(SMYRNA) Put on your running shoes! The Top Gun Night Run is 7:30PM on Friday night, September 16, 2022, at Lee Victory Recreation Park. All proceeds go to maintain the Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial.
The run is a 6-K (3.7 mile) course with cutouts of your favorite Top Gun characters to guide you along the way. You can stop for a selfie or fly on by. Each runner gets a T-shirt and custom medal.
There are 7 age brackets with each bracket winner receiving a Challenge Coin. You can participate in this event with a jogging stroller and it’s free for children riding in a stroller, unless they would like to receive a medal and a T-shirt. Any children that want to run, walk, or ride in a stroller and receive the T-shirt and medal must be a registered participant.
The Memorial is dedicated to Blue Angel Marine Captain Jeff Kuss. Captain Kuss lost his life on June 2, 2016 in a tragic in-flight accident while flying as Blue Angel #6 in a practice session for the Great Tennessee Air Show.
For more information or to sign-up, go to https://runsignup.com/race/tn/smyrna/topgunnightrun6k.
Previous News Report on this Special Run (Below)
RUTHERFORD COUNTY – June 2nd marked the anniversary of a sad day for not only residents of Smyrna, but also for the Blue Angels. On that day 6-years ago, U.S. Marine Corps Captain Jeff Kuss was flying Blue Angel #6 in preparation for the Great Tennessee Airshow when he crashed. The crash was blamed on a factor of speed and altitude when he attempted to perform what is called a "Split S" maneuver. Kuss died in the tragic accident, just 2-days before the air show was scheduled to take place at the Smyrna airport in 2016.
2-Years after the accident, Smyrna opened the Jeff Kuss Memorial, which included the permanent display of an F/A-18C Hornet, similar to the jet that Kuss was flying in 2016.
This September, the pilot will be remembered during the Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial 'Top Gun Night Run.' The 6k run will be on September 16th at 7:30 in the evening in the 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 Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial.
2-Years after the accident, Smyrna opened the Jeff Kuss Memorial, which included the permanent display of an F/A-18C Hornet, similar to the jet that Kuss was flying in 2016.
This September, the pilot will be remembered during the Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial 'Top Gun Night Run.' The 6k run will be on September 16th at 7:30 in the evening in the 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 Capt. Jeff Kuss USMC Memorial.
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