Spa Running Festival
About this race
The Spa Running Festival presented by Window Mart - Half Marathon, 10K, 5K & Squirt Race
Come Run With Us, November 14th, through beautiful Hot Springs National Park! The Spa Running Festival is an event for everyone .... kids, beginners to elite runners and those that like a challenge! The Squirt Race is for kids 2 - 10 years of age. The 5K is a fast and flat course! The 10K, now celebrating its 45th year, and runners enjoy the beauty of running West Mountain. This will be the 11th running of the Summit2Summit Half Marathon. Do you like a challenge - well you get to - the course takes you through the scenic National Park going summit to summit on Hot Springs Mountain/North Mountain AND West Mountain!
Benefits of the Spa Running Festival:
♦The beauty of Historic Downtown and Bathhouse Row
♦ Running through Hot Springs National Park
♦ Expo on Friday
♦ A great Long Sleeve Technical Shirt
♦ An awesome Medal for All Participants (5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Squirt Race)
♦ Fast and Flat Course for 5K
♦ Corral Start's for 5K and 10K
♦ Team Registration
♦ Finish Line Festival area includes Grilled Burgers, Hot Soup, Pizza, Snacks and Beer Tent
♦ Live Music in the post-race finishing area, performed by Jacob Flores!
Recently voted in the 2025 Reader Choice Award - Best Local Performer!
Come enjoy the Expo on Friday at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Then, after the race, hang around to enjoy great food, the beer tent, picture taking, socializing and bragging rights that you conquered (BOTH) mountains.
Proceeds from the 2025 race will benefit these non-profit organizations: Friends of the Parks, Arkansas Spa Pacers Buzz Wilson Scholarship Program, Literacy Council of the Ouachita, Humane Society of Garland County, The CALL in Garland County.
The Spa Running Festival has a race for every family member so Come Run With Us through Hot Springs National Park, Saturday, November 14th, a landmark event in beautiful, historic downtown Hot Springs!
Join fellow runners on November 16, 2019 for the Spa Running Festival. It's a fantastic Half-Marathon, 10K, 5K, 1K featuring a flat and fast course in Hot Springs.
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Running
Summit 2 Summit Half Marathon
This will be the 5th Anniversary of the Summit 2 Summit Half Marathon, going over both mountains, Hot Springs/North Mountain and West Mountain! 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 USA Track & Field certified, #AR18027WJT 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 10th. All participants will receive a finishers medal! To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
Summit to Summit Half Marathon - ACH Angels
This will be the 5th Anniversary of the Summit 2 Summit Half Marathon, going over both mountains, Hot Springs/North Mountain and West Mountain! 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 USA Track & Field certified, #AR18027WJT 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 10th. All participants will receive a finishers medal! To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
Spa 10K
This will be the 38th running of the Spa 10K and it is a part of the Arkansas Grand Prix Series. 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 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 10th. 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.
Spa 10K - ACH Angels
This will be the 38th running of the Spa 10K and it is a part of the Arkansas Grand Prix Series. 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 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 10th. 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 10th. To access paper registration form, click on Show Registration Details.
The XC 5K - Cross City Championship
A 5K "fast and flat" 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 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. 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 10th. 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.
Spa 10K No Shirt
This will be the 38th running of the Spa 10K and it is a part of the Arkansas Grand Prix Series. The course USATF Certificate Code is #AR13022DLP. Participants should maintain a 19.21 pace per mile to complete the 10K course in 2 hours. Participants in this late registration category will not receive a shirt or 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. 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 meanders 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.
About Hot Springs
Spa Running Festival takes place in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States. The local timezone is America/Chicago.
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