RunSignUp allows you to access your registration through your Profile. From there you can resend your confirmation email if you have misplaced it, or if you have not received it

Note: If you did not receive your confirmation make sure to check the spam folder in your email client.

You will always be able to resend the registration confirmation for any registrations associated with your Profile (including any sub-accounts of yours) by following these steps:

1. Sign In to RunSignUp
2. Go to your Profile
3. See your events under Upcoming Events
4. Click Resend Confirmation next to the registration that you would like to resend the confirmation email.
5. Check the email listed in your Profile for your registration confirmation

Refunds are only allowed during the 15-minute period following registration. 

If you are unable to participate, you can transfer your registration until 1 week prior to race day.

When you register for this event, you are making a non-refundable purchase decision. You may not give your entry to another individual outside of the authorized transfer process; doing so forfeits the race entry. 

Giving or selling your entry to someone outside of the transfer process creates inaccurate race results and can prevent registered and deserving individuals from being properly recognized in their age group, and creates a risk in the case of emergency when EMS is not able to identify the person by their race number.  

You can transfer your entry as a "Gift" to a different runner until the week before the race. You can initiate this process through your RSU profile. The new runner must complete the new transferred entry by one week prior to race day. 

Any payment arrangements are between you and the new runner.  

See I need to transfer my registration to another person. for detailed instructions.

You can update your shirt size or style through your RSU profile. This option is available until the shirt order is placed a few weeks prior to race day. See I need to update my giveaway response for detailed instructions.

Yes. You can update your estimated finish time through your RSU profile. This option is available until the bibs are assigned approximately two weeks prior to race day. See I need to update my question responses for detailed instructions.

Please update your RSU profile for future registrations, then goto your list of Upcoming Events and select Manage Registration under your Lakeland Runners Club event that you want to update.

Use the hamburger menu in the upper left or scroll down to the footer and choose Participant Info. 

Changes to your information will be downloaded on race day for timing. If you change your information after bibs are printed, the information on the bib may not match your updates. 

We use prior year's registrations and current registrations when we place our orders to project how many participants may register for the event and to determine the participant cap. Once the cap is met, we close registrations to ensure that our volunteers can produce a safe, enjoyable and high quality event, and that we have finisher medals for everyone. 

Race day registration will only be available if we have not met our participant cap.

The Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series is planned and executed by a team of volunteers. Online registration closes to give the volunteers time to complete all the adminstrative tasks that happen behind the scenes to have a safe, fun, and high quality event for everyone.

Once the participant cap for a race has been met, the club may choose to open a waitlist.

If the club determines that there is additional space in the event and there are sufficient finisher medals for all registrants, links to register are sent to that number of people from the list on a first-come, first-served basis and they are given a specific period of time to complete their registration.

Once that time limit is up, the system sends any remaining slots to the next person/people on the list until all slots are filled or the online registration window closes. Because the races are organized by volunteers, they need time to properly prepare for the event.

While there is not a strict time limit where you will be swept from the course, athletes need to be able to maintain a 20:00 min/mile pace so we can open the streets by 8:30 AM. If you need extra time please contact us at races@lakelandrunnersclub.org before you register.

We do not offer virtual entries.

As a non-profit, we want to build a strong local running community and bringing people together in person is important to our success.

Respect and Inclusion
The Lakeland Runners Club (LRC) respects the fundamental rights, dignity, and worth of all participants. We are committed to creating programs and activities where everyone belongs and is encouraged to participate. We expect all participants to treat one another with respect — including honoring privacy, showing kindness, patience, and compassion, and avoiding assumptions.

We believe that everyone, regardless of race, gender, or background, should be able to participate in activities that improve their well-being safely and without fear or discrimination. The LRC will not condone or participate in discriminatory behavior. If you experience a problem with another runner, volunteer, club member, vendor, or anyone else at an LRC event, please inform the club president.

Nonbinary Runners
You may select nonbinary as your gender during registration. At this time, participation in this division is not large enough to support a separate awards category. We will contact you to ask whether you prefer to be scored in the male division, female division, or opt out of scoring.

Impaired Athletes
The Summer Sunrise Watermelon 5k course is 95% paved. We strive to provide accessibility for athletes with physical, intellectual, or vision impairments. Please contact the race planning committee so we can determine how best to accommodate you and your guide (if needed) during the event. Currently, there is no separate award division for impaired athletes.

Anyone who wishes to remain anonymous in the published results can select that option in their RunSignUp profile.

Please contact the LRC race planning team using the Contact Us form (under the Questions menu) and include the following information.

• Company Name
• What percentage or $ amount of the entry that your company will pay for each member
• A unique code that team members must enter to join your team
• Your contact information (name and email)

Once we have this information, we will set up your corporate team and send you a link to manage your team.

The Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series is held at Lake Hollingsworth  in Lakeland, FL.

Early packet pick up will be held Friday before the race at the Cleveland Heights golf course clubhouse and on race day at the Lake Hollingsworth parking lot.

Friday from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM 
Cleveland Heights Golf Club - 2900 Buckingham Ave, Lakeland, FL 33803

Saturday from 5:45 AM to 6:30 AM
Lake Hollingsworth Lot - 920 Lake Hollingsworth Dr, Lakeland, FL 33803  

Friends or family can pick up your packet for you. We do not keep a record of who picks up the packet, so please confirm with each other to prevent confusion.

There is limited parking near Lake Hollingsworth! Allow extra time to find parking and walk to packet pick up if you wait until race day.

Bib numbers are assigned (typically 3-5 days before the race), you can look it up under the Registration List page.

You will also receive your bib number in your race instructions which are emailed 2 - 5 days prior to the race. Races that are sold out will send the race instructions earlier.

