The Hope for the Holidays Half Marathon and 5K is being held to honor the memory of Garrett Yeager beloved friend, son, and father. All proceeds will be donated in his memory to Special Olympics of Batesville and Hope Movement. Hope Movement is a place for hope, healing, and living …
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The Hope for the Holidays Half Marathon and 5K is being held to honor the memory of Garrett Yeager beloved friend, son, and father. All proceeds will be donated in his memory to Special Olympics of Batesville and Hope Movement. Hope Movement is a place for hope, healing, and living for the family members and loved ones of those struggling with loss to substance use. Both of these organizations mean a lot to the Yeager family and help many families throughout Arkansas.
With this course you get a little bit of everything. Starting out in the beautiful Eagle Mountain neighborhood before heading over to the beautiful campus of Lyon College, once at Lyon you will jump on the 3/4 mile trail section of the course, upon exiting the trail you will run the country roads leading back to the main highway to work your way back to Eagle Mountain.
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I picked up my race packet the morning of the race. We were asked to wear a mask prior to race start and could remove once we were running. Course … MORE
I picked up my race packet the morning of the race. We were asked to wear a mask prior to race start and could remove once we were running. Course does have some hills. The morning started off chilly and warmed up. You start off in housing area, go back down to cross highway and go up towards Lyon College. From there you hit a trail and on to gravel road. You end up back on paved roads. I wasn’t 100% prepared for this one being honest. The tech sweatshirt they gave out has been a go to in my closet as it is so blasted comfortable. The half was a one and done. I would go back for the 5k.