Conway Running Club

Conway Running Club was well represented at the SoMa Main Street Mile in Little Rock! 👏🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

From first-time racers to seasoned runners, CRC members showed up, challenged themselves, and supported our local running community.

Congratulations to everyone who participated ... we're proud of you!

🏔️ Conway Running Club Quarterly Meeting – June 8 🏃‍♂️

Join us Monday, June 8 at 6:00 PM at the Conway Regional Fitness Center for our next Conway Running Club Quarterly Meeting!

We’re excited to welcome local ultra runner Nick Apicella as our guest speaker. Nick recently completed the Tahoe 200, a challenging 200-mile endurance race around Lake Tahoe with over 70,000 feet of elevation gain.

Nick will share stories and lessons from the race, including:
• Training and preparation
• Nutrition and hydration
• Mental fatigue and sleep deprivation
• The importance of community and support during difficult moments

🏆 We’ll also be presenting the 2025 Conway Running Club Grand Prix Awards during the meeting.

Whether you’re a longtime runner, trail runner, beginner, or just enjoy hearing inspiring stories, we’d love to have you there.

Bring a friend and come connect with the Conway running community!

✨ CRC Quarterly Meeting – Join Us! ✨

Mark your calendars 🗓️
📍 Conway Regional Fitness Center
🕡 June 8 | 6:00 PM

We’re excited to welcome Nick Apicella, who will be giving an incredible recap of the Tahoe 200 Trail Race 🏔️🏃‍♂️

We’ll also be recognizing members during our 2025 CRC Grand Prix Awards 🏆

Whether you’re a longtime member, training for your next race, or just looking to connect with the local running community, we’d love to see you there.

All are welcome — bring a friend and come hang out with the best running community around ❤️

What an INCREDIBLE day at the River Trail 15K for our Conway Running Club family! 🧡💜

We are so grateful for every athlete who represented CRC yesterday. From seasoned racers to brand new Grand Prix runners, this team showed determination, encouragement, grit, and heart every single mile. We LOVE seeing our CRC family continue to grow!

📸 Post your pictures below! We LOVE seeing all the race day memories, finish line smiles, team photos, and CRC moments! 🧡💜👟

🏆 Women’s Team Highlights 🏆
🥇 Chelsea Smith – First Overall Female Finisher
👏 Ashley Riba – 2nd Place Age Group Winner
👏 Mary Marty – 2nd Place Age Group Winner
👏 Katelyn Ohlde – 1st Place Age Group Winner & NEW CRC Runner 🎉
👏 Jackie Williams – Grand Master Winner
👏 Wanda Barnett – 2nd Place Grand Master
👏 Lexi Kennedy – 2nd Place Age Group Winner & NEW CRC Runner 🎉
👏 Bailey Allen – 4th Place Age Group Winner
👏 Stormie Wingo – 1st Place Age Group Winner
👏 Jacqueline Easley – 3rd Place Senior Division
👏 Melissa Watson – 1st Place Age Group Winner
👏 Jennifer Wilson – Strong finish and great representation for CRC 💪
👏 Renee Donaldson – Way to battle through those miles!
👏 Jennifer House – Great job representing the CRC family!
👏 Wendy Armstrong – 3rd Place Age Group Winner
👏 Bernita Lovelace – 1st Place Age Group Winner
👏 Mary Posadas – NEW CRC Athlete 🎉
👏 Kathleen Van Lierop – Awesome effort today!
👏 Sandy Ahne – Way to keep pushing and showing up!
👏 Sheila Doughty – Strong finish and CRC pride all the way!

🔥 Men’s Team Highlights 🔥
🔥 Aaron Pitts – NEW CRC Runner 🎉
🔥 David Harris – 1st Place Age Group Winner
🔥 Michael Hernke – Great racing today!
🔥 Bernie Larson – 1st Place Age Group Winner 🥇
🔥 Jimmy Wade – 4th Place Age Group Winner & NEW CRC Runner 🎉
🔥 GIANNI DUARTE – Way to represent CRC!
🔥 Carlos Cobos – 2nd Place Age Group Winner

A HUGE welcome to all of our new Grand Prix CRC runners! We are so excited to have you as part of this amazing community. Whether today was your first race or your fiftieth, you belong here. 🧡💜

This club is about so much more than running fast. It’s about consistency, friendships, encouragement, showing up for one another, and building something special together mile by mile.

We are PROUD of every single one of you! 👟✨

🧡💜 We want YOU to be a part of the movement! Come run, walk, train, laugh, grow, and celebrate with us. There is a place for everyone at CRC! 💜🧡

CRC FIRECRACKER FUN RUN 🎆

5K Fun Run/Walk & 1-Mile Kids Sparkler

📍 Conway
306 Salem Rd • Conway, AR

📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026
⏰ 1-Mile Sparkler starts at 7:15 AM
⏰ 5K Fun Run/Walk starts at 7:30 AM

Kick off your Independence Day celebrations with the Conway Running Club at our annual Firecracker Fun Run! Whether you're running, walking, or cheering from the sidelines, this family-friendly event is the perfect way to start your summer morning.

