Passion Play Trail Run
- Date Sat 5th April 2025
- Location Eureka Springs, Arkansas
- Price $22.20 - $59.30
- Races 4 races
- Distances 1 Mile, 5km, 5 Mile, Half Marathon
Event summary
Get ready for an exhilarating day of adventure at the 2nd Annual Passion Play Trail Run on Saturday, April 5, 2025, in the stunning backdrop of Eureka Springs, Arkansas! This exciting event celebrates the beauty of nature and the spirit of community, offering a variety of race distances to suit every runner's preference. Participants can choose from a Fun Run, 5K Trail Run, 5 Mile Trail Run, or challenge themselves with the Half Marathon Trail Run.
Runners will experience the breathtaking trails of the Oz Trail System, including a scenic run by the iconic Christ of the Ozarks statue and a journey through the Passion Play grounds. The event promises not just a race, but an engaging experience that showcases the area's rich cultural heritage and natural beauty. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to run, explore, and enjoy a day filled with fun, camaraderie, and scenic views! Sign up early to secure your spot and receive an event t-shirt, and all finishers will take home a cast finisher's medal. Join us for a memorable day in Eureka Springs!
Runners will experience the breathtaking trails of the Oz Trail System, including a scenic run by the iconic Christ of the Ozarks statue and a journey through the Passion Play grounds. The event promises not just a race, but an engaging experience that showcases the area's rich cultural heritage and natural beauty. Don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to run, explore, and enjoy a day filled with fun, camaraderie, and scenic views! Sign up early to secure your spot and receive an event t-shirt, and all finishers will take home a cast finisher's medal. Join us for a memorable day in Eureka Springs!
Organiser's Description
THE 2ND ANNUAL PASSION PLAY TRAIL RUN - PRESENTED BY THE GREAT PASSION PLAY & I:40 RACE SERVICES
THE GREAT PASSION PLAY IN EUREKA SPRINGS WILL HOST THE 2ND ANNUAL PASSION PLAY TRAIL RUN ON APRIL 5, 2025.
THIS WILL BE RUN ON THE AMAZING GREAT PASSION PLAY TRAILS THAT ARE A PART OF THE OZ TRAIL SYSTEM OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OZ TRAILS AT THE PASSION PLAY). RUNNERS WILL GET TO EXPERIENCE ALL THE ASPECTS OF THE PASSIONS PLAY GROUNDS INCLUDING "RUNNING TO JESUS" WITH ALL RUNNERS GOING BY THE CHRIST OF THE OZARKS STATUE, EXPERIENCING PARTS OF THE HOLY LAND TOUR, AND MILES OF AMAZING NATURE AND SCENERY.
_THE FOUR DISTANCES ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE - FUN RUN, 5K TRAIL RUN, 5 MILE TRAIL RUN, AND HALF MARATHON TRAIL RUN - ALL HAPPENING ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH. _
FUN RUN - THIS WILL BE AN ALL-ROAD COURSE TO THE CHRIST OF THE OZARKS STATUE AND THEN LOOPING AROUND THE PASSION PLAY GROUNDS.
5K TRAIL RUN - WE HAVE REDESIGNED THIS COURSE AFTER FEEDBACK FROM LAST YEARS RUNNERS THAT THE 5K ROUTE WAS TOO DIFFICULT. WE ARE GOING TO STAY MORE "ON TOP OF THE HILL" THAT THE PASSION PLAY AMPITHEATER AND THE CHRIST OF OZARK STATUE SITS ON. THIS COURSE WILL STILL BE A CHALLENGE, BUT WILL BE MUCH EASIER ON RUNNERS AND WILL ALSO TAKE IN MUCH MORE OF THE SENIC ASPECTS OF THE THE GROUNDS INCLUDING RUNNING ACROSS THE STAGE OF THE PASSION PLAY AND GOING BY THE TABERNACLE AND OTHER GREAT ASPECTS OF THE HOLY LAND TOUR.
