Mena Run For Your Life 5k Run & Fun Run

Mena Run For Your Life 5k Run & Fun Run runs in Mena, Arkansas, on October 31, 2026. The timed 5K covers 3.1 miles and starts at 9:00 a.m., a single wave on a Halloween morning that leaves the rest of the day free.

For a race this short, the last week counts for more than any other. Keep your mileage light, run a few strides two days out to stay sharp, and avoid the temptation to test your fitness the week before. On the morning itself, warm up for ten to fifteen minutes and finish that jog close to the start, because a 5K is already at full effort within ninety seconds and there is no room to ease into it. Then run the first mile with restraint and the last with none.