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2009 Little Rock Marathon - March 15, 2009

Registration Up 85%

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Welcome To Little Rock!

 Hotels

The Peabody-Little Rock SOLD OUT!
HOST HOTEL (connected to Expo)
Three Statehouse Plaza
Little Rock, AR 72201
800-732-2639 (select option #3 for LR)
501-906-4000
Group Code - 699910/Little Rock Marathon

  • $118 Single/Double + Reserve (deadline February 8, 2008)
  • Late checkout is available at 2:30 pm but MUST be requested no later than Noon Saturday, March 1, 2008
  • Special marathoner breakfast available race morning
  • 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:

In order to book the Peabody Little Rock online, The Little Rock Marathon has the Group Number 699910. Click on www.PeabodyLittleRock.com website and then click "Reservations." On the first reservations screen type the Group number 699910 into the Group Number box under Group Reservations and then click "Submit." From there, everything is pretty self expanatory.

Comfort Inn & Suites SOLD OUT!
707 I-30
Little Rock, AR 72202
501-687-7700 
Group Code - Little Rock Marathon

  • $76 Standard
  • $86 Suite
  • Hotel's guestrooms rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes of 11.5% per room per night.
  • Walking distance of start/finish area and Health and Fitness Expo
  • Complimentary continential breakfast here too

Courtyard by Marriott Downtown
521 President Clinton Ave
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-975-9800

► Rooms available in this order: Friday, Saturday and Sunday or Saturday
    and Sunday. No single nights available left.
► Rate: $159.00 per night
► Hotel's guestrooms rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes 
    of 11.5% per room per night.
► 10 steps from the Start line and Walking distance to the finish line
► Start line is at President Clinton and Sherman St.

 

Holiday Inn Presidential- SOLD OUT!
600 I- 30
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-375-2100

► Rooms available! 
► $139 Single/Double
► Hotel's guestrooms rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes of
    11.5% per room per night.
► 3 blocks from the Start line and Walking distance to the finish line and walking distance to the Health and Fitness Expo
► Start line is at President Clinton and Sherman St. 

Doubletree Hotel- Rooms available
424 West Markham
Little Rock, AR 72201
501-372-4371

► Rooms available!
► $ 109 Singl/Double, $119 Triple, $129 Quadruple
► Hotel's guestrooms rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes of
11.5% per room per night.
► 5 blocks from the Start line and Walking distance to the finish
► Start line is at President Clinton and Sherman St.
► Walking distance to Health and Fitness Expo


 Wyndham Riverfront - Rooms available
#2 Riverfront Drive
North Little Rock, AR 72114
1-866-657-4458 or local 501-371-9000

► Rooms available!
► $ 104 Single/Double occupancy and $10 for each additional person
► Hotel's guestrooms rates are subject to applicable state and local taxes of
11.5% per room per night.
► 5 blocks from the Start line and Walking distance to the finish- just walk over the Main St. Bridge and turn right for expo and left for start/finish.
► Start line is at President Clinton and Sherman St.
► Walking distance to Health and Fitness Expo

 More hotel selections available at www.littlerock.com

Hotel shuttles will NOT be necessary for our 2008 race. The Peabody Little Rock, Comfort Inn, Courtyard by Marriott and Holiday Inn Presidential are within walking distance of the start/finish area.

Area Information

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www.ArkansasTravel.com
www.ArkansasKids.com

To see the city, visit www.littlerocktours.com

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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