National Watermelon Day Run
About this race
National Watermelon Day Run 🍉🏃♀️
Celebrate summer’s sweetest day with a refreshing run or walk at the National Watermelon Day Run! Whether you’re here to race, stroll, or just enjoy a slice of fun, this event is the perfect way to beat the heat and celebrate all things watermelon.
Event Highlights:
- Distance Options: 5K, 10K, or Half Marathon—something for every level of runner or walker.
- Post-Race Watermelon: Cool off and refresh with juicy, ice-cold watermelon slices at the finish line.
- Scenic Course: Enjoy a beautiful, shaded trail that keeps you close to nature.
- Family-Friendly Fun: Bring the whole crew for a day of running, walking, and watermelon-filled memories.
Whether you’re a competitive runner or just in it for the watermelon, this fun-filled event will leave you smiling, satisfied, and a little sticky. Join us for the National Watermelon Day Run—a sweet way to celebrate summer! 🍉🎉
Pick your distance
Running
Half Marathon
Half Marathon - Early Start
10K
5K Run
5K Ruck
10K Ruck
Kiddos 1K
Walking
5K Walk
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Hartford, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 5:43 AM and sets at 8:15 PM local time (CDT) in Hartford on August 1, 2026 — 14h 31m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — National Watermelon Day Run
339 finishers across 6 distances · leading places in the Half Marathon
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nolan Baumhardt | 1:31:45 | 7:00 /mi |
| 2 | Dave Hamel | 1:45:08 | 8:02 /mi |
| 3 | Cole Flegel | 1:47:18 | 8:11 /mi |
| 4 | Will Stelpflug | 2:01:18 | 9:16 /mi |
| 5 | Jack Stelpflug | 2:01:19 | 9:16 /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 Hartford
Find upcoming events by distance:
- Hartford 5K Races 3 races
- Hartford 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 Hartford events
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