TGRC's Holiday Hustle

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Date 19 Dec, 2026
Races 3 distances
Entry fee $20.00
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TGRC's Holiday Hustle

About the event

Race hosted by True Grit Running Company

  • First 1 Hour Track Race in Fort Smith
  • Run on a standard 400 meter track as many times as you can in 1 hour
  • Two separate heats to decrease track congestion
  • Brooks shoe demo (one free shoe will be raffled away)
  • Family Friendly
  • Free Gel Samples and aid station every quarter mile
  • Raffle Prizes with entry into raffle upon registration 
  • Restrooms Available
  • Holiday Hustle T-Shirt
  • Race Day Registration

The Holiday Hustle is an event held by True Grit Running Company every year and for the first time we are turning the event into a 1 Hour Track Run. The 1 Hour Track run will be held at Southside Track, December 19th 10:00A.M. - 1:00P.M. The run will be divided into 2 heats, sub 9 minute mile pace and over 9 minute pace. The faster heat will start first at 10 followed by a 30 minute intermission where kids games and races will be held. The next heat of the 1 hour run will start at 11:30-12:30. 

Kids Reindeer Dash - Free for kids 3-12 with medals for every kid.
Santa Claus Candy Chase - Chase Santa Claus around the Football Field. Every time Santa is tagged he throws Candy in the air!

Awards will be given to top male and female to complete most laps in the hour. (Brooks Demo Shoe Prize)
Raffle Prizes with entry into raffle upon registration. Raffle Winner will be announced before start of 2nd heat at 11:30a.m. You must be present to win. 

Races offered

19Dec

TGRC's Holiday Hustle Sub 9 Minute Mile Pace

Running

Distance
0.15 Hours
Start time
10:00
Entry fee
$20.00
19Dec

Kids Events

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
11:00
Entry fee
$0.00
19Dec

TGRC's Holiday Hustle 9 Minute Pace and above

Running

Distance
0.15 Hours
Start time
11:30
Entry fee
$20.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for December in Fort Smith.

Temperature3.2° / 12.9°
Feels like-0.4° / 10.0°
Sunshine hours6h 40m
Rainfall2.2 mm
Snowfall—
Wind10.0 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity73.8%
Max UV indexLow (2.0)
Sweat lossLow
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise07:18
Sunset17:07

About Fort Smith

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Fort Smith is the third-most populous city in Arkansas, United States, and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 89,142. It is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents that encompasses the Arkansas counties of Crawford, Franklin, and Sebastian, and the Oklahoma counties of LeFlore and Sequoyah.

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