Fort Smith Marathon, Half Marathon & 5 Leg Marathon Relay

🏃‍♀️ Event 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 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 requirement: 16 or over for Marathon.
• Age requirement: 12 or over for Half Marathon.
• Time limit: 8 Hour course time limit.

🔄 Switching Races

• Flexibility: Participants may switch between races. The registration fee is based on the current price.
• Credit: The registration fee already paid will be credited toward the new registration.
• Process: All switches must be completed online.

🔀 Transfers

• Transfer option: After registering, 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.
• Transfer restrictions: Participants who deferred an entry from the previous year’s race may NOT transfer their registration to another individual.

🔄 Deferrals

• Deferral option: If you wish to defer to the 2026 race, Fort Smith Marathon provides registrants a discount code for the following year for 50% of their original registration fees paid.
• Code restrictions: Deferral codes are not transferable and can only be used by the person deferring their registration.
• Deadline: No deferrals after March 1st.
• Submission: 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.
• Weather concerns: If weather conditions present a danger to participants, the Fort Smith Marathon maintains the right to cancel or modify the race.
• No refunds: Extreme weather conditions will not result in the refunding of the race registration fees.
• Responsibility: Fort Smith Marathon asserts that each participant assumes a personal responsibility when entering a running/walking event and accepts the potential risks.

For more details, you can visit the official race page at Fort Smith Marathon, Half Marathon & 5 Leg Marathon Relay.