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Cantaloupe 5k
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Cantaloupe 5k

Norlina, North Carolina, United States View on map
Jul 11, 2026 (America/New_York local time)
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About this race

Join us for the 12th running of this summer-time classic.  The rural and flat 5k route, a USAT&F certified course, starts and ends near the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Department.    

Late Registration and Packet Pick-up:  Runners who want to pick up their race packet on Friday evening, can do so at the race site.  RD Tommy Tucker will be at the community building and will have t-shirts and bib numbers available from 5 to 7 this evening.  Race-day registration and packet pickup will be Saturday morning beginning at 6:00 a.m.

Please make sure you register by July 1st to guarantee your t-shirt!  

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Running

5k

Jul 11, 2026 5K 7:00 AM
$35.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Norlina, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 22.7° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 32.3°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 22.7° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 42.9°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.2
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.0mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
74.8%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 11, 2026 (EDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 11, 2026 (EDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 28m

The sun rises at 6:04 AM and sets at 8:32 PM local time (EDT) in Norlina on July 11, 2026 — 14h 28m of daylight.

Course

No course map published yet.

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2026 results — Cantaloupe 5k

5k · 99 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 Cantaloupe 5k
Place Name Time Pace
1 Kody Kerr 18:08 5:51 /mi
2 Nik Lord 18:27 5:57 /mi
3 Avery Boone 18:51 6:05 /mi
4 Jefferson Suarez 20:11 6:31 /mi
5 Dillon Britt 20:15 6:32 /mi

Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.

All results by year

2026 edition View Results
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2021 edition View Results
2020 edition View Results
2019 edition View Results
2018 edition View Results

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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.

  • Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
  • Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
  • Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
  • Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Norlina event

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