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The Dam Melon Run 5K
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The Dam Melon Run 5K

Saline, Louisiana, United States View on map
Jul 11, 2026 (America/Chicago local time)
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About this race

We will be holding the race Saturday July 11, 2026for the Watermelon Festival. All proceeds benefit the Storehouse of Saline Food Pantry. Sign ups will begin at 6:30 a.m. the day of the race at Saline High School. Race will begin at 7:00 a.m. across the street at Magnolia Baptist Church.

Awards & Age Groups: Awards will take place immediately following the race. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be awarded in the following age groups: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. We will have a special award for male/female overall winner,  Master (40-49), Grand Master (50-59), Senior Master (60-69), and Legend (70+). 

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Running

The Dam Melon Run

Awards & Age Groups: Awards will take place immediately following the race. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be awarded in the following age groups: 0-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70+. We will have a special award for male/female overall winner, Master (40-49), Grand Master (50-59), Senior Master (60-69), and Legend (70+).

Jul 11, 2026 5K 7:00 AM
$20.00
Closed

Typical race-day weather

Based on 3 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Saline, plus the 3 days either side.

Temp (°C)
Minimum temperature (race-week average) 24.0° / Maximum temperature (race-week average) 32.5°
Feels Like (°C)
Minimum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 24.0° / Maximum feels like — heat index / wind chill (race-week average) 47.3°
Peak wind (km/h)
Strongest wind of the day (race-week average)
14.7
Precip (mm)
Precipitation over the day (race-week average)
5.9mm
Humidity
Mean relative humidity (race-week average)
82.7%
Sunrise
Sunrise at the start line on July 11, 2026 (CDT)
Sunset
Sunset at the start line on July 11, 2026 (CDT)
Daylight
Hours between sunrise and sunset on race day
14h 06m

The sun rises at 6:14 AM and sets at 8:20 PM local time (CDT) in Saline on July 11, 2026 — 14h 06m of daylight.

Course

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2026 results — The Dam Melon Run 5K

The Dam Melon Run, Overall Results · 66 finishers

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Leading finishers of the 2026 The Dam Melon Run 5K
Place Name Time Pace
1 Adrian Orellana 19:12 6:11 /mi
2 Nathan Vogel 19:25 6:15 /mi
3 Josiah Ramsey 20:04 6:28 /mi
4 Carsyn Grigsby 20:33 6:37 /mi
5 Carson Savana 20:40 6:39 /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 Saline event

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