Fort Smith Marathon - Fort Smith, Arkansas - Running

The Fort Smith Marathon is a Running race in Fort Smith, Arkansas consisting of a Marathon.

This one's got GRIT! Just like the colorful characters that got Fort Smith going: soldiers and settlersa¦cowboys and Indiansa¦lawmen and outlawsa¦madams and nuns. That same no-nonsense, adventurous, pioneering spirit is still alive in Fort Smith today. Darn right the course is challenginga¦but they didn't hand out US Marshal's badges to just anybody. It took folks with agrita. You're gonna want one too. Come claim yours!

Fort Smith Marathon: This USATF-certified course is both scenic and challenging and includes historic downtown, beautiful neighborhoods, paved trails, and rolling terrain with a few significant climbs and descents as well. This is certainly a finisher's medal you'll be proud to earn! Marathon includes short sleeve tech t-shirt, timing chip/bib and race packet. Race starts at 8:00 am.

Half-Marathon: Includes a gentle climb throughout much of the first half in addition to one steep hill around mile 4. The back half is a fantastic descent over much of the trip back down to the finish.

Marathon Relay: The Marathon course is broken into 4 relay legs varying from around 5.5 miles to 7.5 miles. Each leg includes both challenging and easy terrain, as well as plenty of points of interest:

Leg #1: includes beautiful historic downtown, the grand homes of Free Ferry, St. Scholastica Monastery, and views of Hardscrabble Country Club.

Leg #2: picks up at Hardscrabble and continues down Cliff Drive with beautiful homes and the valley and mountains to the south, makes an impressive climb to the St. Francis/Miletree neighborhood with incredible estates and views of the river and mountains to the north, drops down a significant hill onto Massard before picking up the Massard Trail.

Leg #3: highlights several miles of secluded wooded trails at Chaffee Crossing and Ben Geren Regional Park, a WWII-era ridgetop ampitheater, and the Ben Geren Golf Course.

Leg #4: takes you right past the end of the FS Regional Airport runway before making the final climb and ultimately a 5-mile gentle downhill cruise to the finish.