Watermelon Run
About this race
NEW THIS YEAR - USATF Certified Courses
The Watermelon Run is an event at the Lawrence Ox Roast, on Labor Day weekend. We offer 5, 10, and 15K road courses with medals awarded to the top 3 per age group, for both genders, in each event. Trophies are awarded to the finalists in each race for both genders.
Sign in and Bib pick up will start the morning of the race at 7AM at the Van Buren Conference Center.
Van Buren Conference Center
490 S Paw Paw St,
Lawrence, MI 49064
Giveaway T-Shirts are only available for the registrants who registered during the giveaway period. I apologize for any inconvenience.
After Race
We will be serving fresh watermelon and registration includes pancake and sausage breakfast at the Lawrence Fire Dept. Only one ticket per registration is included for breakfast, but all are welcome to join.
The cost of additional breakfast tickets is by donation.
Fire Department Address:
205 N Paw Paw St
Lawrence MI 49064
USATF Course Information: 5K Course 10K Course 15K Course
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Running
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Typical race-day weather
Based on 9 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Lawrence, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 7:14 AM and sets at 8:11 PM local time (EDT) in Lawrence on September 5, 2026 — 12h 57m of daylight.
Course
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2026 results — Watermelon Run
223 finishers across 3 distances · leading places in the 5K
| Place | Name | Time | Pace |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan Saylor | 16:08 | 5:12 /mi |
| 2 | Marissa Lenger | 17:42 | 5:43 /mi |
| 3 | Steven Johnson | 19:25 | 6:16 /mi |
| 4 | Josais Robles | 19:26 | 6:16 /mi |
| 5 | Grace Wickler | 19:35 | 6:19 /mi |
Every finisher is on the results page, filterable by distance, gender and age group.
All results by year
Other races near Lawrence
Different organizers, within 40 miles, in the next three months
5k Pink Run
Paw Paw Rotary 5K Santa Run
Dowagiac All Trail Turkey Trot
Club Championship Series Awards Dinner
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 Lawrence event
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