David's Trail runs set for Friday, Saturday
The David's Trail Endurance Run 50K and 25K will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Rocking Chair Resort in Mountain Home. A 7K event will follow at 10 a.m.
Stories by Conley Byrd III
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Do something special: Take the Polar Plunge
The Central Arkansas Polar Plunge will take place Saturday at Maumelle with registration opening at 10 a.m. and plunges into Lake Willastein beginning at noon.
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2018 series runs gamut from miler to marathon
The year isn't over yet, but it is never too early to start looking ahead for savings.
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Run 6, 12 or 24 hours with the Striders club
The annual 6/12/24 Hour Endurance Challenge is one way to incinerate extra calories you eat on Thanksgiving. The footrace is Friday and Saturday, or just Satur…
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Hoof it to Hot Springs for Spa Running Festival
The Spa Running Festival will take place Saturday in Hot Springs.
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Race the Base entrants run around mountain
A trail is just a trail, until somebody offers to time you, then it becomes a race course. Race the Base Trail Run offers runners just that at 9 a.m. Saturday …
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Outdoor Rendezvous offers camping, classes, hikes
Hiking the Ozarks is putting on a weekendlong Outdoor Rendezvous beginning at 9 a.m. Friday through 4 p.m. Sunday at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch near the Buffalo Na…
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MEMS 5K to benefit program for homeless
The MEMS 5K will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday in Little Rock's Murray Park on Rebsamen Park Road.
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Soaring Wings of Conway adds 10K to festivities
The Soaring Wings of Conway Half Marathon is celebrating its 10th anniversary Saturday with the addition of a 10K distance to its festivities.
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Komen Race is afoot; Arky 100 ready to roll
The 24th annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, but the tens of thousands of pink-clad people who are expected to participate wi…
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Race fees to help kids get to hospital for care
The Angel One 5K and 10K will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at Two Rivers Park in Little Rock.
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Triathlons of all stripes at Lake Norfork fest
The Lake Norfork Triathlon festival will use Panther Bay Park, David's Trail and the Rocking Chair Resort in Mountain Home from Friday through Sunday.
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Bikers to saddle up Saturday for 12th BDB ride
The Big Dam Bridge turned 11 this year, just in time for the 12th annual Big Dam Bridge 100 bike tour.
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Benton, Bentonville hosting Saturday runs
The Arkansas 20K (12.4 miles for the metrically disinclined) will begin and end at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Saline County in Benton's Riverside Park, 1810 C…
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Ozark's Gravel Grinder takes cyclists to extremes
The Pig Trail Gravel Grinder cycling festival this weekend in Ozark promises a little something for everyone, but the more "extreme" cyclists will focus on thr…
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Run or skip, but hop to it to get registered
The longest-listed event in the Road Runners Club of America's 20-race Arkansas Grand Prix Series (tied with Spa 10K) returns at 7:30 a.m. Saturday.
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Bike out, hike up, hike down, bike in ... sit down
The Bike & Hike for ALS Arkansas begins at 7 a.m. Sunday at Rockwater Village, 1600 Rockwater Blvd. in North Little Rock -- beside the Arkansas River.
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DeGray Lake region to flood with athletes
The DeGray Lake Triathlon Fest will celebrate its 20th anniversary weekend this Friday through Sunday at the DeGray Lake Spillway Area, 420 Skyline Drive in Ar…
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Eureka Springs is site of 3-day multisport festival
Eureka Springs is the place to be this weekend for runners, riders and swimmers. All can compete in a multisport festival dubbed The Eurekan.
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Batesville ground zero for White River Classic
The White River 4-Mile Classic presented by the White River Roadrunners will begin at 7:30 a.m. Saturday at the Batesville Municipal Building, 500 E. Main St.,…
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Dam Night Run offers downhill fun, nice views
The Dam Night Run 5K will begin at 8 p.m. Saturday about 2 miles west of DeGray Lake Dam on Skyline Drive just outside Arkadelphia.
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River City's programs to gain from 5K foot race
The River City Run Walk 5K begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday in the Burns Park Soccer Complex in North Little Rock.
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Wampoo Roadeo will roll out Saturday in Scott
The ninth annual Wampoo Roadeo Metric Century Bike Ride will begin at 7:01 a.m. Saturday at All Souls Church, 4601 Walkers Corner Road in Scott.
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Independence Day races, runs, walks cover state
Why is today's column talking about the Fourth of July? There's another Monday yet to come before Independence Day. Technically, this column is a week early.
