RACES
The Spa Running Festival presented by Window Mart - Half Marathon, 10K, 5K & 1K Squirt Race
Come Run With Us, November 15th, through beautiful Hot Springs National Park! The Spa Running Festival is an event for everyone .... kids, beginners to elite runners and those that like a challenge! The Squirt Race is for kids 2 - 10 years of age. The 5K is a fast and flat course. The 10K, now celebrating its 44th year, and runners enjoy the beauty of running West Mountain. This will be the 10th running of the Summit2Summit Half Marathon. Do you like a challenge - well you get to - the course takes you through scenic Hot Springs National Park going summit to summit on Hot Springs Mountain/North Mountain AND West Mountain!
Benefits of the Spa Running Festival:
♦The beauty of Historic Downtown and Bathhouse Row
♦ Running through the National Park
♦ Expo on Friday
♦ A great Long Sleeve Technical Shirt
♦ An awesome Finisher Medal for All Participants (5K, 10K, Half Marathon and Squirt Race)
♦ Fast and Flat Course for 5K
♦ Corral Start's for 5K and 10K
♦ Team Registration
♦ Finish Line Festival area includes Grilled Burgers, Hot Soup, Pizza, Snacks and a Beer Tent
♦ Live Music in the post-race finishing area, performed by Jacob Flores!
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Come enjoy the Expo on Friday at the Hot Springs Convention Center, Exhibit Hall B from 12:00 - 7:00 pm. Runners can pickup their race packets but the Expo also features our event sponsors and exhibitors offering Spa Running Festival merchandise and a wide array of products and services geared towards runners, walkers, health-minded consumers to shop for the latest running gear or last-minute race needs. Then, after the race, hang around in the Food Court Area to enjoy great food, the beer tent, picture taking, socializing and bragging rights that some of you conquered (BOTH) mountains.
Proceeds from the 2025 race benefited these non-profit organizations: Friends of the Parks, Arkansas Spa Pacers Buzz Wilson Scholarship Program, Ouachita Children, Youth & Family Services., Project Food Bank, Path Project/Ouachita Behavioral Health & Wellness.
The Spa Running Festival has a race for every family member so Come Run With Us through the National Park, Saturday, November 15th, a landmark event in beautiful, historic downtown Hot Springs!
