Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5k in Memory of Garrett Yeager

About the Event

The race is being held to honor the memory of Garrett Yeager beloved friend, son, brother and father. All proceeds will be donated in his memory to Special Olympics of Batesville and New Hope Refuge. New Hope Refuge is a faith based and Christ centered program for women who are struggling with substance abuse issues.

The race course you get a little bit of everything. Starting out in the beautiful Eagle Mountain neighborhood for the 5k. The half marathon will continue over to the beautiful campus of Lyon College, once at Lyon you will jump on the 3/4 mile trail section of the course, upon exiting the trail you will run the country roads leading back to the main highway to work your way back to Eagle Mountain.

Each participant will receive a finishers medal and race hoodie. Race registration will cut off on November 29th to be guaranteed a hoodie. Packet pickup will be race morning starting at 630 until 7:45.

Cancellation Policy
If the race is cancelled all entries will be deferred to the following year's race. Sorry, no refunds.

Races Offered

5k Run/Walk

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$30.00

Half Marathon

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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08:00

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$60.00

Hope for the Holiday Virtual Race 5K

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$35.00

Hope for the Holiday Virtual Race Half Marathon

Dec 05, 2026

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Distance — 13.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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08:00

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$60.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for December in Batesville.

thermostat Temperature

2.6° / 12.0°

wb_sunny Feels like

-1.0° / 8.7°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 3m

water_drop Avg rainfall

2.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

10.6 km/h (Light breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Low (2.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

71.4%

wb_twilight Sunrise

08:08

nightlight Sunset

17:55

About Batesville

Learn more about the host city, Batesville.

Batesville is in the Ozarks region of Arkansas.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5k in Memory of Garrett Yeager.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Adebola Ogunkoya	M	38	Frisco, TX	—
🥈	Brooke Murphy	F	42	Little Elm, TX	—

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Logan Bishop	F	23	Batesville, AR	1:32:12.8
🥈	Cale Wallace	M	23	Batesville, AR	1:32:13.38
🥉	Kristen Treadway	F	31	Batesville, AR	1:35:02.92
4	Bobby Finster	M	31	Cave City, AR	1:35:22.7
5	Dustin Tissiere	M	33	Batesville, AR	1:48:35.51
6	Christopher Robinson	M	25	Conway	1:50:27.18
7	Kayla Floyd	F	24	Jonesboro, AR	1:54:30.23
8	Shelby Petty	F	23	Searcy	1:55:54.2
9	Brandi Moody	F	32	Pleasant Plains, AR	1:57:23.39
10	Madison Grube	F	25	north little rock, AR	2:02:01.78
11	Kenny Loggains	M	49	Mount Pleasant, AR	2:05:49.73
12	Corbett Hall	M	24	Jonesboro, AR	2:06:59
13	Grady McMahan	M	43	Batesville	2:07:02.45
14	Cody Groves	M	24	Gideon, MO	2:14:44.03
15	Joseph Smotherman	M	46	Batesville, AR	2:18:50.8
16	Amy Finster	F	30	cave city, AR	2:23:28.18
17	Andy Buschmann	M	65	Batesville, AR	2:24:16.43
18	Brandon Shelton	M	24	Batesville	2:30:54.02
19	Dee Warren	F	33	Batesville, AR	2:31:48.78
20	Eric Sessums	M	41	Overland Park, KS	2:34:47.65
21	Davy Insell	M	41	Desha, AR	2:34:51.28
22	Mallory Reeves	F	24	Maumelle, AR	2:38:23.27
23	Tyler Bishop	M	26	Batesville, AR	2:39:21.7
24	Steele Scroggin	M	27	Collierville, TN	2:40:14.72
25	Lindsey Wooley	F	31	North Little Rock, AR	2:42:08.37
26	Katie Lienhart	F	30	Little Rock	2:42:08.74
27	Brandie Cannady	F	37	Batesville, AR	2:55:28.94
28	Anna Richards	F	22	Batesville	3:07:37.09
29	Erin Richards	F	25	Batesville	3:07:36.95
30	Ann McCaa	F	62	Aurora, CO	3:13:55.63
31	Rita Cooke	F	63	Batesville, AR	3:13:56.17

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Kevin Jarratt	M	59	Searcy, AR	26:15.18
🥈	BRANDIE Nast	F	26	Batesville, AR	27:32.27
🥉	nicole smith	F	26	Cave City, AR	27:35.36
4	Eric Low	M	39	Batesville, AR	27:40.68
5	A. Tenace	M	12	Batesville, AR	28:18.24
6	Michael Ives	M	30	Cave City, AR	28:28.87
7	randy adams	M	39	Batesville, AR	30:11
8	Deborah Moss	F	50	Batesville, AR	30:06.11
9	L. Smotherman	F	11	Batesville, AR	30:31.23
10	Michael Parr	M	50	Batesville, AR	30:36.63
11	Christina Parr	F	43	Batesville, AR	30:37.92
12	Liz Ellenbarger	F	24	north little rock, AR	32:04.06
13	Tiffany Martin	F	25	Batesville, AR	33:24.99
14	Miranda Kober	F	23	Cave City, AR	35:28.6
15	Lacey Crawford	F	23	Sulphur Rock, AR	35:58.07
16	Stephanie Roberts	F	40	Batesville, AR	36:26.83
17	Tiffany Henson	F	39	Batesville, AR	37:28.08
18	Janie Barber	F	64	Batesville, AR	40:00.82
19	Michelle Bishop	F	52	Batesville, AR	40:12.49
20	Bethanie Sharp	F	21	Cave City, AR	40:46.82
21	Caliene Coop	F	80	Batesville, AR	42:00.87
22	Patsy Roath	F	66	Batesville, AR	43:14.27
23	Lillian Murrell	F	20	Batesville, AR	45:33.23
24	Marian Austin	F	40	Batesville, AR	47:05.38
25	Diana Richards	F	58	Batesville	47:25.72
26	Abigail Richards	F	18	—	47:29.05
27	Phil Richards	M	56	Batesville	47:27.8
28	Mandy Richardson	F	39	Cabot, AR	57:05
29	Johnny Mullens	M	50	El Paso, AR	1:08:56.96