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4th Bonnet Springs Park 5k | Lakeland, FL

Sat., Mar 28, 2026 • 7:30 AM • Bonnet Springs • Lakeland, FL
Lakeland, FL 33815 US

Water Stop

The Bonnet Springs Park 5k water stop is located due north of the Family Lawn on the Circulator path.  It is approximately at the halfway point of the 5k. 

The following equipment will be ready for setup:
• three-6' tables
• four 5 gallons water coolers
• pitchers
• paper cups,
• trashcans
• trashbags
• rakes and scoop shovels
• a feather flag - the flag has a X-base and weight to secure it


• Runners will usually take water from the first table, so put more volunteers at the first table to hand out water. When that table is empty break it down and move the team to the second table.  

• Set the tables far enough apart to give runners room to leave the running path, grab a cup, and reenter minimizing interference with other runners. 

• Cups should be filled 1/3 full (~ 3 oz or one swallow).  This will help runners grab a cup without spilling.  Work in teams of two or three to fill and then move cups forward on the tables as runners pass by.

• You should anticipate the first runner by 7:40 AM and you can tear-down after the sweeper who should be carrying balloons passes by.  Please clean up all the trash and then put everything in a neat stack for the setup team to pick up.

• Runners will be released onto the course by estimated finish time. Bib numbers are corrals are assigned chronologically based on that time, so you will have some sense of where in the pack runners are based on their corral or bib number. 

• Expect that the runners in the higher numbered corrals will take more water than the earlier corrals.

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