Moving to Fayetteville Arkansas to start a job in July and planning to train pretty hard. Thinking of hopping in some indoor/outdoor races in winter/spring.
Anyone have any info on the running in the area?
Is the u of ar cross country course open to the public? Any cool soft surface training spots or tracks that are open to the public? Local 5k hero’s to hit up to maybe workout with?
I’ve only been to AR once before so non running info on the area is welcomed as well!
only been a couple times for meets, but they have a couple trails that are suitable for running, and there's lots of runners in the area, student athletes and regulars.
Congratulations on the new job. I'd contact the local running club and see where they run. Alltrails.com is a good resource for finding trails.
Get linked up with Columbus House Brewing. Owner is big in the local running scene, I believe they have a running club related to the brewery. They're right off of the bike path that goes right through Fayetteville. There is a lake/reservoir in town that has a good rolling hill bike path for workouts. Some gravel roads and trails outside of town. Cross country course is open to public, or at least not 100% locked down.
I don't think the UofA cross country course is normally open to the public but there's a big college/HS/public race day there in the fall.
Better take some fly swatters and mosquito spray. Should be sultry in the summer. Left the Tyson Inv one year and the first house off campus had a heavy bag haning from the tree with a junker car and a pit bull tied up to it.
