Sat, Oct 24, 2026
Benton, AR
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The course starts and finishes at the River Center in Benton, and all the turns are signed with large arrows, so navigation is straightforward. The race is chip timed. Organizers describe it as a genuine challenge on its own, and a useful long effort for anyone building toward a fall marathon. Heat and humidity are worth keeping in mind depending on the time of year.
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Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, with a competitive front end and a big recreational middle.
12.4274 Miles · 2025 results
Top 3: Avery Bryant (1:08:52) · Ian McFarland (1:10:41) · Joshua Kazanovicz (1:13:16)
The Arkansas 20k has been held every year since at least 2014. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.
Enter a finish time to see where it lands against the most recent 12.4274 Miles results.
How we calculate these stats: RunSesh calculates these figures from the most recent published results of past editions, sourced from RunSignup. We show aggregates only: field size, winning and median times, and the cutoff. We never publish individual finisher tables. Last updated Jul 27, 2026.
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Almost certainly not. Half the 12.4274 Miles field finished slower than 2:01:57, and the last recorded finisher came in around 3:24:26, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.
It is a small race (97 finishers), which is friendlier and less intimidating than a big-city event, though the field thins out. There is no qualifying time, and the finish-time spread above shows how varied the field really is. If it is your first 12.4274 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.
The 12.4274 Miles winner ran 1:08:52 while the median finisher took 2:01:57. That spread points to a mixed field, with a competitive front and a big recreational middle.
