Heroes Against Hunger 5K 2026

Heroes Against Hunger 5K is a 5K run/walk at Two Rivers Park in Little Rock, held at the start of National PA Week. The KRT Fellowship for UAMS Physician Assistant Students organizes it with promotion support from the Arkansas Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association, and the race raises money for the Arkansas Food Bank Food for Kids Program. It is built for runners and walkers, with about 200 participants expected, and the superhero theme is literal: people are invited to dress as their favorite superhero. The current race uses Two Rivers Park, while the first edition followed a route around the UAMS campus and started on Jack Stephens Drive. The event began with UAMS physician assistant students, and it also helps draw attention to the physician assistant profession in Arkansas. Its fundraising target is concrete: the Food for Kids Program sends backpacks of food home with students, and the organizers say every dollar provides food for five children. Since the first race, the series has raised more than $96,000 for child hunger programs in Arkansas.