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 29, 2026 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 is 5.4 miles with 260' elevation gain. Second leg is 4.8 miles with 114' elevation gain. Third leg is 4.5 miles with 262' elevation gain. Fourth leg is 6.3 miles with 237' elevation gain. Last leg is 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
Switching Races
Transfers
Deferrals
Cancellation Policy
Mar 21, 2027
Distance — 26.2 Miles
Type — Running
07:00
$150.00
Mar 21, 2027
Distance — 13.1 Miles
Type — Running
07:00
$70.00
Mar 21, 2027
Distance — 26.2 Miles
Type — Running
07:00
$80.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for March in Fort Smith.
Learn more about the host city, Fort Smith.
Fort Smith is in northwest Arkansas and borders Oklahoma. It is the county seat of Sebastian County. The city has a population of 80,286 which makes it the third largest city in Arkansas behind Little Rock and Fayetteville. It is located in the River Valley of Arkansas between the Ouachita mountains in the south and the Boston and Ozark mountains of the north and a gateway city to the Ozarks.
Read more launchWatch highlights and course previews from previous years.
Official finishing times from previous editions of Fort Smith Marathon, Half Marathon & 5 Leg Marathon Relay.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Isaiah Janzen | 1:22:13.41 | |
| 🥈 | Meme MacHine | 1:25:18.08 | |
| 🥉 | Zack Looper | 1:28:55.31 | |
| 4 | Adolfo Aguirre | 1:32:26.32 | |
| 5 | Eric Edgar | 1:32:45 | |
| 6 | Martin Updike | 1:32:57.57 | |
| 7 | Ken Riley | 1:34:17.48 | |
| 8 | Michael Sticklinski | 1:34:52.16 | |
| 9 | Greg Jacuzzi | 1:36:53.96 | |
| 10 | Jessica Jackson | 1:37:48.75 | |
| 11 | Alex Yepez | 1:38:51.98 | |
| 12 | Shelby Lewis | 1:38:54.06 | |
| 13 | Max Pollan | 1:39:09.47 | |
| 14 | Matt Lewis | 1:39:16 | |
| 15 | Casey Dillard | 1:39:25.02 | |
| 16 | Jenny Chitwood | 1:39:30.87 | |
| 17 | Jonathan Wear | 1:41:12.78 | |
| 18 | Randy Vest | 1:41:31.24 | |
| 19 | Kerry Riley | 1:41:49.35 | |
| 20 | Taylor Light | 1:42:49.07 | |
| 21 | Jeff Lewis | 1:42:59.73 | |
| 22 | Jef Richardson | 1:43:23.95 | |
| 23 | Isaac Robles | 1:44:47.54 | |
| 24 | Mark Holy | 1:45:06.03 | |
| 25 | Jeremy Brown | 1:46:22.33 | |
| 26 | Andrew Douangmankone | 1:46:50.38 | |
| 27 | Kristin Snyder | 1:47:39.67 | |
| 28 | Steve St. John | 1:47:46.16 | |
| 29 | Eric Wold | 1:48:13.54 | |
| 30 | Eric Siebert | 1:48:43.53 | |
| 31 | Jose Malagon | 1:48:53.31 | |
| 32 | Domingo Mohedano | 1:49:00.75 | |
| 33 | James Wadkins | 1:49:02.89 | |
| 34 | Heidi Stojanovic | 1:49:05.69 | |
| 35 | Jason Kimes | 1:49:20.75 | |
| 36 | Chris Bookout | 1:49:31.4 | |
| 37 | Terrell Kropf | 1:51:14.63 | |
| 38 | Collin Gushing | 1:51:35.88 | |
| 39 | Brynn Elliott | 1:51:47.98 | |
| 40 | Staci Taylor | 1:51:49.53 | |
| 41 | Christa Lopez | 1:51:53.11 | |
| 42 | Phillip Hall | 1:52:11.73 | |
| 43 | Trey Bray | 1:52:35.17 | |
| 44 | Steve Wood | 1:52:38.22 | |
| 45 | Joshua Hutchings | 1:52:41.84 | |
| 46 | Jody Bonds | 1:52:47.55 | |
| 47 | David Rector | 1:52:49.05 | |
| 48 | Zachary Jostad | 1:52:55.88 | |
| 49 | Owen Edwards | 1:53:00.22 | |
| 50 | Dorde Stojanovic | 1:53:11.24 |
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