Melon Dash 5K
About this race
BENEFICIARY
This race will support the Cave City High School Cross Country and Track and Field Teams. The teams will be hosting this year's Melon Dash 5K Run.
LOCATION
The race starts and finishes at the Cave City Park.
COURSE MAP
Same Course since 2023! Check the Link here to view the course: 2023 Race Map
ENTRY FEES
$25 race fee includes race entry, T-shirt (for racers registered by July 15 after which they will be first come; first serve until gone),a slice of Cave City watermelon, and a ticket to the Kiwani's pancake breakfast. Race day registration will begin at 6:00 AM. Make checks payable to: Cave City Cross Country. $30 Day of Race Registration is available (Cash or Check ONLY for day race registration).
T-SHIRTS
All runners pre-registered by JULY 15 will receive a T-shirt. After July 15 T-shirts will be handed out until they run out on a first come, first serve at the registration tent for anyone who signs up after July 16th or on the day of the race.. Sizes: Youth M and L and Adult S, M, L, XL, XXL. If you ARE NOT registered by JULY 15 there is NO GUARANTEE you will receive a shirt.
WEATHER POLICY
In the event of rain we will run the race. We will delay the start of the race if there is lightning in the area (30 minutes until lightning subsides) if the delays go past 8am we will have to cancel the race. In the event of a race cancelation due to weather there will be no refunds! This is a fundraiser so we cannot issue refunds. We will try and save race cancelation as a last resort if possible. The race will not be postponed to a different week as it is tied to the watermelon festival.
TIMING
Race will be timed by Stearns Race Timing out of Jonesboro - http://www.stearnsracetiming.com/results.html
MORE INFORMATION
Please contact Brandon Haling (870) 291-5170 or brandon.haling@cavecity.ncsc.k12.ar.us
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Running
Melon Dash 5k
Typical race-day weather
Based on 7 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Cave City, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:08 AM and sets at 8:16 PM local time (CDT) in Cave City on July 25, 2026 — 14h 08m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
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2026 results — Melon Dash 5K
Melon Dash 5k · 243 finishers
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Augilar | 17:57 | 5:48 /mi |
| 2 | Knox Weisbrod | 18:02 | 5:49 /mi |
| 3 | Malachi Cannon | 20:41 | 6:41 /mi |
| 4 | Omar Medina | 20:47 | 6:43 /mi |
| 5 | Keegan Springfield | 20:55 | 6:45 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
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Takin' Cara Business Memorial Run 5K & 10K
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🏃 Plan Your Next Race in Cave City
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- Cave City 5K Races 2 races
- Cave City Running Calendar 2026 3 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, 3 Cave City events
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