18:00 minute per mile pace to make the course deadline of 11:00 am. If you can't meet this deadline, please select another event. You must be 13 years old to compete without an accompanying participant adult. This event will have 500 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 11th. New in 2018, the route will include both the North Mountain Summit AND the West Mountain Summit! All participants will receive a finishers medal! To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
Spa 10K
This will be the 37th running of the Spa 10K and it is a part of the Arkansas Grand Prix Series. This year the Spa 10K is a State 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. All participants will receive a Finisher's 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 11th. 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/Walk
The 5K is a flat course that is an out and back that takes you through downtown bathhouse row on Central Avenue to the beginning of Whittington Park. All participants receive a finisher's medal when you cross the finishing line. 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 11th. To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
The XC 10K - Cross City Championship
A 10K 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 10K open race. All participants will be eligible for overall and age group awards in addition to gaining points for the school’s running club. 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 11st. 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. Questions, contact Patty James, Squirt Race Director at 282-2133.
Race-day weather
Conditions on November 17, 2018 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:47 AM and sets at 5:06 PM local time (CST) in Hot Springs on November 17, 2018 — 10h 18m of daylight.
Course
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2018 results — Spa Running Festival
1,299 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Summit 2 Summit Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad Payne | 1:21:24 | 6:13 /mi |
| 2 | Aaron Ehrle | 1:25:40 | 6:32 /mi |
| 3 | John Pankey | 1:28:34 | 6:46 /mi |
| 4 | Mark Clements | 1:30:32 | 6:55 /mi |
| 5 | Ruben Juanillo | 1:34:27 | 7:13 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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- 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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