Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic 5k Run/Walk
About this race
The Annual Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic benefitting the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame & Museum will take place on Friday, July 4, 2025! This annual event is one of the largest fundraisers for the Museum each year and helps keep the doors open to visitors locally and all across the world to achieve our mission of preserving, protecting and promote Mississippi's rich sports heritage for this and future generations. Race day events will include a competitive 5k Run, 5k Walk, and a One Mile Fun Run.
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Running
2026 Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic 5k RUN
2026 One Mile Fun Run
Walking
2026 Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic 5k WALK
Typical race-day weather
Based on 11 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Jackson, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:59 AM and sets at 8:11 PM local time (CDT) in Jackson on July 4, 2026 — 14h 12m of daylight.
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2026 results — Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic 5k Run/Walk
1,544 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 2026 Farm Bureau Watermelon Classic 5k RUN
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BarnHardt, Jonah | 16:47 | 5:23 /mi |
| 2 | Hodson, Gabriel | 16:59 | 5:27 /mi |
| 3 | Simmons, Matthew | 17:02 | 5:28 /mi |
| 4 | McElwain, Gabe | 17:09 | 5:30 /mi |
| 5 | Calhoun, Larrson | 17:10 | 5:31 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
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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, 14 Jackson events
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