Alaska Kid's Splash n' Dash Race Series

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Date 13 Jul – 27 Jul, 2027
Races 9 distances
Entry fee $20.00
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Alaska Kid's Splash n' Dash Race Series

About the event

3 Tuesday Nights in the Summer

WHO: Ages 19 and under

WHAT: SwimRun & Dash only kid's races! Racers get to choose which race they're like to compete in:

  • Sea Otters - Swim 50 meters THEN Run .5 miles
  • Puffins - Swim 300 meters THEN Run 1mile 
  • Dash Only - Run .5miles

*This is a 3 race series event with points so we highly recommend staying in the same race distance for all 3 events. Points do not transfer between distances.

WHEN: July 7th, July 14th, and July 21st, 2026, 6-7:30pm.

WHERE: Service High School Pool & run is around Service High school main building.

HOW? Sign-up via the registration link. There is NO in-person race registration, everyone must sign-up prior to 12pm race day. 

This is a super fun, kids only, SwimRun race series at Service High School. Kids will decide if they want to swim in the shorter “Sea Otters” race or the longer “Puffins” race. The Sea Otter's race is a 50meters, 1 lap (down & back = 1 lap) swim, followed by a transition in the parking lot to a .5mile run, 1 lap around Service High school sidewalks, counter clockwise. Life jackets are welcome! The Puffin's will complete a 300yard, 6 lap swim, transitioning in the parking lot to a 2 laps, run around Service High School, counter clockwise, 1.0miles total. After the race we will have super fancy finishers medals, and post race snacks for all finishers. Series racers that sign-up by April 15th will receive a race t-shirt. Everyone will receive a swag bag and a custom race bib! Shirt sizing for those that signup late will be limited to first to sign up, first served. Top 3 Overall Boys/Girls in each age group in the splash n dash series will win a custom race towel at the awards party. We will post series rankings after every race. Awards party, FREE family fun run & root beer social is July 30th, 2025 at Ray Stork Park @ 6pm, all are welcome! We will have a SPECIAL Middle/High School Splash n' Dash wave, starting at 7:15pm, either distances are welcome!

Our Kid’s Dash is for those that just want to run! Our dash will happen at the same location and on the same run course as the Splash n’ Dash, starting runners from a line near the exit to the transition area to allow for all kids to have the same run experience and comparable run times to their friends. Dash racers will run 3 laps, .75miles. Dash racers will start at 3 wave start times, 6pm, 6:30, or 7pm. We will start the first dash runner at the same time as the first Splash n’ Dash swim wave begins. Top 3 Overall Boys/Girls in each age group in the dash series will also receive awards at the awards party. We will post series rankings after every race. Awards party, FREE family fun run & root beer social is July 30th, 2025 at Ray Stork Park @ 6pm, all are welcome! 

Sign your child up for 3 events and you’ll get $10 off at checkout + they'll get a FREE series shirt if you register by April 1st! After April 1st, series shirts will be first to pickup at Race #1, first served basis, beginning at 5pm. 

Races offered

13Jul

DASH ONLY Race #1

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
18:00
Entry fee
$20.00
13Jul

Puffins Race #1 (Long Course)

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
18:00
Entry fee
$20.00
13Jul

Sea Otters Race #1 (Short Course)

Running

Distance
Sea Otters Race #1 (Short Course)
Start time
18:00
Entry fee
$20.00
20Jul

DASH ONLY Race #2

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
18:00
Entry fee
$20.00
20Jul

Puffins Race #2 (Long Course)

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
18:00
Entry fee
$20.00
20Jul

Sea Otters Race #2 (Short Course)

Running

Distance
Sea Otters Race #2 (Short Course)
Start time
18:00
Entry fee
$20.00
27Jul

DASH ONLY Race #3

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
18:00
Entry fee
$20.00
27Jul

Puffins Race #3 (Long Course)

Running

Distance
1K
Start time
18:00
Entry fee
$20.00
27Jul

Sea Otters Race #3 (Short Course)

Running

Distance
Sea Otters Race #3 (Short Course)
Start time
18:00
Entry fee
$20.00

Weather history

3-year monthly averages for July in Anchorage.

Temperature11.6° / 18.7°
Feels like10.3° / 17.4°
Sunshine hours9h 48m
Rainfall3.0 mm
Snowfall—
Wind6.9 km/h (Light breeze)
Humidity75.0%
Max UV indexModerate (4.0)
Sweat lossModerate
Course conditionsFirm and slightly soft
Sunrise04:55
Sunset23:14

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Anchorage is the largest city in Alaska, in the Southcentral region. Anchorage is a cosmopolitan port city with a population of 291 247 (2020). It is a consolidated city-borough referred to as a municipality. The urbanized city is defined by Muldoon Road to the east, Rabbit Creek Road to the south, and Cook Inlet to the north and west. Several small suburbs are within the Municipality of Anchorage while physically outside what most Anchorageites would call the "Anchorage" proper area. These include Eagle River and Chugiak to the north and Girdwood to the south.

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