Sam's Love

About the Event

Sam's Love is a non-profit organization that supplies baby books to families walking through stillbirth and/or pregnancy loss at no cost. We are hosting our 3rd 5K in honor of our son who was born sleeping on January 27th, 2021. Samuel Beckett Honaker lived a brief but rich life where he only knew love and warmth. We hope to raise funds to continue to provide the 25+ organizations with our Sam's Love books nationwide by using the funds from this 5K to order more books.

The race will be Saturday February 14th, 2026 at Forsythe Park in Monroe LA. The race will include the option of a one mile fun run or the standard 5K. All funds raised from this race will go directly toward furthering our mission at Sam's Love. Our mission is to improve bereavement care by providing our books to families/friends as a place to remember, celebrate and share with others their precious child.

We are an official Louisiana 501C3 non-profit.

Races Offered

Sam's Love 5K-- this is timed by McDuffie Timing

Feb 14, 2026

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Distance — 3.1 Miles

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Type — Running

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09:00

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$30.00

Sam’s Love 10K-this is timed by McDuffie Timing

Feb 14, 2026

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Distance — 6.2 Miles

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Type — Running

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$45.00

Sam's Love 1 Mile Fun Run-- this is not timed

Feb 14, 2026

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Distance — 1 Miles

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09:15

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$25.00

Weather History

These values represent the 3-year monthly averages for February in Monroe.

thermostat Temperature

7.6° / 18.2°

wb_sunny Feels like

4.4° / 15.9°

light_mode Avg sunshine hours

7h 16m

water_drop Avg rainfall

4.0 mm

ac_unit Avg snowfall

—

air Avg wind speed

12.6 km/h (Gentle breeze)

opacity Sweat loss rate

Low

terrain Course conditions

Firm and slightly soft

sunny Max UV Index

Moderate (3.0)

humidity_mid Humidity

73.8%

wb_twilight Sunrise

07:50

nightlight Sunset

18:52

About Monroe

Learn more about the host city, Monroe.

Monroe is the third-largest city in Northern Louisiana, largest city in Northeast Louisiana, and the parish seat of Ouachita Parish. It is also home to the University of Louisiana at Monroe and their sports team, the ULM Warhawks.

Hotels & Places to Stay

Race Results

Official finishing times from previous editions of Sam's Love.

Place	Name	Gender	Age	City	Time
🥇	Aubrey Ramsey	F	16	West Monroe, LA	24:19.152
🥇	Karlie Lacomb	F	31	—	46:28.154
🥈	G. Tipton	F	12	Downsville, LA	25:01.962
🥈	Amanda Booth	F	40	—	47:39.239
🥉	M. Flemister	F	10	—	25:55.494
🥉	Sheana Dillon	F	43	Jonesboro, LA	54:43.508
4	Pam Dunn	F	54	West Monroe, LA	26:26.815
4	Katianne Ferrell	F	36	West Monroe, LA	56:03.148
5	Adilia Fenn	F	26	Monroe, LA	26:52.082
5	Somer Davidson	F	33	West Monroe, LA	57:59.471
6	Nicole Dray	F	62	West Monroe, LA	1:00:43.828
6	A. Austin	F	6	—	27:20.135
7	Barbara Kennedy	F	46	—	1:00:59.751
7	Jyssica Sullivan	F	34	Rayville, LA	28:10.488
8	Amber Colvin	F	36	Jonesboro, LA	1:04:17.622
8	Mollie Thurston	F	13	Monroe, LA	29:24.443
9	Kaila Goyne	F	33	Monroe, LA	1:05:42.644
9	Alayna Eley	F	33	West Monroe, LA	29:25.861
10	Kandy Mullins	F	55	West Monroe, LA	1:11:10.185
10	Jennie Wallace	F	34	Monroe, LA	29:51.855
11	Ashley Masters	F	41	Calhoun, LA	1:12:56.155
11	Alyson Aulds	F	35	—	29:52.503
12	Brooke Upshaw	F	32	—	1:12:56.31
12	Brittney Dodd	F	35	Farmerville, LA	30:18.026
13	Tonya Frost	F	53	Calhoun, LA	1:25:31.204
13	Mikayla Crooks	F	19	Collinston, LA	30:51.186
14	Bridgette Norris	F	28	Calhoun, LA	1:26:59.722
14	T. Sanderson	F	9	West Monroe, LA	32:15.068
15	Allie brasher	F	29	Calhoun, LA	32:39.238
16	Shelly Fischer	F	40	West Monroe, LA	32:47.191
17	Courtney Arthur	F	45	Shreveport, LA	33:54.242
18	Dawn Bailey	F	41	—	34:03.108
19	Vanessa Pritchard	F	41	—	34:03.323
20	Brandi McCartney	F	43	West Monroe, LA	34:20.024
21	Mallory Williams	F	39	Rayville, LA	34:42.785
22	Lisa Tarver	F	55	Calhoun, LA	38:22.059
23	Brandi Davis	F	40	West Monroe, LA	38:27.695
24	April Wheat	F	36	West Monroe, LA	39:30.269
25	Dion Stripland	F	46	Shreveport, LA	39:36.698
26	Barb Sullivan	F	42	—	41:15.969
27	Abigail Haygood	F	24	—	41:16.683
28	Lori Ann Kaufman	F	56	—	41:38.058
29	Destiny Elmore	F	33	Cumby, TX	41:54.366
30	Julie Norris	F	54	West Monroe, LA	43:59.353
31	Nikita Shockey	F	36	—	44:49.578
32	January Franks	F	35	Oak Ridge, LA	46:52.029
33	Tiffany Tipton	F	41	Downsville, LA	48:42.97
34	Emma-Bernadette Faul	F	23	Lake Charles, LA	51:14.091
35	Sonja Dillingham	F	62	West Monroe, LA	52:10.756
36	A. Thomas	F	10	West Monroe, LA	52:13.024
37	Autumn Mart	F	31	West Monroe, LA	52:14.498
38	Kelsey Herring	F	39	Choudrant, LA	52:29.908
39	Alyson Doles	F	38	Vicksburg, MS	52:45.119
40	Lexie Keith	F	15	Rayville, LA	1:24:04.919