5 MILE TRAIL RUN - STARTS BY RUNNING TO THE CHRIST OF THE OZARKS STATUE AND THEN ON TRAILS: GENESIS, HOLY ROLLER, GENESIS, PASSOVER, REVELATION FOR AN OUT AND BACK LOOP AROUND THE SEA OF GALILEE, GENESIS, AND THEN FINISHES BY GOING THROUGH THE GATES OF OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM (SEE MAP BELOW).
HALF MARATHON TRAIL RUN: THIS WILL BE A COMBINATION OF THE 5K AND 5 MILE COURSES. STARTS BY RUNNING TO THE CHRIST OF THE OZARKS STATUE ON THE 5 MILE COURSE, THEN THE 5K COURSE, AND THEN A BACKWARDS LOOP OF THE 5-MILE COURSE. THE 3 LAPS (5 MILES, 3.1 MILES, AND 5 MILES), ADDED UP TO 13.1 MILES.
REGISTRATION DETAILS & PRICES:
- ALL PARTICIPANTS THAT REGISTER BY MARCH 21ST WILL GET AN EVENT T-SHIRT! (FIRST COME FIRST SERVE FOR SIGN-UPS AFTER MARCH 21ST)
-ALL FINISHERS WILL GET A CAST FINISHERS MEDAL WHEN COMPLETING THE RUN.
-AID STATION(S) WILL BE LOCATED ON EACH COURSE AND REFRESHMENTS AND SNACKS AT THE FINISH LINE.
-INCLUDED FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE A TICKET TO SEE THE GREAT PASSION PLAY ($35 VALUE) THAT IS REDEEMABLE ANY TIME IN 2025.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL UNTIL THANKSGIVING (11/28) - FR: $20 / 5K: $30 / 5 MILE: $35 / HALF: $55
HOLIDAY SALE: 11/29 TO NEW YEARS EVE) - FR: $25 / 5K: $35 / 5 MILE: $40 / HALF: $65
REGULAR PRICE: JAN 1, 2025 TO APRIL 3RD - FR: $25 / 5K: $40 / 5 MILE: $45 / HALF: $70
RUN WEEKEND: (FRIDAY & SATURDAY) - FR: $30 / 5K: $45 / 5 MILE: $50 / HALF: $75
SCHEDULE FOR PASSION PLAY TRAIL RUN WEEKEND
_EARLY PACKET PICKUP & REGISTRATION:_
FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH FROM 3:00 TO 7:00 PM
_RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP & REGISTRATION:_
SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH BEGINNING AT 6:30AM
_PACKET PICKUP WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE GREAT PASSION PLAY TICKET OFFICE_
_935 PASSION PLAY ROAD, EUREKA SPRINGS AR. 72632_
RUN START TIMES ON SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH:
HALF MARATHON & 5 MILE AT 8:00 AM
5K & FUN RUN AT 8:30 AM
THE GREAT PASSION PLAY IN EUREKA SPRINGS WILL HOST THE 2ND ANNUAL PASSION PLAY TRAIL RUN ON APRIL 5, 2025.
THIS WILL BE RUN ON THE AMAZING GREAT PASSION PLAY TRAILS THAT ARE A PART OF THE OZ TRAIL SYSTEM OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE OZ TRAILS AT THE PASSION PLAY). RUNNERS WILL GET TO EXPERIENCE ALL THE ASPECTS OF THE PASSIONS PLAY GROUNDS INCLUDING "RUNNING TO JESUS" WITH ALL RUNNERS GOING BY THE CHRIST OF THE OZARKS STATUE, EXPERIENCING PARTS OF THE HOLY LAND TOUR, AND MILES OF AMAZING NATURE AND SCENERY.
_THE FOUR DISTANCES ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE - FUN RUN, 5K TRAIL RUN, 5 MILE TRAIL RUN, AND HALF MARATHON TRAIL RUN - ALL HAPPENING ON THE MORNING OF SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH. _
FUN RUN - THIS WILL BE AN ALL-ROAD COURSE TO THE CHRIST OF THE OZARKS STATUE AND THEN LOOPING AROUND THE PASSION PLAY GROUNDS.
