Registration

 Online registration will open June 1, 2012.

Start Times

• 7:30 am staging
• 8:00 am start

Registration Fees

Click here for details about the Training Plan & Entry Fee Package.

Registration Changes

• No refunds will be given.
• Half marathon participants who are unable to race will be allowed to rollover their entry to the following year only, with a $20 transfer fee.
• Participants must contact the Race Director before the race to be eligible for a rollover.

Requirements

• Must be at least 12 years old to participate .
• Must be in good health and prepared to take on the challenges of a half marathon.
• Headphones are welcome but caution is urged.

Packet Pickup / Registration Information - Half, 5K, Fun Run/Walk

• LOCATION - Registration and Packet pickup is ONLY at the Health and Fitness Expo on Saturday from 11am - 7pm at the Town Center on the downtown Fayetteville Square. Located at 15 West Mountain Street, Fayetteville 72701.
• THERE IS NO RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP OR REGISTRATION FOR THE SUNDAY EVENTS.
• Packets cannot be mailed to participants.
• Participants who are unable to participate in the race may pick up their packet and turn in their timing chip or they may have someone else pick up their packet for them. Their representative must show a signed copy of the participant's registration confirmation to pick up the packet, in order to claim the packet and goodies.
• Participants unable to attend packet pick-up may have someone else pick up their packet for them. Their representative must show a signed copy of the participant's registration confirmation to pick up the packet, in order to claim the packet and goodies.
• Ample parking is available underneath the facility and can be accessed at the corners of Block Avenue and Rock Street or Rock Street and East Avenue.

Course Information

• 13.1 Miles
• Map with course profile. Click here for PDF.
• The half marathon course is a two-loop course with a different leg out to the loop and different finishing leg from the loop.
• The start is on Meadow Street next to the John McDonnell Field.
• Runners will enter the John McDonnell Field and complete a lap inside the world-class facility as the finish.
• Strollers are not allowed (fun run only).
• Animals are not allowed anywhere on the course or inside the stadium.

Parking & Race Start Directions

• Please park in designated parking areas only on the University of Arkansas campus.
• Click here for parking map.
• John McDonnell Outdoor Track Center, 10 S. Razorback Rd, Fayetteville, AR  72701

Timing

• Race number and timing chips will be issued and are required to participate.
• The course must be completed in 3.5 hours, which is a 16-minute per mile pace (a brisk walk).

Awards/Recognition

• Unique, commemorative awards will be given to the top 5 overall male and female as well as the top 3 overall masters and grand master male and female.
• Three deep at five-year increments beginning at under age 19 to age 75+.
• All finishers will receive a Fayetteville Half Marathon finisher medal and a personalized finisher certificate with their name and time.

Accommodations

• Stayed tuned for our 2012 host hotel. For additional hotels, please contact the Fayetteville Convention and Visitors Bureau at 800-766-4626.

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