8th Annual Blazin' for Bleeders 5k / FunWalk

Categories/Distances

• Ages 5-7: 50 yard swim, 4k bike, 1k run

• Ages 8-11: 100 yard swim, 4k bike, 1k run

• Ages 12-15: 150 yard swim, 7.5k bike, 2.5k run

Registration includes

• An awesome Nolensville Kids Triathlon medal

• Race T-Shirt (if registered by 6/18)

• Swag Bag

• Refreshments after the race

Awards

Awards will be presented for the top 3 male and female finishers for each age! Yes, we're really giving away 66 awards!!

Financial Assistance - We want all kids to have the opportunity to participate. For financial assistance, contact the Race Directors, Ashley Colburn and Ann-Marie Christiano Silva at [email protected].

Packet Pickup - Packet pickup will be at the Williamson County Recreation Complex at Nolensville on July 18 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm and race morning. To make the race day go smoother, please consider picking up your packet on the 18th.

Results - You can receive text or email alerts as participants cross-timing equipment along the course by visiting the Participant Tracking site. Message and data rates may apply. SMS Terms and Conditions

Dress as your favorite superhero to support mothers and fathers who have had to show their bravery through the struggles of child loss.

This fun run is brought to you by the Blakelyn Foundation. All proceeds from this race will be used to assist mothers and fathers with medical and/or funeral expenses who experience the loss of an infant due to stillbirth.

Join us for a Chip Timed 5k on Saturday, August 29, 2026. We will have fun activities for the entire family including food and treats, photo booth with superhero props, inflatables and lots more!

The Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial hosts the annual Top Gun Night Run 6k on Friday, September 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Lee Victory Recreation Park in Smyrna. The 3.7 mile course includes the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport and Smyrna Municipal golf course with the finish line at the memorial. Spectators and runners will enjoy live music and vendors in the park. The run will be chip-timed and USATF certified and limited to only 650 participants.

On June 2, 2016, our nation was deeply impacted by the plane crash of USMC Captain Jeff Kuss during the US Navy Blue Angels performance at the Great Tennessee Air Show, in Smyrna. Following this tragedy, the Smyrna community and Blue Angels fans around the country mourned and showed an outpouring of support for the Kuss Family. Town of Smyrna officials called upon the community to help establish a living memorial in tribute to the life, honorable service, and high ideals exhibited by Captain Kuss. The illuminated memorial is located in Smyrna’s Lee Victory Park along the beautiful greenway across from the Smyrna/Rutherford County Airport. As centerpiece to the memorial, the National Naval Aviation Museum has generously provided, on permanent loan to the Town of Smyrna, recently retired Blue Angel F/A-18 Hornet aircraft, BUNO 163498, which depicts Captain Kuss’ plane number 6.

Proceeds from the annual Top Gun Night Run 6k are applied directly to ongoing maintenance and upkeep of the Captain Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial in addition to funding the Memorial Scholarship created in 2023.

Join us for the Inaugural Moving for Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee 5k and Kids' 1-Mile Fun Run! Lace up for a scenic 5k course through Sharp Springs Park or cheer on the kids as they take on their own 1-mile adventure. The 5k course is certified and will be timed.

Every participant will receive a commemorative T-shirt and medal to celebrate crossing the finish line. Whether you are racing for a personal best or just enjoying the run/walk, this event is a perfect way to kick off a new community tradition in support of the Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee!

All 5k registrants are welcome to take part in the Kids' 1-Mile Fun Run at no additional cost.

Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit milk bank dedicated to providing safe, pasteurized donor human milk to the most vulnerable babies in need of lifesaving nutrition. We are thrilled to host Moving for Mothers' Milk Bank of Tennessee. Funds raised will further advance our mission.

Your support will provide resources to:

• Screen prospective breast milk donors (including cover the cost of bloodwork)

• Collect and transport breast milk donations from approved donors from our Milk Drop Depots to our processing facility in Murfreesboro, TN

• Provide lifesaving pasteurized donor human milk to the most vulnerable babies

• Advance our Compassionate Care Fund for our Outpatient Program which eliminates cost as a barrier to accessing safe donor milk for infants

• Purchase essential lab equipment that will allow us to increase our impact