Race the Base Trail Run

🏃‍♂️ Race the Base Trail Run Returns to Pinnacle Mountain State Park This Fall!

The Race the Base, a 4-mile competitive trail run, is returning to Pinnacle Mountain State Park October 25, 2025, with all the fan favorites – plus a few new additions. Featuring the Base Trail at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, a scenic loop trail that encircles the base of Pinnacle Mountain just west of Little Rock, first-time participants can expect a moderately challenging trail run through the shaded hardwood forest surrounding one of Arkansas’ most prominent natural landmarks.

🏞️ Race Course Details

• Start: Begins on gravel
• Transition: Switches to paved trails
• Finish: 2.75 miles of technical single track
• Man vs. Mountain: "Joe’s Revenge" will challenge participants with a daunting rise of 200 feet over 1/3 mile

🏆 Awards and Recognition

• Unique Trophies: "Rocks" awarded to the top three male and female participants
• Categories: Awards given in several age-based categories
• Overall Winners: Three deep for both male and female categories
• Age Groups: Under 19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60+

🎃 Halloween Celebrations

This year’s Race the Base coincides with National Trick or Treat Day (celebrated the last Saturday of October), and participants are encouraged to extend their Halloween celebrations by competing in costumes – with crowd favorites awarded something appropriately silly during post-race festivities.

👶 Kingfisher Kids Run

The morning also includes the Kingfisher Kids Run - a free kids run on the 3/4-mile paved Kingfisher Trail at approximately 10:00 a.m. No fee, no frills, just fun for kids aged 12 and under. Parents are welcome to run, walk, or stroll with their kids, too.

📅 Race Day Information

• Start Line: Stuckey Field at Barrett Rd and HWY 300
• Parking: Opposite the Pinnacle Mountain State Park entrance at 9600 AR-300, Roland, AR 72135
• Start Time: Race the Base at 9 a.m., Kingfisher Kids Run at 10 a.m.
• Registration Cap: Capped at 250 runners

💸 Registration and Packet Pickup

Online registration is only $35.00 before midnight on October 24, 2025, and includes a commemorative technical t-shirt and post-race refreshments. Onsite race day registration is available for $40. If 250 runners are registered prior to race day, there will be no race day registrations.

Pre-race packet pickup for Race the Base will be on Friday, October 24th from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at Fleet Feet, located at 11525 Cantrell Rd, Little Rock, AR 72212. Race day check-in begins at 7 a.m. at Stuckey Field.

🌐 More Information

For more details, please visit the official race page: Race the Base.