100 N B St 100 N B St., Fort Smith AR
Sunday, March 30th, 2025
🏃♂️ Race Overview
The start/finish of the half and full marathon will be at the River Front Pavilion 100 N B St. Fort Smith, AR 72901.
🏅 Marathon
This 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. Race date is Sunday, March 30, 2025 with race starting at 7:00 am.
🏁 Half-Marathon
Starts along the marathon route, but turns off around mile 7.5. The route meets up with the marathon route at mile 9 for the return to the finish.
🔗 Marathon Relay
The Marathon course is broken into 5 relay legs:
- First leg: 5.4 miles with 260' elevation gain.
- Second leg: 4.8 miles with 114' elevation gain.
- Third leg: 4.5 miles with 262' elevation gain.
- Fourth leg: 6.3 miles with 237' elevation gain.
- Last leg: 5.5 miles with 237' elevation gain.
These distances and elevation gains are approximate and may change slightly as we work on the logistics of setting up relay stations. A relay team can consist of two to five people.
📜 Race Guidelines
- Age requirements: 16 or over for Marathon.
- Age requirements: 12 or over for Half Marathon.
- Course time limit: 8 Hour course time limit.
🔄 Switching Races
- Switching: Participants may switch between races. The registration fee is based on the current price. The registration fee already paid will be credited toward the new registration.
- Process: All switches must be completed online.
🔁 Transfers
- Registration transfers: After registering, some individuals decide they are unable to participate for some reason. These individuals may opt to transfer their registration to another individual.
- No refunds: Fort Smith Marathon does not offer refunds for any reason.
- Transfer deadline: Deadline to transfer is March 15th.
- Conditions: Registrations may not be transferred more than once.
📅 Deferrals
- Deferral policy: If you are registered for this year’s race and wish to defer to the 2026 race, Fort Smith Marathon provide registrants a discount code for the following year for the 50% of their original registration fees paid.
- Non-transferable: Deferral codes are not transferable. The code can only be used by the person deferring their registration.
- Deferral deadline: No deferrals after March 1st.
- Process: Deferrals must be received via an email to the Race Director prior to March 1st.
⚠️ Cancellation Policy
- Safety first: The Fort Smith Marathon wants to provide a safe environment for all participants and volunteers. If it is unsafe to start or proceed with the race, the following policies may be enforced.
- Weather conditions: If weather conditions present a danger to participants, the Fort Smith Marathon maintains the right to cancel or modify the race.
- Public safety: Public safety officials and medical authorities will be consulted prior to any race cancellation or modification.
- Responsibility: Fort Smith Marathon asserts that each participant assumes a personal responsibility when entering a running/walking event and accepts the potential risks.
🌐 More Information
For additional details and registration, visit the official race page: Fort Smith Marathon, Half Marathon & 5 Leg Marathon Relay.
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