43rd Annual ARK 5K Classic

Hello Everyone,
We look forward to you joining us Saturday, August 31, 2024, for our 43rd Annual ARK 5K Classic. If you have any questions, please contact me via email at ark5kclassic@gmail.com is the preferred method. 
Stephanie Roberts
870-307-5382
ARK 5K Classic Race Director
We will continue with the option of  tank or t-shirt as your give away. Be sure to select which type you want at registration. 
Packet Pick Up will be offered the day before the race and the morning of. 
Packet Pick Up will also be race morning between the hours of 6:00am – 7:00am. Please arrive in plenty of time to come pick up your packet, get your bib on, and take your shirt back to your car! 
We will have race day registration $35.00, cash or check (made out to ARK) only from 6:00am – 7:00am. 
Awards
Overall Top 3 Male and Female. Top 3 Masters (40 +) Male and Female. Top 3 Wheelchair Finishers.  
Awards are given 3 deep in the following age groups: 0-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80 and over.  
Race will be chip timed with the chip being attached to your shoe. Please wear bib front facing in the torso area. 
Very Important Note: Deadline to guarantee a shirt is to be registered by August 17, 2024 at 11:59pm.
Race Day Order of Events 
Packet Pick Up or Registration 6:00am - 7:00am
Please be to start by 7:20am
Pre-race blessing offered at 7:24am by Rev. "Run" Jim Munns 
National Anthem will be sung at 7:25am 
Wheelchair Division will start at 7:28am
Standard Race will start 7:30am
*Note - Leased animals are prohibited from all Arkansas Grand Prix Events unless the participant receives assistance from the animal, such as a service dog