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2026 Arkansas High Country Race
2026 Arkansas High Country Race Tracking, Updates, Results
The 2026 Arkansas High Country Race will challenge riders with one of two routes: the 240-mile Northwest Loop or the full 1,020-mile route. Follow along on the map and find ongoing coverage below.
- Bentonville, Arkansas
- October 3rd, 6:30 a.m.
- 1,621 KM (1,007 MI)
- 22,455 M (73,671 FT)
2026 Arkansas High Country Race Results
- 1st (Men’s/Full Loop) Ted King (4d:08h:58m)
- 2nd (Men’s/Full Loop) Bryan Dougherty (5d:19h:49m)
- 1st (Men’s/Northwest Loop) John Austin Whittington (14h:37m)
- 1st (Pairs/Northwest Loop) Aaron Messer and Richard Bergeron (16h:38m)
- 1st (Women’s/Northwest Loop) Morgan Chaffin (18h:52m)
- 1st (Singlespeed/Northwest Loop) Joe Fox (22h:14m)
Latest Updates
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10 days ago
4Michelle Roth Wins 2026 Arkansas High Country Race!
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12 days ago
Everything Ted King Packed For The Arkansas High Country
by Miles ArbourFresh off his win at the 2026 Arkansas High Country Race, Ted King put together a video overview of his bike and everything he packed for his record-setting ride. Watch it below.
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12 days ago
2Grit, Guts, and Heat: A Week of the 2026 Arkansas High Country Race
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14 days ago
2Ted King Wins 2026 Arkansas High Country Race and Sets New FKT
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15 days ago
3Replacement Phones and Fast Times at the 2026 Arkansas High Country Race
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17 days ago
Day 1 + 2 Update
by Aaron Arnzen + photos by Kai CaddyThe first two days in the High Country have been an exciting start to this year’s race. Finishers of the 240 mile Northwest Loop have continued to populate the downtown Bentonville finish line at all hours of the day, welcomed in with homemade pizzas and breakfast off the grill.
Zooming out to the Full ARHC race, Ted King remains in the overall lead. Riding in a clockwise direction, Ted first stopped for a sleep in the Witt Springs Community Center just over 200 miles in. Followed by another big push on day two, he clocked almost 430 miles before his second night’s sleep at a Maumelle hotel. Waking up early on this third morning of racing, he’s now rolled over the halfway mark and into Hot Springs at route mile 520 with several hundred miles of Ouachita Mountain riding ahead. Bryan Dougherty currently sits in second place, having an incredibly strong ride now over the 400-mile mark as he continues to inch himself towards Little Rock.
In the women’s race, Michelle Roth had maintained the lead from the start, currently over 330 miles into the route. Christie Tracy trails Michelle by thirty miles, followed by race veteran Katherine Anderson another eighteen miles back. Leigh Bowe, Scarlet Zeigler, & Adela Nochebuena still remain on course, making steady progress.
So far, Josh Kile, Chuck Thibault, and Bond Almand have all scratched.
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17 days ago
3Multiple Records at the 2026 Arkansas High Country Race Northwest Loop
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21 days ago
-2026 Arkansas High Country Race Preview + Who to Watch
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21 days ago
16Rigs of the 2026 Arkansas High Country Race
by Miles Arbour
