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31st Summer Sunrise Watermelon Series | Lakeland, FL

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

Start Line Area

Before race
• Set up corrals
• Brand and assemble arch
• Display American flag
• Set up sound system
• Confirm with volunteer at Hollingsworth Hills that they close bike path
• Close Jonila Avenue at 6:30 am, but be ready for Brandon St residents to need to exit via Jonila
• Assist Brandon St course monitor to shift cones to create funnel from two lanes to one lane and add flagging tape along cones
• Set up cones & flagging to direct runners from path to road for the finish

6:53 AM
1.    Present flag for National Anthem
2.    Start Race at 7:00 AM

After start
• Tear down start line equipment & pick up any trash from front yards or along pedestrian path
• Reopen bike lane (they should reroute up Jonila or to pedestrian path since we still have Lake Hollingsworth Dr closed at Brandon)
• Relocate LPD from Nevada to Jonila for westbound traffic
• Reset cones to open eastbound lane of Lake Hollingsworth Dr
• Assist at the transition from the path back to Lake Holliingsworth Dr.
• Assist with cone pick up from Brandon Dr to Finish Line after final finisher exits path onto Lake Hollingsworth Dr ~ 8:15 am

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Corral Size

July

 Number of Runners- JulyStrides
Start777
Corral 2766
Corral 314213
Corral 414713
Corral 516614
Corral 618716
Corral 718817
Corral 818717
Corral 915614
Corral 1031 

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