Soaring Wings Half Marathon

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2013 Grand Prix Race #19

Conway, AR - October 26, 2013 - 8:00 AM

Race Highlights

Race put on with assistance from the Conway Running Club
USATF Course Certification #: AR08013DLP
Proceeds benefit the Soaring Wings Ranch
Arkansas RRCA State Championship Race
Lots of post-race food

Directions to the Starting Line

From I-40 West:
Take exit 129B to Dave Ward Drive West. Follow Dave Ward Drive for about 5 miles to Hogan Lane. Turn right on Hogan Lane. Turn right at the second traffic light onto Prince Street. Turn right into the McGee Center drive (just before car wash).
From I-40 East:
Take exit 124. Turn right at the traffic light onto Hwy 64 (Old Morrilton Hwy). Follow Hwy 64 for about 2 miles, and then turn left on Hogan Lane. Turn left at the second traffic light onto Prince Street. Turn right into McGee Center drive (just before car wash).

Address: 3800 College Ave

Race History

2013 marks the sixth year for the Soaring Wings Half Marathon, and fifth year in the Arkansas RRCA Grand Prix Series. The inaugural running in 2008 featured two state records broken: Leah Thorvilson for Overall Female, and Karl Lenser for Grand Masters Male. Lenser broke his own record in 2009. The race has grown in participants in each year.

Course Description

The course features a variety of terrain, with rolling hills through most of the course and few flat sections. It is made up of one smaller loop (~4.5 miles) and one larger loop (from 4.5 miles to the finish).

For further information, contact:
Marla Watson, Race Director
501-849-2253
Email