Little Rock Marathon

On 9/21/2021, Brandy Dixon, an assistant with the "Little Rock Marathon" spoke to the Magnolia Rotary Club membership via Zoom. Pictured above is Brandy Dixon with the Broadway Bridge (in Little Rock Arkansas) in the background.

 

Brandy told everyone that she works for the "Little Rock Marathon" organization and that the mission of the Little Rock Marathon is to provide a premier event open to athletes of all abilities, while promoting a healthy lifestyle through running and walking and raising money for Little Rock Parks & Recreation. The Little Rock Marathon is  a division of Little Rock Parks & Recreation. Considered an enterprise fund, the Little Rock Marathon is a self-supporting government fund that does not derive funds from the City of Little Rock nor its tax revenues. Since it's inception in 2003, an estimated $1,246,112.29 has been donated to Little Rock Parks & Recreation for both new parks as well as maintenance of existing parks in Little Rock Arkansas.

 

Brandy pointed out that one of their upcoming projects is to build an all inclusive playground for kids with disabilities. Brandy then provided the following dates of upcoming race events:

Brandy also told everyone that the events have a "Little Rockers" Kid's Marathon for those not old enough to run in the marathons. Brandy then presented some demographic date on the participants who run in the marathon (see graph below):

 

 

The graph indicates that runners come from all over the United States come to participate and that most of the runners are in the 35-49 age group and that the highest 5 states (behind Arkansas) that send participants are:

Brandy pointed out that her organization also sends out training schedules and the organization provides some of the biggest and colorful medals for participants who earn them. Brandy also spoke about two other events held by her organization:

For more information about the Little Rock Marathon, please visit their website at: http://littlerockmarathon.com/.