Yes, a friend or family member can pick up your packet for you. We do not keep a record of who picks up the packet, so please confirm with each other to prevent confusion.

We use prior year's registrations and current registrations when we place our orders to project how many participants may register for the event and to determine the participant cap. Once the cap is met, we close registrations to ensure that our volunteers can produce a safe, enjoyable and high quality event, and that we have finisher medals for everyone. 

Race day registration will only be available if we have not met our participant cap.

We recommend arriving at least 90 minutes before the 5k start time.

This gives you enough time to park, pick up your packet (if not already done), warm up, and find the way to the start line without stress.

The Watermelon Series is held in a neighborhood and there are no larger parking lots near the start or finish. Plan to street park and walk up to a mile. You may choose to park at the Common Ground Park (0.5 mile), YMCA (1 mile), Southgate Shopping Center (1 mile), or Polk Museum of Art/Lakeland Library (1.7 miles) if you do not want to park on the street.

Lake Hollingsworth Dr will close at 6:30 AM and will not reopen until the last runner is on the pedestrian path ~ at 7:30 AM.

Yes. All of the neighborhood streets have free street parking.  Additional locations called out in the Parking page are also free. 

There is no gear check. All personal items should be left in your car.

Please view our interactive Google map for the location of portalets on race morning. 

There will be one opportunity for water along the course, just past the halfway point, see our Google map for the location. There are multiple water fountains also available. 

Only registered runners with bibs can participate.  

We encourage registered participants to run with their friends & family! Please line up in the corral with the highest number of the group. 

We love it when friends, fans and family members come to cheer on the runners!  We highly encourage cheer zones out on the course.

Please note that post race food and refreshments are for registered participants, volunteers, and sponsors. We ask that guests wait until all race participants have completed their race before taking any food or beverage items.

Walkers and jogging strollers are allowed in the Lakeland Runners Club events.

We ask that strollers begin in a position where they do not impede faster runners or walkers. Participants planning to push a child in a stroller are required to register their rider, accepting responsibility for injury up to the death of the child. Children are allowed to get out of the stroller, but they cannot impede the forward progress of other participants by weaving or stopping along the course. Stroller riders will not receive finisher medals.

While leashed dogs are allowed in the City of Lakeland, no dogs or other pets are allowed during the race or in the start/finish line area of the race. Athletes with service animals should contact the race planning team for accommodations on race day.

To enjoy all that our race has to offer and for the safety of all participants, the Lakeland Runners Club encourages a headphone-free environment during all events. We believe your race experience and those around you will be greatly enhanced by leaving the headphones at home or in the car. Running headphone-free allows opportunities to develop camaraderie with your fellow runners and to increase the safety of all by being able to understand instructions from our race crew.

Runners are distributed over 10 corrals based on a normal distribution of pace (fewer runners at the front and back, most runners in the middle).

All Lakeland Runners Club races are held on USATF certified courses. This means they have been measured following a specific process to ensure that the distance is what is advertised. The Watermelon 5k course is USATF FL21019JK and you can see the map on our Certified Course map page.

The start line is on Lake Hollingsworth Dr at the intersection of Jonila Ave.

The finish line is Lake Hollingsworth Dr in front of 925 Lake Hollingsworth Dr. 

Runners will pass through the finish line in the first 1/4 mile of the race. 

Please review our course maps available on the menu, you have the option to view an interactive Google map, a Strava map, or the certified course map.

We are unable to mail 🔢bibs, 🎽shirts, 🏅finisher medals, or 🏆awards.

If you are not able to attend, please make arrangements for in-person pickup. A friend or family member may collect your packet during the scheduled packet pickup window or retrieve your award during the awards ceremony. Please refer to the race details below for specific times and locations.

Participants for the 5K receive a race shirt at packet pickup if registered prior to the t-shirt cutoff date. Registrations after this date are based upon shirt availability. Participants who take advantage of the no shirt discount are not eligible to receive a shirt. 

All 5K Run finishers receive a medal.

Race results will be available in real time as runners finish their race. Runners can scan the QR code on their bib or visit the Race Results page to see the full results list.

Watermelon Series awards are based on the cumulative time of all three races, and runners must be registered for the series to be eligible.  Awards will be presented after the final finisher at the August 5k, at approximately 8:30 AM at Lake Hollingsworth Park.

Awards are based upon overall placement, age and gender.  Age groups are determined by the participants age on the day of the June 5k.

Awards are based on chip time, except for overall winners, which are gun time.

In addition to overall male and female, the LRC will recognize masters male and female (fastest runners over 40) and grandmasters male and female (fastest runners over 50)

The LRC will recognize male and female 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placements in these age categories: 9 and under, 10 -14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85+

Overall, masters and grandmasters winners will not be eligible for age group awards, and there will be no double dipping in the overall, masters & grandmasters award categories.

Yes. Volunteers will be taking photos and they will be posted on the event website a few days following the race and will be searchable by bib number. 

Be sure your race number is clearly visible on your chest to find your photos.

We are unable to mail 🔢bibs, 🎽shirts, 🏅finisher medals, or 🏆awards.

A friend or family member may retrieve your award during the awards ceremony. Please refer to the race details for specific times and locations.

Use the contact form to send an email to our volunteer team. 

This race is managed by volunteers, please take a moment to make sure your question isn't answered on our page, and expect a delay based on their availability.

The Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series is planned and executed by the Lakeland Runners Club (LRC), an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to promote running and fitness for runners of all ages and abilities. 

You can learn more about the LRC and the other activities they offer the community on their website.

Volunteers are the heart and soul of Lakelnd Runners Club events. Thank you for helping us put on the highest quality, safest, and fun events and to grow the sport.

We need volunteers to help with logistics and equipment, cheer stations and course management, and runner customer service and hospitality.

You can sign up to volunteer HERE