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Residents Join Training Program For Half Marathon

Posted: January 21, 2013 at 5 a.m.

“It is amazing what I get reeled into.” So writes David Wright, director of the city’s Parks and Recreation Department, in a blog documenting his training for the Bentonville Half Marathon.

At A Glance

Race Series

Bentonville will host a three-race series and begin a seven-race series this year. Points will accumulate throughout each series. The first is a three-race series, with awards being given after the Bentonville Running Festival on April 6. The second series starts Sept. 7 and is a seven-race series concluding at the Bentonville Running Festival in 2014.

Events include:

• Valentine’s 4K/8K: Feb. 9

• Orchards Park 5K: March 2

• Bentonville Running Festival: April 6

• Memorial Park Glow Run: May 31

• Razorback Greenway 5K: Sept. 7

• Goblin Run 4K/8K: Oct. 26

• Frosty 5K: Dec. 1

• Valentine’s 4K/8K: Feb. 8, 2014

• Orchards Park 5K: March 1, 2014

• Bentonville Running Festival 2014

Source: runbentonville.com

Web Watch

Running Festival

To follow Wright and Pollard on their journey or for more information about the race, visit www.runbentonville.com/blog/.

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