✨ EVENT DETAILS ✨
• Untimed, fun-run atmosphere
• 5K Fun Run/Walk
• 1-Mile Kids Sparkler
• Finisher medals
• FREE 1-year CRC membership awarded to the first male & female 5K finishers
• Refreshments, fellowship, and community fun

💥 PRICING 💥
🏃 CRC Members Run FREE!
Become a Conway Running Club member and run with us for FREE. We’re always excited to welcome new runners and walkers of all ages and abilities!

👟 Bring the whole family and celebrate with a morning of movement, community, and patriotic fun. We are looking forward to having you!

REGISTER TODAY:
https://runsignup.com/Race/AR/Conway/CRCFirecrackerFunRun

Hosted by the Conway Running Club

🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️ CRC team it’s photo time! 🧡💜

Let’s meet tomorrow for a 📸 group picture at the River Trail 15K at 7:15 AM close to the starting line!

We can’t wait to cheer on and support all of our amazing runners in the next race of the Arkansas Grand Prix Series! 🎉

Whether you’re racing or just out there having fun, we are proud to represent CRC together!

Good luck to everyone tomorrow — run strong, have fun, and we’ll see you bright and early!

💪✨ 🧡

🏃‍♀️✨ Don’t forget — we’ve got Run Club at 6:30 PM! ✨🏃‍♂️

Whether you’re running, jogging, walking, or just showing up for the community vibes, we would LOVE to see you! 💜🧡

🎉🏃‍♀️ Big shoutout to our newest member, MEG! We are so excited to have you as part of the CRC family! 💜🧡 Welcome to the miles, memories, and fun! 👟✨

And Trevor — you were definitely missed tonight!! 😭 We better see you back out there next week! 🙌

We love this community and all the amazing people who make Thursday nights so special. ❤️

There’s nothing better than good people, great conversations, and miles with friends. 👟🌅

We can’t wait to run with you next week! Bring a friend and come join the fun! 🎉🙌

📍 Stone Dam Creek Trail – Mimosa Drive
⏰ Thursdays at 6:30 PM

🏃‍♀️✨ Did you know we have TWO options for Thursday runs with the Conway Running Club?! ✨🏃‍♂️

🌅 Early birds, meet us at 5:00 AM at the Conway Fitness Center
🌇 Evening runners, join us at 6:30 PM at Mimosa Drive & Stone Dam Creek Trail

Same club. Same community. TWO great options to get your miles in! 💜🧡

Whether you’re chasing goals, training for a race, or just looking for good people to run with — we would love to see you there! 👟

🚨 Volunteers Needed for the River Trail 15K! 🏃‍♀️🎉🏃‍♂️

The River Trail 15K is this weekend - May 23- and this race is powered completely by our incredible local running community. With a record number of runners expected this year, we need a few more awesome volunteers to help make race day unforgettable!

Whether you’re a runner taking the weekend off, a friend of the sport, or just someone who loves good energy and community vibes, we’d love to have you join us.

Volunteer Opportunities
📍 Course Marshals�Be the MVPs of the course! With a little construction along parts of the route this year, we need volunteers at key turns to point runners in the right direction, cheer loudly, and keep the energy high. Cowbells will be provided, but other creative cheering is highly encouraged.

🏅 Finish Line Medal Crew�For the FIRST TIME in race history, every finisher will receive a medal! Help hand out some well-earned hardware and celebrate runners as they cross the finish line. If you love high-fives, smiles, and emotional finish-line moments, this is your spot.

🍌 Finish Line Food & Hospitality�Help set up the post-race celebration area and keep runners fueled after their big effort. This is the perfect role if you enjoy being in the middle of the finish-line excitement.

Race Morning Details
Volunteers should arrive by 7:00 AM to receive assignments and head to their locations. Course Marshals will head out immediately, while Finish Line volunteers will begin setup as runners take off at 7:30 AM. Volunteers should be done when the awards begin around 9:30, but maybe a little earlier.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/CvYTBtMiwnDe5gZL6

Please sign up before the end of day Thursday.

Come be part of one of the best race mornings of the year — and help create an amazing experience for every runner who shows up at the starting line! 🙌
Questions - reach out to Ryan Miller at [email protected]

We are back at it for 2026!

Sign Up Today and Join the Fun!
June 27, 2026 5k & 1m Kids Fun Run!

Registration is open for CRC Firecracker Fun Run 5k & 1-Mile Kids Sparkler! This year's event will take place on June 27, 2026 at 700 Salem Rd Conway, AR 72034, and we can't wait to see you there!

We heard your feedback!

Start Time Change:
5k: 7:30 AM
Kids 1M Sparkler: 7:15 AM

Water:
Water drop on course for 2026!

Where do we go?
Pre-Run Announcements ON TRAIL course - not parking lot
We will be ON THE START LINE after check in at 7:00 AM for pre-run announcements and national anthem.
*Please be on the START LINE (NOT the parking lot)

Whether you're an experienced runner or just starting out, this is the perfect opportunity to challenge yourself, meet new people, and have fun!

We can't wait to see you at the starting line!

https://runsignup.com/Race/AR/Conway/CRCFirecrackerFunRun