Valentine's Day 5k
About this race
Race History: The Valentine's Day 5K dates back to the 1980's when it was known as the "Serendipity Run". 1994 marked the race's first inclusion in the Arkansas RRCA Grand Prix Series.
Course Records:
Male Overall: Wayne Stanley - 15:14 (1992)
Female Overall: Leah Thorvilson - 17:14 (2010)
Male Masters: Tom Aspel - 15:52 (1996)
Female Masters: Jen Found - 20:05 (2022)
Course Description: The race starts and finishes at Doc Bryan Hall on ATU Campus. Awards will be given for Overall Male and Female Finishers, Masters, Grand Masters and Seniors as well as male and female age divisions 1-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+
Sweetheart Competition: A special feature of the Valentine's Day 5K is the chance to team up with a sweetheart for additional prizes! Runners have the option of entering with their spouse in the Married Sweethearts Division, or teaming up with a "friend" in the Unmarried Sweethearts Division. The finishing times for the two Sweethearts will be added together to compete against other couples' composite times. The Sweetheart competition is in additional to the male/female individual races and does not affect an individual's time, placing, or award in the overall race.
**Register before 11:59p CST 2/5 to be guaranteed a shirt and medal. Same Day registration is available from 7:30-8:30a day of the race and will be $40 (cash, check or Cash App will be accepted)
Packet Pick Up:
-We will have packet pick up available on 2/6 from 3:30-7:00p at Feltner's Athletes Corner in Russellville (2320 W Main St, Russellville, AR 72801)
-You can also pick up your packet day of the race starting at 7a at the start line, just look for the registration flags.
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Russellville, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:07 AM and sets at 5:45 PM local time (CST) in Russellville on February 6, 2027 — 10h 38m of daylight.
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Results — Valentine's Day 5k
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- 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, 12 Russellville events
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