Rush Springs Watermelon Festival Watermelon 5k/10k
About this race
Please join us 8/08/2026 for the Rush Springs Watermelon Festival 5k Watermelon Run.
For questions or comments contact the race director at: jburch@rushsprings.k12.ok.us
Register Online or Send Checks to:
Jennifer Burch, 4449 County Street 2830,
Rush Springs, OK 73082
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Rush Springs Watermelon Festival 5k Watermelon Run
This race helps to support our Rush Springs track and cross country program as well as provide funds in our efforts to rebuild our track. Your support of our race helps to get us closer to seeing this become a reality as well as providing funds to support our programs. With your paid registration you will receive a T-shirt or Tank Top and a participation medal. Awards are given also to top three in each age group and male and female. The race is the kickoff to our annual Watermelon Festival. We are expecting it to be one of the best years. After the race and awards stay around to enjoy the festival, which includes, a large carnival, incredible arts and crafts booths, food booths, live entertainment and of course WATERMELON!!!
Rush Springs Watermelon Festival 10k Watermelon Run
This race helps to support our Rush Springs track and cross country program as well as provide funds in our efforts to rebuild our track. Your support of our race helps to get us closer to seeing this become a reality as well as providing funds to support our programs. With your paid registration you will receive a T-shirt or Tank Top and a participation medal. Awards are given also to top three in each age group and male and female. The race is the kickoff to our annual Watermelon Festival. We are expecting it to be one of the best years. After the race and awards stay around to enjoy the festival, which includes, a large carnival, incredible arts and crafts booths, food booths, live entertainment and of course WATERMELON!!!
JH and HS XC Team Runners
This race helps to support our Rush Springs track and cross country program as well as provide funds in our efforts to rebuild our track. Your support of our race helps to get us closer to seeing this become a reality as well as providing funds to support our programs. With your paid registration you will receive a T-shirt or Tank Top and a participation medal. Awards are given also to top three in each age group and male and female. The race is the kickoff to our annual Watermelon Festival. We are expecting it to be one of the best years. After the race and awards stay around to enjoy the festival, which includes, a large carnival, incredible arts and crafts booths, food booths, live entertainment and of course WATERMELON!!!
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Rush Springs, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:47 AM and sets at 8:27 PM local time (CDT) in Rush Springs on August 8, 2026 — 13h 40m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Rush Springs Watermelon Festival Watermelon 5k/10k
321 finishers across 2 distances · leading places in the Rush Springs Watermelon Festival 10k Watermelon Run, Overall Results
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Braden Sweet | 42:08 | 6:47 /mi |
| 2 | Clement Hall | 42:23 | 6:49 /mi |
| 3 | Shawn Slawson | 42:41 | 6:52 /mi |
| 4 | Peter Studebaker | 43:55 | 7:04 /mi |
| 5 | Anthony Robertson | 44:40 | 7:11 /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, 1 Rush Springs event
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