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True Grit event offers riders, runners options
The True Grit Ride and 5K events will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday at Chaffee Crossing, 7313 Terry St. in Fort Smith.
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Plenty of sweat, fun afoot in Little Rock, NWA
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…
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Ninth Grand Prix run will step off in Benton
The Arkansas Runner 2 Mile -- ninth of the 20 footraces that make up the Arkansas Grand Prix -- begins at 7:30 a.m. Saturday on a brand new course beginning at…
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Lizard Creek remembered, kids triathlon planned
On May 20, I traveled to a farm in Judsonia to participate in the Lizard Creek five-mile obstacle course. It was one of those extremely rainy days that forces …
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Criterium Series opens for bicycle enthusiasts
The Big Dam Bridge Criterium Series, presented by Central Arkansas Velo, opened Tuesday, but bike racers have 12 weeks to join in. The races will occur from 5 …
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Silent ride to remember bikers who have died
The Ride of Silence has been an annual event for bicyclists since May 2003, when hundreds of riders gathered at White Rock Lake in Dallas to remember endurance…
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65 Roses Tour last leg of Charity Challenge
The 65 Roses Tour is the final ride in the first Arkansas Charity Challenge.
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Families, even dogs, can run for MacArthur Park
The 10th annual MacArthur Park 5K begins at 7 p.m. Friday in front of the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History in Little Rock.
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Saturday provides morning, evening chances for medals
The Panther Prowl 5K will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at Pulaski Heights Middle School, 401 N. Pine St. in Little Rock.
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Rogers' Cherishing Children runs to light up night
The Cherishing Children Glow Run 5K and 10K will begin after on-site registration and packet pickup at 5 p.m. Friday at the Frisco Stage, 200 S. First St. in R…
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Moustache, Spring Fest 5Ks in Greenbrier, Fayetteville
The third annual Moustache Dash 5K will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Greenbrier City Event Center, 5 Lois Lane in Greenbrier.
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Hogeye's altered route will keep runners focused
The Hogeye Marathon & Relays has radically changed its course, again.
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Capital City Classic 10K run takes off Saturday at park
The Capital City Classic 10K will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at Two Rivers Park, 6900 Two Rivers Park Road, Little Rock.
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Help Stomp Out Hunger by running in Clinton
The Clinton Fifth Annual Stomp Out Hunger Run begins at 9 a.m. Saturday in front of the courthouse in downtown Clinton.
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Spring Fling 5K nears; quelling big race tears
The Spring Fling 5K will take place at 8 a.m. Saturday at Cabot High School, 401 N. Lincoln St. in Cabot.
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Helping Hand, Wheel runs to benefit children
The fifth annual Helping Hand Walk, Run, or Wheel 5K and 2K Fun Run will both take off at 8 a.m. Saturday from the Helping Hand Children's Center, 4901 Northsh…
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Little Rock Marathon already chock-a-block
Presented by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the 15th annual Little Rock Marathon is this weekend.
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Beat Goes On 5K, LOViT 100 Mile, 100K on cusp
The Beat Goes On 5K begins at 9 a.m. Saturday at Saline Memorial Hospital, 1 Medical Park Drive in Benton.
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5K to draw attention to Stop the Violence
The MLK 5K Run/Walk has a new course this year and a new theme: "Race to Stop the Violence."
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Chance to stroll, or trail party with a heftier toll
Wildwood Park for the Arts' annual Lanterns! Winter Festival this weekend will celebrate the first full moon of the lunar new year, beginning at 6 each night, …
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River Trail 15K slated for Saturday in NLR
The River Trail 15K will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday in North Little Rock's Burns Park Soccer Complex.
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Off-road cyclists host Buffalo Headwaters Challenge
The Ozark Off Road Cyclists (OORC) are holding their annual Buffalo Headwaters Challenge this weekend -- Friday through Sunday at Red Star in Madison County.
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10K, 25K set for Saturday at Village Creek State Park
The Village Creek Trail 10K and 25K footraces will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at Village Creek State Park.
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Endurance Run 50K will kick off Saturday
David's Trail Endurance Run 50K and 25K will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Rocking Chair Resort in Mountain Home.
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Frozen Toes 15K calls for tough trail-running feats
The Frozen Toes 15K Trail Run will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Kessler Mountain Regional Park, 2600 W. Judge Cummings Road in Fayetteville.
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Cruise will focus on eagle pictures
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area near Rogers and the Photographic Society of Northwest Arkansas will offer a special Eagle Watch Cruise at 2 p.m. Saturday.