Various streets in the downtown area will be closed during the SPA10K/5K/Half Marathon race and the following Gudrun Slow Roll group ride Saturday, Nov. 16, 2019.
Convention Boulevard will be closed from 5:30 - 11 a.m., as well as the street closure schedule below, followed by the Gudrun Slow Roll schedule.
Half Marathon street closings beginning at 6:45 a.m.:
Convention Blvd. at Palm St.
6:45 - 7:15 a.m. Convention Blvd. at Palm St. to Malvern Ave.
7:00 - 7:15 a.m. Malvern Ave. to Broadway St.; Broadway to Market sts.; Market St. to Central Ave.
7:00 - 7:15 a.m. The outside northbound lane of Central Ave., Market to Fountain sts.
7:00 - 8:30 a.m. Fountain St., from Central Ave. to Hot Springs Mountain Dr.
7:30 - 8:45 a.m. Outside northbound lane of Central Ave., Fountain St. to Whittington Ave.
7:30 - 8:45 a.m. One lane of Whittington Ave. from West Mountain Dr. to Summit Drive Lp.
7:40 - 9:45 a.m. Summit Drive Lp. back down West Mountain Dr.
8:10 - 10:00 a.m. West Mountain Dr. to Prospect Ave.
8:10 - 10:00 a.m. One lane of Prospect Ave. to Pecan St., left onto Flint St., then left onto Quapaw Ave.
8:10 - 10:00 a.m. One lane of Quapaw Ave., from Flint to Market sts.
8:15 - 10:30 a.m. One lane of Market to Broadway sts., left onto Broadway St., right onto Convention Blvd. ending at Palm St.
10K street closings beginning at 8 a.m.:
Convention Blvd. at Palm St.
7:45 - 8:00 a.m. Malvern Ave. to Spring St.
7:45 - 8:15 a.m. The outside northbound lane of Central Ave., from Spring St. to Whittington Ave.
7:55 - 8:45 a.m. One lane of Whittington Lp. to West Mountain Dr.; one lane of West Mountain Dr. to Prospect Ave.
8:05 - 8:45 a.m. One lane of Prospect Ave., from Pecan to Flint sts., then to Quapaw Ave.
8:05 - 8:45 a.m. One lane of Quapaw Ave., between Flint and Market sts.
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. One lane of Market St., between Quapaw Ave. and Broadway St.
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. One lane of Broadway St., between Market St. and Convention Blvd.
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. Crossing Malvern Ave. on Broadway St.
8:15 - 9:15 a.m. One lane Convention Blvd., between Malvern Ave. and Palm St.
5K street closings beginning at 7:45 a.m.:
Convention Blvd. at Beech St.
7:45 - 9:15 a.m. Convention Blvd., from Beech St. to Malvern Ave.
8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Malvern Ave. to Spring St.
8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Spring St. to Central Ave.
8:00 - 8:30 a.m. North from Central to Whittington aves.
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. One lane of Whittington Ave. to turnaround westbound
8:00 - 8:45 a.m. One lane of Whittington Ave. to turnaround eastbound
8:00 - 9:10 a.m. One lane of Central Ave., southbound to Market St., left onto Market St.
8:10 - 9:10 a.m. Market to Broadway sts.
8:10 - 9:10 a.m. Broadway St. to Convention Blvd.
1K Kids Fun Run beginning at 9:30 a.m.:
Convention Blvd. at Palm St.
9:15 - 10:15 a.m. Palm St., between Convention Blvd. and Spring St.
Immediately following the Spa Running Festival at approximately 11 a.m., the GudRun Slow Roll Fun Ride will begin. The route will begin at the Bank OZK Arena on Convention Blvd., and will proceed on the following route:
- Proceed west on Convention Blvd. to Malvern Ave. north to Spring St.
- West on Spring St. to Central Ave., then East
- East onto Fountain St. and ride through the Arlington Lobby and out the back valet area onto Central Ave.
- Head north, continue to Whittington Ave.
- West on Whittington Ave. to turnaround, then heading back east on Whittington Ave. to Central Ave.
- South on Central Ave. to Spring St.
- East on Spring St. to Malvern Ave., then south to Convention Blvd. and ending at the Bank OZK Arena