Sara Low Memorial 5K

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2010 Grand Prix Race #16

Batesville, AR - September 11, 2010 - 8:00 AM

Race Highlights

Race hosted by the White River Roadrunners Club
Proceeds to go to the Sara Low Scholarship Fund
USATF Course Certification #: AR07015DLP
Hilly course ends on Batesville High School track

Directions to the Starting Line

Enter Batesville on Hwy 167/St. Louis Street. If you’re coming from the south, as soon as you cross the bridge over the White River, get into right hand lane and turn right at the stop light (Myers St.). Go one block past the gas station and turn right, follow that road for approx. ¾ mile and merge right onto Pioneer road and go up the hill to Batesville High School. If you are coming from the north, this will be the last stop light before you cross over the White River Bridge. You will make a left turn onto Myers Street and then follow the rest of the above directions.

Race History

Sara Elisabeth Low was a flight attendant on American Airlines flight 11, the first plane to crash into the North Tower, World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. Sara grew up in Batesville, AR. She ran track and her team won a state title in 1989.
The Sara Low 5K was first run in 2007. 2008 marked the first season that the race was part of the Arkansas Grand Prix Racing Series.

Course Records:

Female Overall: Leah Thorvilson - 17:38 (2008)
Male Overall: Imari Dellimore - 17:43 (2008)
Male Masters: Kevin Golden - 17:56 (2008)
Female Masters: Tina Coutu - 22:05 (2007)
Male Grand Masters: Keith Willsey - 19:06 (2008)
Female Grand Masters: Betsy Tucker - 22:22 (2009)
Male Seniors: Phillip Haltom - 23:42 (2008)
Female Seniors: Rosemary Rogers - 29:13 (2008)

Course Description

The race starts in front of the Batesville High School , there will be a Batesville Fire Department Ladder truck with the start banner and US flag.. At the sound of the gun, you'll sprint about 100 yards and make a left pass the Sara Low Memorial at the Junior High School and proceed down “The Baja”/'Graffiti Road”. Once you get to the top, you will make a right turn onto a gradual uphill for about 1/3 mile, at the top you'll turn left and enjoy a flat spot for a block and then make another left and enjoy a downhill section for the next 1.5 miles. There will be a water table at 1.5 miles. You will come to the turn around point a little past 2 miles, which is in front of Josie's Steak House and be directed back up the hill to the Batesville High School football field. After you get back to the top and make the right turn towards the football field, you will enter the track over by the field house. You'll come onto the track and see the finish line on the track even with the 50-yard line.

For further information, contact:
Ken McSpadden
870-793-2464
Email