Candy Cane Course - Little Rock

Candy Cane Course - Little Rock is a festive holiday race in North Little Rock, Arkansas on December 12, 2026, with distances for every age. Everything starts at 9:00 a.m.: a 15K (9.3 miles), a 10K, a 5K, a one-mile run, and an untimed Kids Dash. Your entry covers a personalized bib, a branded tee and a finisher medal, with timing and live results, free race photos and treats at the finish line. Youth pricing is available, kids get their own medals and shirts in the untimed children's event, and a virtual option is offered for anyone who can't make it to North Little Rock that morning.

These are road distances, which makes the day easy to slot into a winter plan. Runners using the 10K as a fitness check will get a clean read on where they stand, and the 15K rewards anyone who has kept a weekly long run going through the fall. The 5K works as a hard, short effort you can recover from in a couple of days. Whichever you choose, four to eight weeks of steady mileage with one quality session per week is the sensible way in.