Run for Your Life 5K & Fun Run
Join us for the Run for Your Life 5K and Fun Run in Mena, Arkansas! We’ll kick things off with a timed, competitive 5K for runners who want to test their pace, followed by a non-competitive fun run/walk that’s perfect for families and casual participants. Costumes are highly encouraged—show off your creativity as we celebrate fall fun in our community!
📍 The race will take place on Saturday, October 31st, at 9:00 AM at Janssen Park,
following the same scenic route as the Lum & Abner 5K. Adults must register to participate, but children under 12 are admitted free of charge. Register online or in person on October 31st.
(T-shirts not guaranteed for in-person registration)
💲 Registration Options:
👕 Event T-shirts are available for preorder (guaranteed if ordered by October 15). We cannot guarantee race-day availability.
🎃 Bonus: Costume Contest with prizes! 👟
Packet Pickup and Race Day Registration will be available Race Day morning at The Cabin at Janssen Park
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:00
$25.00
Oct 31, 2026
Distance — 5K
Type — Running
09:05
$15.00
These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for October in Mena.
Learn more about the host city, Mena.
Mena is a town in Arkansas. A railroad town, Mena grew to a population of over 3,000 people within a few years of its founding in 1897. It was also touted for its health spa amenities. But soon after, the town's vitality diminished when rail facilities were moved to a nearby locale. Mena also had this troubling tendency of unabashed racial mistreatment towards African Americans that endured through much of the 20th century.
Read more launchOfficial finishing times from previous editions of Mena Run For Your Life 5k Run & Fun Run.
| Place | Name | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Aiden Kimp | — | |
| 🥈 | Mason Gortemiller | — | |
| 🥉 | Drayden Atnip | — | |
| 4 | Hayden Hunter | — | |
| 5 | Teddi Sullivan | — | |
| 6 | John Daniel | — | |
| 7 | Richard Atnip | — | |
| 8 | Ashlyn Watts | — | |
| 9 | Nathan Fowler | — | |
| 10 | Hope Brotherton | — | |
| 11 | Keith Willsey | — | |
| 12 | Jennifer Edge | — | |
| 13 | Kenneth Butler | — | |
| 14 | Avori Gortemiller | — | |
| 15 | Kimberli Evans | — | |
| 16 | Sierra Basehar | — | |
| 17 | Chelsey Arender | — | |
| 18 | Cassondra Gortemiller | — | |
| 19 | emily emerson | — | |
| 20 | William Shaner | — | |
| 21 | Aaron Ferguson | — | |
| 22 | Jadelynn Goodner | — | |
| 23 | Justin Brown | — | |
| 24 | Lorena Tena | — | |
| 25 | Pilar Fowler | — | |
| 26 | Whitney Bunyard | — | |
| 27 | Joshua Looney | — | |
| 28 | Jolyn Schwartz | — | |
| 29 | Rodney Bird | — | |
| 30 | Sherry Moore | — | |
| 31 | Jennifer Jennifer | — | |
| 32 | Connie Turpin | — | |
| 33 | Samantha Rusert | — | |
| 34 | Dustin Powell | — | |
| 35 | Albany Powell | — | |
| 36 | Leah Johnson | — | |
| 37 | Tiffanie Cannon | — | |
| 38 | David Samuel | — | |
| 39 | Vicky Warren | — | |
| 40 | Meagan Davis | — |
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