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 🍉 The Summer's Tastiest Race is Here! 🍉

Join us this July for a tasty summer event! Run or walk this 5K at the scenic Eisenhower Park. Enjoy some awesome tasty treats and drinks at the end of the race courtesy of All Round Foods and Waterloo Sparkling Water!

The Watermelon 5K - East Meadow
July 14, 2024
8:30AM 5K Start
FREE Kiddie Fun Run 8AM

Eisenhower Park FIELD 2
Parking Lot 2, East Meadow, NY 11554

HURRY! REGISTER EARLY & GET A WATERMELON SEEDLESS TEE

This race is a part of the USATF-LI Grand Prix; Long Island's Running Series.
This is a Team Scoring Race!
USATF-LI Grand Prix Calendar / Click Here and Become a USATF Member

REGISTER

$5 Off Registration

  • Includes T-Shirt
    USATF-LI Members: $5 discount
    $33 on 6/23, $35 on Race Day

  • Includes T-Shirt
    USATF-LI Members: $5 discount
    $33 on 6/23, $35 on 7/14.

  • Have your bib mailed to you prior to the race!
    *(must be registered 10 days in advance to get a bib mailed)

$3.80
$33.80

PARTICIPANT INFO

WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE AN ADDITIONAL DONATION?

Proceeds benefit the Never Stop Running Foundation; a 501 (c) 3 non-profit that supports athletic and charitable events as they raise awareness and foster community involvement. Never Stop Running Foundation also supports and develops elite athletes at the local, national and international level.

Suggested Amounts
$0.00
$33.80

OPTIONAL - JOIN OR CREATE A TEAM

Would you like to create the first team?

READ & INITIAL

ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

RACE FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

Nor are they transferable from year to year. Once you are signed up, race fees are used for race expenses and cannot be returned.

In consideration of accepting this entry, I understand and agree to be legally bound hereby for myself, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and waive, release and hold harmless The Watermelon 5K, Eisenhower Park, The Town of East Meadow, elitefeats inc., and any volunteers and all race sponsors and their agents, employees and representatives for any and all injuries, claims, liabilities and causes of action related to my participation in this event. I attest that I am physically fit and have sufficiently trained for the completion of this event and that my condition has been verified by a licensed medical doctor. I further grant permission to any of the foregoing organizations to take and use photographs, video, and recordings or any other record of this event for any purpose whatsoever.

If signed by a parent, the parent agrees to release and hold the above-named organizations and persons harmless of any claims which may be asserted by or on behalf of the entrant as well.
$33.80

BILLING INFO

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Location Information

  • Eisenhower Park - Field 2
  • 1899 Hempstead Tpke, East Meadow, NY, 11554 US
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 🍉 The Summer's Tastiest Race is Here! 🍉

Join us this July for a tasty summer event! Run or walk this 5K at the scenic Eisenhower Park. Enjoy some awesome tasty treats and drinks at the end of the race courtesy of All Round Foods and Waterloo Sparkling Water!

The Watermelon 5K - East Meadow
July 14, 2024
8:30AM 5K Start
FREE Kiddie Fun Run 8AM

EISENHOWER PARK - FIELD 2
Parking Lot 2, East Meadow, NY 11554

GET A WATERMELON SEEDLESS TEE!


Watermelons to the TOP FINISHERS!

This race is a part of the USATF-LI Grand Prix; Long Island's Running Series.
This is a Team Scoring Race!
USATF-LI Grand Prix Calendar / Click Here and Become a USATF Member

AMENITIES

Personalized bib with full-color event branding when you sign up 3 weeks in advance.

Register early to guarantee a shirt:  Late registrant shirts are based on availability so hurry!

Enjoy Watermelon and Goodies from All Round Foods after the race!

No formal bag check. elitefeats cannot take responsibility for any personal belongings but there will be an informal area to leave race belongings in the staging area.

Bathrooms. Public bathrooms located near start & finish.

Hydration on course and provided at finish line.

Virtual option: your items will begin shipping on the same date as the in-person event. You can compete virtually by uploading your time & photos from your run. You can run anywhere, any time!

AWARDS

Watermelons:
Top 1 M/F Overall
Top 1 M/F Age Groups: 14 & Under, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90+

BENEFITS

Never Stop Running Foundation is a 501(c)3: Supporting athletic and charitable events as they raise awareness and foster community involvement as well as encouraging and promoting Olympic development for local emerging elite and post-collegiate runners.

COURSE

This race is a part of the USATF-LI Grand Prix; Long Island's Running Series.
This is a Team Scoring Race!
USATF-LI Grand Prix Calendar / Click Here and Become a USATF Member

Please click HERE to view the course map!

Merrick Lands / Eisenhower Park, East Meadow NY *

GETTING YOUR BIB

Virtual: Your bib will be mailed directly to you as soon as the race gear arrives, which may be close to the race date. Please allow 3-5 days to receive after signing up late. If you don't get your bib in the mail by race day, please use the live chat at elitefeats.com to confirm your shipping address (include an apartment number if applicable)

In-Person options: 
Please see the event staff starting one hour before the event start time.

Have your bib mailed to you prior to the race for $10! *(must be registered 10 days in advance to get a bib mailed)

Wearing Your Bib: The mid-torso is the sweet spot for accurate results. Please be sure to wear your bib just above your belly button, right side up, for best read-rates. Do not fold, crumple or cut your bib in any way. It must be visible to onlookers and not get in the way of your arms/legs. Please use four pins, or four alternative-securing gear such as race magnets, in each corner to ensure proper placement and visibility.

PARKING

QUESTIONS

[email protected]

RESULTS & PHOTOS

LIVE Online/Email/Text Results and FREE Video & Same-day finish line pics
Find Misc Photos on Facebook @elitefeats

TEAM ROSTER

VIRTUAL PARTICIPANTS

TRACKING YOUR DISTANCE
4 Laps to one Mile on a Track
Treadmill
MapMyRun.com
Find a Certified USATF Course
Some events display course maps at elitefeats.com
Many parks have measured 'fitness' trails open to the public
 Download free app Strava & hit 'Record'

HOW TO POST TIMES
1. Cover ground whenever & wherever you'd like!
2. On Start Date visit elitefeats.com/Results - search this event.
3. Search your name - click Update.
4. Enter your time.
5. Optional upload up to 5 photos.

WHEN TO POST
EARLY REGISTRANTS (before start day) can start posting times ON start day!
LATE REGISTRANTS (after start day) allow up to 24 hours to post times.
BIB MAILING begins Monday prior to start day. If you register after this, please allow 3-5 business days to receive.
You don't need the bib to participate, it's a keepsake!

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UPCOMING COACHING

*Proud partners with Rising Hearts and the Running on Native Lands Initiative. As we continue to host, and work with non-profits, on endurance events to raise awareness for community projects we will, in conjunction, take this opportunity to recognize and support Indigenous Peoples and communities by staying committed to acknowledging the lands we have access and privilege to run on. To help build more inclusive spaces and communities or to learn more: Running on Native Lands Toolkit. 

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