Team Braylee

10/15/2026

Will we see anyone Sunday at Mile 13?! Let us know so we can track you and give extra high fives for almost 3 years of support!

Meet Braylee, one of your 2026 Marathon Mile Champions! 💙

Braylee loves playing tennis and hanging out with friends. She dreams of becoming a family physician one day so she can help others. 🩺

Braylee is diagnosed with a Malignant Mixed Germ Cell Ovarian Tumor, but her strength and determination inspire everyone around her. We can't wait to celebrate Braylee and cheer her on during this year's race! 🦋

07/14/2026

Thank you Jesus for clear scans and keeping our girl healthy 🙌🏻🫶🏻🥹

07/14/2026

If you have to be here, might as well have fun!

07/14/2026

Scan day! Drinking her first “pina aloda”

05/05/2026

Today Braylee received the Nicklaus Youth Spirit Award from Nationwide and the Nicklaus family for her resilience and positive attitude while being a patient at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. We are very proud of her and she was honored to be nominated and chosen for such an amazing award!

When 11-year-old Braylee Epperson began experiencing intense stomach pain that she described as “feeling like I was exploding from the inside,” her parents feared she may have appendicitis and took her to the Emergency Room at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. After an examination, the doctors e...