Little Rock Marathon

Little Rock, AR, US · 2026-03-01 · start 05:00 early start / 07:00 general start, Central

Race states its distance as “26.2-mile distance”. Calculations use the official marathon distance of 42.195 km.

How your pace lands against this race

What the race publishes

Cutoff mechanism	Fixed time limit
Time limit	Depends on which start you take source General start — 6:00 on gun time, starts 07:00 Athletes who start at 07:00 have six hours to finish. Early start — 8:00 on gun time, starts 05:00 Only for athletes who need between six and eight hours. It is not an optional earlier start for anyone faster than a six-hour pace. Early starters may not run faster than 13:44 per mile and must stay with or behind the six-hour pacers. Going ahead of them means immediate disqualification, and the race monitors positions on course. Requires pre-approval before race day. The limit depends on which start you take: six hours from the 07:00 general start, eight hours from the 05:00 early start. The early start carries a minimum pace as well as a maximum — the only race in this database where going too fast is a disqualification.
Course sweep	Not publishedSearched: Marathon page. No sweep vehicle or course-closure marshal described; enforcement of the early start is by pacer position and course monitors.
Intermediate cutoffs	Not publishedSearched: Marathon page. No checkpoint times published, and the race does not state that there are none.
Start structure	Early start (pre-approved, 6–8 hour finishers) (+0 min); Wheelchair and hand cycle (+115 min); General start (+120 min) sourceThe early start is two hours before the general start and is the mechanism by which the race accommodates slower participants. Offsets here are measured from the 05:00 early start, not from a single gun.
Walkers explicitly allowed	True source
Walker division	Not publishedSearched: Marathon page lists no walking division. The early start functions as accommodation rather than as a scored category.
Aid stations	Course support and aid stations described as plentiful; specific locations and closing times not published on the marathon page. source
Sweeper	Not publishedSearched: No sweeper described on the marathon page.
Late finishers	Not publishedSearched: Marathon page. All finishers are listed as receiving a medal, certificate and post-race festivities, but nothing addresses finishers outside the limit.
Course closure	Not publishedSearched: No road-closure or reopening schedule published on the marathon page.
Official result recorded on	Not publishedSearched: Marathon page states the course is USATF certified and a Boston qualifier but does not state gun or chip basis for official results.

Participant reports

No participant reports recorded yet.

Sources

• https://littlerockmarathon.com/marathon — official_page, retrieved 2026-09-03 · not archived

Last verified 2026-09-03 by manual. Sources not yet archived. Early-start application process and deadline not yet checked.