University Recreation, Alumni Association to Host Annual Running of the Hogs Campus Race

University Recreation, Alumni Association to Host Annual Running of the Hogs Campus Race
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University Recreation and the Arkansas Alumni Association will host the second annual Running of the Hogs race on Saturday, April 27. The race will include both a 5k and a 10k option. The route will run throughout the U of A campus, and will begin and end at Leroy Pond Drive.

5K Race
Registration cost for the 5k will be $18 for adult Arkansas Alumni members and $20 for non-members. The U of A student cost is $8 for Student Alumni Members and $10 for non-members.

10k Race
Registration cost for the 10k is $23 for adult Arkansas Alumni members and $25 for non-members. The U of A student cost is $13 for Student Alumni members and $15 for non-members.

All children 12 and under can register for the races free of charge with a participating adult.

Check-in and day of registration for the race will begin at 7:45 a.m. The 5k race begins at 9 a.m. and the 10k race begins at 9:15 a.m. Participants who register by April 23 are eligible for early packet pick-up from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, April 24-26, at the Arkansas Alumni Association located at 491 N. Razorback Road.

Sign up for Running of the Hogs and have the chance to win medals, prizes, and receive a participation swag bag!

Participants can register online at arkansasalumni.org/roth5k.

Those who are interested in volunteering on race day can contact Nathan Lonngren nlonngre@uark.edu

 

Contacts

Avery Rotenberry, graduate assistant
University Recreation
479-575-4646, karotenb@uark.edu

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