The Butterfly Run

🎉 Event Overview

• Event Name: 14th Annual Butterfly Run
• Date: March 29, 2025
• Location: 1561 Dalton Street, Alcoa, TN
• URL: Butterfly Run Registration

👶 Partnership and Purpose

• Support: Proceeds will go to Friends of Tennessee’s Babies with Special Needs.
• Impact: Helping over 3,000 Tennessee children with special needs and their families.
• Organization: Continuing support for families and early intervention professionals.
• History: Supported for 13 years by the community.

🏃 Race Details

• Event Types: 3K and 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk
• Certification: 3K is USATF certified, eligible for Tennessee state records.
• Check-In: Springbrook Park Gym, 1561 Dalton St, Alcoa, TN
• Packet Pick Up: Early packet pick up on March 27th from 5-7 p.m. at Dick's Sporting Goods.

👕 T-Shirt Information

• Eligibility: All runners receive a shirt if registered by March 15, 2025.
• Distribution: Shirts available at early packet pick up or race day venue.
• Limits: Late registrants will receive shirts while supplies last.
• Purchase: Additional shirts available for purchase for early registrants.

🏆 Awards and Prizes

• Ceremony: 3K awards at Springbrook Park Pavilion approximately at 9:00 a.m.
• Categories: Awards for top finishers across various divisions.
• Participation: All non-placing 3K runners and 1-mile participants receive a medal.
• Age Divisions: Various categories based on age and gender.

🚼 General Information

• Accessibility: Strollers and wheelchairs allowed: timed runners asked to be in front.
• Recommendations: Headset use is not recommended due to traffic.
• Course: 1-mile accessible course available.
• Refreshments: Post-race refreshments for all registered participants.

📞 Contact Information

• More Info: Contact Friends of Tennessee’s Babies with Special Needs
• Website: www.helpingbabies.org