Little Rock Marathon - Hotels / Area Information

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The Peabody Little Rock - Host Hotel-
Three Statehouse Plaza (connected to Expo and home of the Pasta Party sponsored by Peabody Little Rock)
Little Rock, AR 72201
800-732-2639 (^{_{select option #3 for LR) - Guest Room Reservations}}501-906-4000 Hotel Main Number
Group Code - 949036
$129 Single/Double Two night stay required

A deposit equal to one night's room rate will be immediately charged to your credit card to secure you room. This charge will be refundable if cancellation received 7 days prior to arrival.

Late checkout is available until 2:30pm on Sunday but MUST be requested at check in
Special marathoner breakfast items available for sale race morning beginning at 4:40am
Walking distance of start/finish area and Health and Fitness Expo
All guestrooms rates are subject to a facilities charge (currently 4%), assessments, and applicable taxes (11.5%). All are subject to change without notice.
Online reservation details: Visit www.PeabodyLittleRock.com website, click "Reservations." On the first reservations screen type the Group number 949036 into the Group Number box under Group Reservations and then click "Submit." From there, everything is pretty self explanatory.

More hotel selections available at www.littlerock.com
The Peabody Little Rock, Comfort Inn, Courtyard by Marriott, Doubletree, LaQuinta Inn, Holiday Inn Presidential and the Hampton Inn are within walking distance of the start/finish area otherwise known as the River Market District.

Area Information
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Geographical Location

Little Rock, the capital city of Arkansas, is located near the center of the state at the junction of Interstate Highways 30 & 40, and on the south bank of the Arkansas River. Also located near the geographical center of the United States, Little Rock and Arkansas are in the center of what is commonly referred to as the Sunbelt.

Current Population

184,564 in the Little Rock city limits; 643, 272 in the Greater Little Rock Metropolitan area.

Average Temperature

Summer (July) 81.4 degrees; Winter (January) 39.5 degrees; annual average is 61.7 degrees.

March's average high temperature is 64 degrees and 43 degrees for the average low.

Altitude

286 feet above sea level; residential area between 300 and 630 feet above sea level.

Area

Little Rock: 105.4 square miles; North Little Rock: 37.30 square miles; Pulaski County: 781.0 square miles.

Average Rain Fall

48.52 inches. Average snowfall: 5.2 inches.

Flying in?

Little Rock National Airport is the 74th largest of 439 commercial service airports in the United States and is the sixth largest small hub facility in the nation. The airport is served by the following airlines: American/American Eagle, Continental Express, Delta, Mesa, Northwest, Southwest, TWA and USAir Express.

Distances by highway to other cities:

City Mileage

Atlanta 523

Branson 201

Chicago 640

Dallas 307

Eureka Springs 178

Fort Smith 154

Hot Springs 54

Houston 443

Kansas City 405

Louisville 522

Memphis 139

Nashville 360

New Orleans 437

Oklahoma City 348

St. Louis 360

Shreveport 215

Tulsa 288

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RV PARK:

Downtown Riverside RV Park
Contact: Shiela Bullerwell 501-340-5312
rvparkriversidenlr@northlittlerock.ar.gov