2023 - Spa Running Festival
2023 distances
Running
Summit2Summit Half Marathon
*This will be the 8th running of the Summit2Summit Half Marathon, going over both mountains, Hot Springs/North Mountain and West Mountain! *We have a cap of 550 runners. *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. *The Half Marathon course is USA Track & Field certified, #AR18027WJT *Registrations are non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to the next year; however, we do allow a transfer to another event or person through "edit registration". Transfers must be done no later than November 3rd. *This race has been designated as the 2023 RRCA State Championship Half Marathon Race.
Spa 10K
*This will be the 42st running of the Spa 10K. The course is USATF, Certificate Code is #AR13022DLP. *Participants should maintain a 19.21 pace per mile to complete the 10K course in 2 hours. Our race has a start line mat and finish line mat so your race time starts when you step on the start line mat. *There is a cap of 600 race participants. *The 10K is part of the 2023 Grand Prix Series. * Registrations are non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to the next year; however, we do allow a transfer to another event or person through "edit registration". Transfers must be done no later than November 3rd.
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. *There is a cap of 600 race participants. * Registrations are non-refundable and cannot be carried forward to the next year; however, we do allow a transfer to another event or person through "edit registration". Transfers must be done no later than November 3rd..
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. *There is a cap of 180 registrations. *Each age group will start at the Spa Running Festival Start/Finish Line on Convention Blvd. (across from Embassy Suites). Parents are allowed to run/walk with the younger kids. *All kids will receive a short sleeve t-shirt and finishers medal.
Race-day weather
Conditions on November 11, 2023 — historical Open-Meteo data.
The sun rises at 6:41 AM and sets at 5:10 PM local time (CST) in Hot Springs on November 11, 2023 — 10h 28m of daylight.
Course
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2023 results — Spa Running Festival
1,459 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the Summit2Summit Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jerry White | 1:23:51 | 6:24 /mi |
| 2 | Mark Bultemeier | 1:28:07 | 6:44 /mi |
| 3 | Kenneth Broyles | 1:28:50 | 6:47 /mi |
| 4 | Patrick Westerman | 1:29:17 | 6:49 /mi |
| 5 | Stephanie McNabb | 1:32:36 | 7:04 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Hot Springs
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Hot Springs 5K Races 2 races
- Hot Springs Half Marathons 2 races
- Hot Springs Running Calendar 2026 4 races
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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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