Spa Running Festival

09/09/2026

😁 Come be a vital part of the 2026 Spa Running Festival - VOLUNTEER with us! 🥰Each year, SRF is brought to life by a huge force of volunteers both on the route and behind the scenes. ✅ Volunteer registration is officially open, and we’re inviting your smiling face 😊 and helping hands 🤲 to join us and make your mark on this year’s race.

⬇️Available volunteer opportunities include:
🏁pre-race start/finish setup
📂packet pickup
✔️monitoring the course & start/finish area
⛑️assisting at aid stations
🐿️Spa Sq**rt start/finish & course assist
🍔Food court service

✳️Learn more about what each entails and sign up to volunteer at 👉 https://runsignup.com/Race/Volunteer/AR/HotSprings/Spa10k

09/07/2026

To all of the workers maintaining our routes 👷‍♀️👷‍♂️, manufacturing our running gear 🎽🏅, the miners ⛏️💎, designers 💍✍️, and fabricators 🪵❤️ of our beautiful medals and overall finisher’s awards, we thank you from the bottom of our soles 👣 for all of your hard work. To all of the runners fitting training, racing, and traveling into their busy schedules, we are so glad to have you as part of our community. Cheers to all Laborers; this day of rest is well-deserved!
⁉️We just have one question - with all that extra free time, what kind of run are you getting in today? 🤔

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09/06/2026

😎We’re well into the long weekend, and long weekends give time for long runs 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️& their recovery 😌! Will you be taking advantage of the extra rest days this weekend to get a long training run in? If so, tell us more! How do you like to get your long runs done? 🚶‍♀️Walk/Run intervals? ⌚️ A slightly slower but steady pace? 💪A negative split goal for progressive runs? Drop your favorite way to train long runs in the comments below - you may even help out a newbie looking for some training ideas! 😃

09/03/2026

It’s official 🤩 If you’re visiting Hot Springs National Park this November for the Spa Running Festival, you’ll be in the heart of a must-see for Fall 🍂😌

🍂 Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas was just named a must-take fall trip by Southern Living!

Between autumn colors in the Ouachita Mountains, thermal bath soaks, and crisp walks down Bathhouse Row, there’s no better place to unwind this fall season. Fall foliage in Hot Springs typically arrives in early to mid-October with peak colors showing up in early to mid-November.

Start planning your fall getaway to Hot Springs today! 🔗 Read more: southernliving.com/fall-trips-6527197

09/02/2026

💥Don’t forget to register for the 🆓 FREE 🆓 training clinic! Starting in 3️⃣ weeks (on Sept. 22), this clinic has training plans to help you improve your run by race day 🤩

👉🏽Sign up and see more ℹ️ at SpaRunningFest.com

😱The Spa Running Festival is closing in, and that means it’s time to lock in on training. 💪🏽 The Spa Pacers have you covered with a ‼️FREE ‼️ training clinic starting September 22 📅

Thanks to SRF’s partnership with Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, this clinic is completely free to participants and offers a guided training plan for runners of all levels!

Sign up at ➡️ https://www.sparunningfest.com/Race/Spa10k/Page-24

08/31/2026

It’s the end of August 😱 and Race Day is nearing! It’s never too early to get the ℹ️ inside scoop 👉🏽 check out these fast FAQ breakdowns to ensure a hitch-free festival 🎉

Find more detailed answers, and even more frequently asked questions at ➡️ SpaRunningFest.com 🔗

08/30/2026

🤗 Hot Springs National Park is ready to welcome you all for Race Weekend, and we want you to enjoy it to the max! The Spa Running Festival routes are an 🤩 incredible start to getting to know the heart of Hot Springs, but there are even more beautiful routes to enjoy! 🦵Stretch your legs with a walk or snag an 🚴‍♀️ e-bike or bicycle and check out the scenic Greenway Trail of Hot Springs! You can even rent a kayak 🛶 directly through the self-service and make a real splash 💦 while you’re in town!

📍🚲 In this episode of Check It Out, we're exploring the Hot Springs...

08/26/2026

🏃🏽‍♀️🏃‍♂️Here’s to man’s best running buddy ➡️ Happy National Dog Day 🐶🥰.
Introduce us to your furriest (& technically least sweaty) running mate in the comments 💬

👉Though animals are not permitted on the running route unless assisting a visually impaired runner, they are welcome to watch with spectators. ℹ️ Find info about race guidelines and other FAQs at SpaRunningFest.com

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08/24/2026

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️The Spa Running Festival isn’t just a race; it’s a community of runners from ALL over! 🥳 This Fall, we welcome over 2,000 runner representing 33 states - and even ✌️different countries! 😱 We want to hear from EVERYONE!!! Where are you visiting from? Rep your State 🙌 in the comments. Who knows, maybe your neighbor is signed up, too. 😅

08/21/2026

😱The Spa Running Festival is closing in, and that means it’s time to lock in on training. 💪🏽 The Spa Pacers have you covered with a ‼️FREE ‼️ training clinic starting September 22 📅

Thanks to SRF’s partnership with Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield, this clinic is completely free to participants and offers a guided training plan for runners of all levels!

Sign up at ➡️ https://www.sparunningfest.com/Race/Spa10k/Page-24