Howell Melon Run
About this race
Howell Recreation and presenting sponsor ChemTrend proudly present the 49th Annual Howell Melon Run (we welcome runners, walkers, and those racing in wheelchairs and other assistive devices) on August 14, 2026. Events begin at 6 PM in beautiful downtown Howell.
This year's race will feature classic events for the whole family, such as the Melon Roll, The One in a Melon Mile, The Mascot Dash, and the fan favorite Howell Melon Run 5k
Packet Pickup:
Early packet pick-up will be on August 11th - 13th at the Benneett Recreation Center 925 W Grand River Ave. Howell MI 48843. We ask that you try to pick up your items in advance if possible but packets will be available on-site for race day starting at 4:30 pm. We will send out a reminder email with details when it gets closer.
100% of the net proceeds go to providing community programs for the Howell area.
Registrations on or before 7/27/26 are guaranteed a short-sleeved shirt. Registrations after that date will not receive a shirt. Any leftover shirts will be available for purchase starting one week after the race is complete for $20 each.
Results:
Your accurate chip time and current overall and age group place will be texted to your phone and live on this site.
Awards
Overall Male & Female
Masters Male & Female
Finisher Medals will be given as well
The race will be chipped timed by the Michigan Running Foundation.
Pick your distance
Running
One in a Melon Mile
Howell Melon 5k Run
Melon Mile & 5k
Sign up for this event if you are running both the One in Melon Mile and Melon 5k.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 12 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Howell, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:41 AM and sets at 8:39 PM local time (EDT) in Howell on August 14, 2026 — 13h 57m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Howell Melon Run
834 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the One in a Melon Mile
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. Sherman | 6:26 | 6:26 /mi |
| 2 | W. Jerome | 6:35 | 6:35 /mi |
| 3 | C. L | 6:53 | 6:53 /mi |
| 4 | G. Daavettila | 6:54 | 6:54 /mi |
| 5 | Jake Scott | 6:58 | 6:58 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Howell
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Howell 5K Races 6 races
- Howell Running Calendar 2026 8 races
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, 9 Howell events
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