The 19th Annual Allen Stone Braveheart Memorial Races will be held July 14, 2018, @ 24th STREET PARK.
The event is composed of 3 events. There is a Run Swim Run (1K beach run, 1K ocean swim, 5K boardwalk run), a 5K and a 1 Mile Kids run.
The Run Swim Run is a 1K beach run, 1K ocean swim and 5K run on the boardwalk.The event benefits the Navy SEAL Foundation and the Va Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad.
When this race was run for the first time in 1999, it was called the Braveheart Run-Swim-Run. Allen Stone, a local Navy SEAL and friend of the organizers, competed in the event and won the 20–29 male age group.
Tragically, it was Allen’s last race. A short time later, he died during a Navy SEAL training exercise. To honor his courageous service, the race committee decided to rename the race as a memorial to our fallen friend and local hero.
We hope you’ll share our appreciation for Allen’s courageous spirit and participate in this exciting, family-friendly sporting event in Virginia Beach. With Allen’s enthusiastic zeal for life and outgoing personality, we know he would have welcomed you!