5K TRAIL RUN - WE HAVE REDESIGNED THIS COURSE AFTER FEEDBACK FROM LAST YEARS RUNNERS THAT THE 5K ROUTE WAS TOO DIFFICULT. WE ARE GOING TO STAY MORE "ON TOP OF THE HILL" THAT THE PASSION PLAY AMPITHEATER AND THE CHRIST OF OZARK STATUE SITS ON. THIS COURSE WILL STILL BE A CHALLENGE, BUT WILL BE MUCH EASIER ON RUNNERS AND WILL ALSO TAKE IN MUCH MORE OF THE SENIC ASPECTS OF THE THE GROUNDS INCLUDING RUNNING ACROSS THE STAGE OF THE PASSION PLAY AND GOING BY THE TABERNACLE AND OTHER GREAT ASPECTS OF THE HOLY LAND TOUR.
5 MILE TRAIL RUN - STARTS BY RUNNING TO THE CHRIST OF THE OZARKS STATUE AND THEN ON TRAILS: GENESIS, HOLY ROLLER, GENESIS, PASSOVER, REVELATION FOR AN OUT AND BACK LOOP AROUND THE SEA OF GALILEE, GENESIS, AND THEN FINISHES BY GOING THROUGH THE GATES OF OLD CITY OF JERUSALEM (SEE MAP BELOW).
HALF MARATHON TRAIL RUN: THIS WILL BE A COMBINATION OF THE 5K AND 5 MILE COURSES. STARTS BY RUNNING TO THE CHRIST OF THE OZARKS STATUE ON THE 5 MILE COURSE, THEN THE 5K COURSE, AND THEN A BACKWARDS LOOP OF THE 5-MILE COURSE. THE 3 LAPS (5 MILES, 3.1 MILES, AND 5 MILES), ADDED UP TO 13.1 MILES.
REGISTRATION DETAILS & PRICES:
- ALL PARTICIPANTS THAT REGISTER BY MARCH 21ST WILL GET AN EVENT T-SHIRT! (FIRST COME FIRST SERVE FOR SIGN-UPS AFTER MARCH 21ST)
-ALL FINISHERS WILL GET A CAST FINISHERS MEDAL WHEN COMPLETING THE RUN.
-AID STATION(S) WILL BE LOCATED ON EACH COURSE AND REFRESHMENTS AND SNACKS AT THE FINISH LINE.
-INCLUDED FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL BE A TICKET TO SEE THE GREAT PASSION PLAY ($35 VALUE) THAT IS REDEEMABLE ANY TIME IN 2025.
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL UNTIL THANKSGIVING (11/28) - FR: $20 / 5K: $30 / 5 MILE: $35 / HALF: $55
HOLIDAY SALE: 11/29 TO NEW YEARS EVE) - FR: $25 / 5K: $35 / 5 MILE: $40 / HALF: $65
REGULAR PRICE: JAN 1, 2025 TO APRIL 3RD - FR: $25 / 5K: $40 / 5 MILE: $45 / HALF: $70
RUN WEEKEND: (FRIDAY & SATURDAY) - FR: $30 / 5K: $45 / 5 MILE: $50 / HALF: $75
SCHEDULE FOR PASSION PLAY TRAIL RUN WEEKEND
_EARLY PACKET PICKUP & REGISTRATION:_
FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH FROM 3:00 TO 7:00 PM
_RACE DAY PACKET PICKUP & REGISTRATION:_
SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH BEGINNING AT 6:30AM
_PACKET PICKUP WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE GREAT PASSION PLAY TICKET OFFICE_
_935 PASSION PLAY ROAD, EUREKA SPRINGS AR. 72632_
RUN START TIMES ON SATURDAY, APRIL 5TH:
HALF MARATHON & 5 MILE AT 8:00 AM
5K & FUN RUN AT 8:30 AM
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