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31st Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series | Lakeland, FL

June 13 - August 8, 2026
Lake Hollingsworth
Lakeland, FL 33803 US

Course Setup

The course team assembles at 4:00 am in the parking lot at Lake Hollingsworth. 

ROUND ONE - Drive around lake clockwise 
1.    Drop Mile 1 Marker + 3 MIDFLORIDA yard signs ~ Hibriten Way
2.    Drop 30 cones in 8 sets of 3 + 2 red flags + 1 Merge sign on the sidewalk between Belmar to Success
3.    Drop 1st Road Not Closed sign at Melton on top of manhole cover by #14 Lake Hollingsworth Dr
4.    Drop 5 cones + 2 race directional signs at tree at Mississippi (to make them go around tree)
5.    Drop one cone & red flag on the other side of the tree at Mississippi for the volunteer
6.    Drop 2nd Road Not Closed sign on top of manhole cover across from the drop off lot for FSC dorms.
7.    Drop one cone & red flag on the on top of the manhole cover at the Ingraham intersection 
8.    Drop 3rd Road Not Closed sign at the crosswalk after the roundabout
9.    Drop Water Stop supplies + 3 MIDFLORIDA yard signs past roundabout at Euclid
10.  Drop Mile 2 Marker + 3 MIDFLORIDA yard signs + one cone & red flag for volunteer ~ Clearview
11.  Place LRC Cheer yard signs along path from mile 2 to Jonila (~ 3/4 of a mile, one sign every 165 ft).
12.  Drop Mile 3 Marker ~ Water Fountain at parking lot

ROUND TWO - Drive around lake counter clockwise
1.  Drop & set cones every 10’  from end of barricades (~ Derbyshire) to Brandon
2.  Place remaining MIDFLORIDA yard signs along path leading to exit onto the street
3.  Drop 25 Cones + race directional signs at light pole at Brandon to build chute to direct runners from path to street 
4.  Drop 3 cones + green START signs along lake path (water fountain, after portalets, exiting “woods”)
5.  Use cones to reserve space for Penske truck and National Anthem singer on Jonila
6.  Drop all START equipment - American flag, corral flags, PA system, start line tool bag, Road Closed + bone to close bike lane at Nevada
7.  Drop  2 cones and cone extender along all hill streets. At Coventry, also drop a set of cones and cone extender at the Country Club parking lot entrance/exit.

PARK on JONILA 
1. Set up transition chute in the grass from path back onto Lake Hollingsworth Dr across from Brandon Dr
 
6:30 AM 
1. Run stringer to create funnel with cones from Brandon to end of property with fence/Crape Myrtles.  
2. Add safety flagging tape to funnel
 
7:10 AM 
1. Reset cones in funnel at Brandon to direct runners to finish
2. Teardown Start
3. Pick Up cones, cone extenders, mile markers, all signs along lake path
4. Pick up water stop 

8: 15 AM
1.  Pick up cones from Brandon to Derbyshire behind final finisher
2.  Throw all water stop trash away in dumpster

KEY COURSE POINTS

START is on Lake Hollingsworth Dr facing southwest.  Point is at LP 1000797 near the intersection with Jonila Ave.
FINISH is on Lake Hollingsworth Dr facing northwest.  Point is 51’ east of LP1000374.
MILE 1 is on Lake Hollingsworth Dr facing north.  Point is aligned with LP1000970 on the west side of Lake Hollingsworth Dr near Hibriten Way.
MILE 2 is on the Lake Hollingsworth running path facing southwest 18’-6” northwest of  LP LE175754 near Clearview Ave.
MILE 3 is on Lake Hollingsworth Dr facing southwest.  Point is 30’  west of LP1000806, near the drinking fountains.

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