
East End Sizzler 10K/5K is a running race on September 19, 2026 in East End, AR, with entry fees from $30 to $40.
From the Organizer
The 17th Annual East End Sizzler “Stride to End Childhood Cancer” is a 5K and 10K in held in the small community of East End, AR put on by the Little Rock South Lions Club.
Registration for the race will begin at 7:00 am and ends 10 minutes before the race starts.
The 5K and 10K will both begin at 8:00 am.
This will be a chip-timed race.
There is a Course time Limit of 2 hours.
We are awarding the top 3 males and females in each age category: 19 and under , 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. This will be for both the 5K and the 10K.
T-shirt Deadline: September 5, 2026. We will do our best to get everyone a shirt in their size if you register after the deadline! Shirts will be given out first-come, first-serve until we run out.
In 2026 with your help, we supported the Ronald McDonald House to purchase items (snacks) for were families stay when children are in the hospital as well as donate to The Brooklyn Project Foundation. The Brooklyn Project Foundation is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, committed to furthering research and clinical trials for childhood cancer patients in the state of Arkansas. They provide funding to the Innovative Therapies Program of the Hematology/Oncology department at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. This program fuels advances in prevention, treatment, and survivorship so that Arkansas’s childhood cancer patients do not have to leave the state during the most critical time in their treatment.
Proceeds to benefit Childhood Cancer
Events
Weather
It's too far out for a forecast, so here's what weather on this date is normally like in the area. A race day forecast will replace this as race week approaches.
Typical High
84°
Typical Low
62°
Chance of Rain
23%
Based on US Climate Normals data from Little Rock Ap Adams Fld, 12 mi from the venue.
Host City
Nearest Airport
LIT
Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field · 13 mi
Major Hub
MEM
Memphis International Airport · 137 mi
Time Zone
Central Time
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East End Sizzler 10K/5K
Sep 19, 2026