Arkansas Run for the Fallen Core Team

This link is for military runners who have prequalified for the Arkansas Run for the Fallen 2022.  Runners will be assigned a 6 mile leg.  

The 11th Annual Arkansas Run for the Fallen will be held March 18th – 20th, 2022.  In an apolitical reflection of remembrance, a team of runners will embark on a 150 mile run to honor every Arkansas service member who has died while serving since September 11, 2001.  The run will begin in Ozark, Arkansas, and this year will end 150 miles and three days later at the Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS) in Little Rock.  Each mile of the run is dedicated to a fallen Arkansas Hero.  The run team stops at each mile where they present an American Flag and a biographical card in honor of a fallen service member who has died while serving since 9/11/2001 in an effort to create a 150 mile memorial trail through Arkansas.  Runners will be escorted by the Arkansas State Police and several military motorcycle organizations .  Runners will run rain or shine in all types of weather (except lightning).  As always there will be a truck and trailer with the runners at all times along with back up runners in the event that a runner needs to rest or has a medical issue. Water and Gatorade will also be provided along the way to ensure that you are able to stay properly hydrated.

 What we are looking for: 

A minimum of four member teams to run six mile legs each carrying a full size flag.  If people cannot get a full team together we will take them and fill them in where needed.  This year, we will be assigning a time slot to you during your time trial, so please come prepared to provide us with your primary and alternate choices.  If there is a service member that you would like to run for specifically and their run leg is full, you are more than welcome to run your six mile leg assigned and come back out to run that service member’s mile.

 Requirements: 

Each member of the team must be able to maintain a 9:45-10 min mile pace.  All runners will complete a six mile time trial here on Little Rock Air Force Base and will be required to finish in 60:00.  This is to ensure that we stay on time while the event is taking place.  We will have family members at some of the stops and we don't want to keep them waiting for extended periods of time for the runners.

 Time trial days: 

We will start holding time trials Tuesday January 25th, 2022, and continuing on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the 10th of March.  The time trials will start at 1530 sharp and this year we will meet at the parking lot across from Base Operations-Bldg 120.  I have attached the new time trial map.  This is in an effort to keep runners out of the main base traffic.  We can accomplish time trials for individuals that are unable to make the scheduled times on an as needed basis.  Please contact SMSgt Nicholas Butler at 987-6252 or 501-952-1596 to make alternate arrangements.

Please keep in mind that this is in no way a race, it is to honor our fallen teammates and their families.  Run teams will stay together and finish each leg together.  Families will be in attendance at many locations and it is a great way to share a meaningful moment with them and give thanks for the sacrifice of their family member.  We look forward to another successful event this year and working with all of you.  There will be more information to follow and I will send it out as I receive it.  There will be a runner interest meeting January 21st, 2022 at 1200 at the Walter’s Community Center Ballroom that we would like potential runners to attend.  Run team shirts will be distributed at the final runner’s meeting prior to the weekend of the event, date and time TBD.  If anyone has any questions please feel free to contact me via email or the numbers listed below.  You can also go to the website at Caution-www.Arkansasrunforthefallen.org to find more information.

IF YOU ARE NOT A PART OF THE CORE RUN TEAM, PLEASE GO TO https://runsignup.com/Race/AR/LittleRock/ArkansasRunForTheFallen5K to register for the public portion of the Arkansas Run for the Fallen