Arkansas Marathon
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Arkansas Marathon
The event is the 57th annual Arkansas Marathon weekend in Booneville, Arkansas, featuring four races: marathon, half-marathon, the Booneville 10K run, and a 5K walk/run.
All four races use an out-and-back road course that runs along the boundary between the Ozark National Forest and the Ouachita National Forest and offers views of Mt. Magazine. The course passes through rural areas where participants may see deer, turkey, squirrels, and rabbits. The course is an open course and participants are instructed to run against traffic. Large feather flags on the route mark turnaround points and are labeled by race.
Aid stations and porta potties are located at the start/finish and at multiple mile markers including Mile 1.5, Mile 2.5, Mile 3 (10K turnaround), Mile 6.25 (half-marathon turnaround), Mile 8.5, Mile 9, Mile 10, Mile 11, and around Mile 13 for the full marathon turnaround. A traveling aid vehicle is available for runners who cannot finish or who need medical attention and carries water and fruit.
Showers are available at First Baptist Church with towels and some toiletries; separate facilities are provided for men and women. Lodging options in Booneville and nearby Paris include local inns and vacation rentals. The October Daze Fall Festival runs during the race and a post-run relaxation area at the finish offers beer and pizza to runners who present their race number and ID. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.