Sat, Dec 5, 2026

Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5K in Memory of Garrett Yeager

Batesville, AR

Registration openAnnual since at least 2017

Half Marathon5K

Entry is $30 now and rises to $35 after Nov 30, 2026, so registering before then saves $5.

About the Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5K in Memory of Garrett Yeager

The race starts in a residential neighborhood and takes different paths depending on which distance you are running. The longer course winds through a college campus, picks up a short trail section, then follows country roads back out to a main highway before returning to where you started. It is a memorial race, held to honor a local man, with proceeds going to a faith-based program for women in recovery.

Bibs are picked up the morning of the race. At the finish, return your shoe tag to the timer bins; your bib is yours to keep or toss.

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Finish-Time Stats

Going by the 2025 results, this is a small, friendly field, and the spread of finish times is wide, so this is a mostly recreational race rather than one for club runners.

3.1 Miles · 2025 results

89finishers

16:58winner

34:37median

57:14cutoff

Top 3: Mason Sciba (16:58) · Hayes Yarnell (21:07) · Malachi Cannon (21:24)

13.1 Miles · 2025 results

35finishers

1:28:11winner

2:10:14median

3:02:37cutoff

Top 3: Will Henry (1:28:11) · Matthew Walker (1:33:58) · Wesley Cummings (1:36:09)

The Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5K in Memory of Garrett Yeager has been held every year since at least 2017. That is as far back as RunSignup's records for this race go, so it may well be older.

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Median

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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.

Distances & Start Times

13.1 Miles12/5/2026 08:00$60

3.1 Miles12/5/2026 08:00$30

13.1 Miles12/5/2026 08:00$60

3.1 Miles12/5/2026 08:00$35

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Common Questions About the Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5K in Memory of Garrett Yeager

Will I finish last at the Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5K in Memory of Garrett Yeager?

Almost certainly not. Half the 3.1 Miles field finished slower than 34:37, and the last recorded finisher came in around 57:14, so there is a long tail of runners behind the middle of the pack. Most fields are far slower than people expect.

Is the Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5K in Memory of Garrett Yeager a good first 3.1 Miles?

It is a small race (89 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 3.1 Miles, that spread matters more than the winner's time.

How competitive is the Hope for the Holiday Half Marathon and 5K in Memory of Garrett Yeager?

The 3.1 Miles winner ran 16:58 while the median finisher took 34:37. That spread points to a broad, mostly recreational field rather than a race dominated by club runners.