Go! Running's Go! Mile race, the midpoint event in the 2017 Arkansas Grand Prix, unleashes its first heat at 7 a.m. Saturday at the Clinton Presidential Center, 1200 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock.
In case the name isn't a straightforward enough description, it's a one-mile, one-lap sprint from start to finish.
The six heats and their starting times are as follows: Heat A (7 a.m.) is "The First Mile" designed for novice racers and kids 10 and older. Heat B (7:30) is for women 40 and older. Heat C (7:50) is for men 40 and older. Heat D (8:10) is for women 39 and under. Heat E (8:30) is for men 39 and under. The Elite Heat (8:50) is for men who can run the mile in less than 5:30, and women in less than 6:30.
There also will be a mini-mile (aka a half-mile) event for ages 9 and younger at 9:05 a.m., and an awards ceremony at approximately 9:20.
Online registration is available until 11:59 p.m. Thursday for $20. Each adult registration includes one free mini-mile entry. Additional mini-mile entries cost $5 each. T-shirts are an extra $10.
Packet pickup and late registration will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at Go! Running, 1819 N. Grant St. Race-day packet pickup will be from 6:15 to 7 a.m. at the starting line.
Racers will be chip-timed. Awards will be given three deep by sex, except in the most populous age groups, between 25 and 69, where they will go five deep. There will also be awards given three deep in the overall, masters, grand masters and senior categories.
Proceeds will benefit the Winston Penn Wardlaw Scholarship Foundation at Little Rock Catholic High School for Boys.
Online registration and more information are at gorunning.com/gomile.
Memorial Park Glow Run
Bentonville Parks and Recreation will start the 2017-2018 Run Bentonville Race Series at 8:45 p.m. Friday in Memorial Park at John Deshields Boulevard and the Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway.
Online registration is available through Wednesday for $25. Children 6 and up may participate free if accompanied by an adult.
Packet pickup will be 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday at the Downtown Activity Center, 215 S.W. A St., Bentonville.
Runners will receive a headlamp, glow necklace and glow-in-the-dark T-shirt.
For registration and more information, visit runbentonville.com.
Iron Pig Festival
The Iron Pig Festival was supposed to take place April 29, but bad weather postponed it to this Saturday.
The Iron Pig Festival presents the opportunity to run, bike or both at Fayetteville Executive Airport, Drake Field, 4500 S. School Ave., Fayetteville. The festival includes a one-mile fun run beginning at 8:45 a.m., a duathlon that begins at 9, a 5K that begins at 9:10 and, finally, a 17-mile bike time trial beginning at 10:15.
The duathlon consists of a 5K run, followed by an 18-mile bike ride and then another 5K run. Competitors may sign up as individuals or as teams of two or three.
Online registration is available until Friday. Registration for the one-mile fun run is $15 (free for kids under 5), the 5K is $30, the duathlon is $75 per person or $100 per team, and the bike time trial is $45 (tandem bike teams will receive a discount on the second participant).
All of those costs are without an event T-shirt. Shirts may be ordered for an extra $5 to $15 per shirt, but the website states that shirt sizes aren't guaranteed. Duathlon racers must have a USA Triathlon license, and bike racers must have a USA Cycling license. One-day permits can be bought for $15 on site.
Packet pickup and registration for all events will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Lewis & Clark Outfitters, 4915 S. Thompson St., Springdale. Race-day packet pickup for the duathlon, 5K and one-mile fun run will be 7-8:30 a.m. at the terminal. Race-day packet pickup for the bike time trial will be from 8 to 9:30 a.m. at the start house, which is a tent set up just north of the airport at Roadrunner Lane and U.S. 71B. There will be no race-day registration for any of the events.
For online registration, visit ironpigduathlon.com.
Fahrfromsober Great Cross Country Race
Usually known simply as the Great Cross Country Race, this annual event by the Little Rock Hash House Harriers is turning 40 and is being celebrated in Hash House style with a mini German festival.
For the unfamiliar, a Hash is when a lead runner (a hare) marks out an improvised course using flour so that other runners (the hounds) may follow. Each fun run culminates in a group celebration, including various (often adult) beverages.
The website describes the Little Rock Hash House Harriers as a "drinking club with a running problem." The club sponsors weekly runs on Wednesdays and Sundays, with a handful of special events throughout the year.
The Great Cross Country Race is a four-mile(ish) run that will start at 9 a.m. Saturday near Boyle Park Pavilion 2, 2000 Boyle Park Road, Little Rock.
Online registration costs $35 and is available through Friday (or until the 150 or so participant limit is reached). In addition to the run, there will be a costume contest, stein holding competition, a photo booth, German foods and refreshments.
For details, visit lrhash.com or facebook.com/littlerockhashhouseharriers.com.
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ActiveStyle on 06/12/2017