The 2015 Little Rock Marathon Has Sailed!

Sunday, March 1

The 2015 Little Rock Marathon is underway with a 6:00 a.m. Early Start.

At 7:45 a.m., weather conditions in downtown Little Rock are cloudy and cold with a temperature of 34 degrees and intermittent showers. Winds are northwest at five miles per hour with wet streets from overnight showers.

Saturday’s winter weather in Western Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Texas caused headaches for hundreds of runners trying to either fly or drive to Little Rock for the marathon. Check-in deadline to receive bibs and time chips was originally 5:00 p.m., but was pushed back to 10:00 p.m. and later into the overnight hours to accommodate the delayed travelers.

More than 14,000 people are taking part in all the races for marathon weekend.  Today, as of 7:30 a.m., more than 2,950 are registered to run the Full Marathon (26.2 miles); nearly 5,000 for the half marathon, and 1,600 for the 10K (6.2 miles).

There are 6,190 racers from Arkansas and more runners from 46 states: Alaska, Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, the District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas,  Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming.  There are also runners from the District of Columbia.

The Marathon is also welcoming runners from the Arab Emirates, Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Great Britain, Guatemala, and Poland.

Website – littlerockmarathon.com
Facebook – facebook.com/LRMarathon
Twitter – @LRMarathon

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