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Arkansas > River Valley Run Half Marathon & 5K
Fort Smith,
AR
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Date
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Event
Details
Nearly 400 runners crossed the finish line in both races combined at
the early fall 2009 running of Fort Smith's River Valley Run Half
Marathon & 5K, which takes participants on an out-and-back loop
course just to the southeat of downtown through historic Fort Chaffee,
which served as a military base dating back to the early 1940s and was
the site of Elvis Presley's induction into the army in 1958, and later
served as the filming location for movies such as Biloxi Blues,
A Soldier's Story and The
Tuskegee Airmen.
Sponsored by locally based Western Arkansas Fellowship of Christian
Athletes organization, the race marked its second annual running in
2009, and featured its starting and finish line on Fort Chaffee
redevelopment land, near the intersection of Veterans Boulevard and
Fort Smith Boulevard. From there, runners follow a counter-clockwise
loop route that takes them out along Wells Lake Road, Custer Boulevard,
Taylor Avenue and then back around toward the start along Fort Smith
Boulevard.
After making their way back near the starting line, runners make the
same loop again for the second half of the race, which is run entirely
on paved surfaces and takes the field through a combination of forest
lands, base buildings and structures, and wide-open fields. Though the
course has a few flat stretches, it also features some significant
hills, particularly between the start and the second mile marker, which
runners will repeat in the race's second loop.
Race
Weather & Climate
Nestled along the Arkansas-Oklahoma border in the westernmost part of
the state, roughly 160 miles northwest of Little Rock and about 57
miles south of Fayetteville, the city of Fort Smith typically
experiences mild to moderately warm (and occasionally hot) weather in
the early fall season, and wetter conditions generally in the fall than
in the late summer. In September, the city's average monthly
temperatures range between 85°F and 63°F, while
rainfall amounts average just over 3.6 inches for the month.
Fees
$35 for the half marathon, if registered by September 22, 2009
$45 after Sept. 22
Registration
Registration for the fall 2009 running of Arkansas' River Valley Run
Half Marathon is now closed, as the event has completed. Please check
back for updated information on how to sign up for the 2010 running of
the race.
Website
www.arkansasfca.org
Course Map
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