Little Rock Half Marathon

Little Rock, Arkansas

Sunday, March 4, 2018

On Sunday, March 4, 2018 I race walked the Little Rock Half Marathon in Little Rock, Arkansas.  The temperature varied from 43 to 52 degrees with cloudy skies and rain and drizzle after I completed mile 6 and little wind.  The course was on paved city roads that were completely closed to traffic with police controlling intersections.  There was quite a bit of up and down with no hills that were very challenging.  Water/Gatorade stations were located approximately every 2.25 miles and had plenty of friendly efficient volunteers taking care of the needs of the 3428 participants who completed the half marathon and 1559 participants who completed the full marathon.  Tables were not spread out and caused quite a lot of crowding at every station and it would also have been nicer if stations were closer than 2.25 miles apart.  I have done this event 7 times, completing the marathon 4 times and the half marathon 3 times.  The event has always been well organized and fun to do, featuring a very large finisher’s medal.  This year’s event saw the start and finish in the same place behind the Convention Center which was open from 1.5 hours before the event started until 1 hour after the event ended which was especially appreciated by offering a warm place to wait for the event to begin and a dry place to get out of the rain and enjoy the post race activities.  I enjoyed myself as usual.

 The Exposition

Before The Race

Chester and Elizabeth Gmerek

After The Race

Chester And Marathon Winner Drew Mueller