🦸♂️ Race Overview
Bring out your inner Superpowers for Swim 4 Braxton's
3rd Annual Spectacular Super B-Dog 5K/10K Race on Saturday, April 27, 2025.
This race is being held in honor of Braxton Ackerman, a 4-year-old little superhero who lost his life, 3 days after his 4th birthday, in March 2022 due to a water related accident at his home.
🎭 Attire and Theme
- Dress Code: Super Hero attire (capes, masks, shields, etc.) is HIGHLY encouraged!!
🎟️ Charity Purpose
All proceeds go to Swim 4 Braxton. Our goal is to raise awareness on water safety and prevent drownings through education. We are asking for your help by attending our walk or race or even by donating. All race profits go towards funding swimming lessons for kids, pool fence/barrier installation, and other drowning prevention tools.
🚨 Drowning Statistics
Surprisingly, 58% of parents report that they don’t consider drowning a risk to their children, yet statistics show that a swimming pool is 14 times more likely to be involved in the death of a child, aged 1 — 4 years old, than a motor vehicle. In fact, while most parents worry about things like a hot stove, iron, sharp objects, a fall from tall surfaces, perhaps animals, or even a loaded gun in the house, the most dangerous thing is something that is always around us in some way: water. And the worst part is that we don’t tend to think much about this.
Please take the time to check out the information offered here: https://www.preventdrownings.org. It could save a life!
📅 Event Details and Schedule
📬 Mail-in and Virtual Registration
- Mail Registration: To register by mail please complete and return our Mail-in Registration Form. Please make checks payable to StartLine Racing.
- Virtual Race: Can't make it to this year's event but still want to participate? We are excited to announce our Super-B Dog Water Safety Virtual Race. You can walk, use the treadmill, run outside or participate in another race.
- Registration Packets: All virtual race participants will receive a custom event finisher's medal and custom event t-shirt. Your virtual packet will be mailed out the week following the event.
- Note: Virtual Registrations are restricted to US addresses only.
🏅 All Participants Receive
- Medal: Custom Event Finisher's Medal
- T-shirt: Custom Event Cotton T-Shirt (while supplies last)
- Awards: Age Group Awards for Top Three in all Age Groups in the 10K and 5K distances.
- Brunch: Pre- and Post-Race "Runner's Brunch" (granola bars, fruit, water, Gatorade, etc)
🗺️ Course Maps
🏁 Race Day Information
- Check-in: Race Day Check In will be available beginning at 6:30am at Kiwanis Park - South Entrance (race location).
- Payment: We accept cash or credit card on race day (Checks are no longer accepted).
- Registration Cost: 10K - $50, 5K - $40, 1M - $30, Kids Dash - $20.
- Safety: No roller blades/skates, skateboards or motorized devices are allowed on the run or walk courses.
📦 Packet Pick-up Opportunity
Packet Pick-up is available on race day starting at 6:30am.
🕒 Event Schedule
- Sun, April 27, 2025 6:30 AM - Race Day Registration and Packet Pickup Opens
- Sun, April 27, 2025 7:15 AM - Opening Remarks
- Sun, April 27, 2025 7:30 AM - 10K Run/Walk Begins
- Sun, April 27, 2025 7:40 AM - 5K Run/Walk Begins
- Sun, April 27, 2025 7:50 AM - 1M Memorial Walk Begins
- Sun, April 27, 2025 8:00 AM - Kids Dash Begins
- Sun, April 27, 2025 8:30 AM - Awards Ceremony Begins (approx.)
For more information and to register, visit the race page: Register Here.