Support My FundRacing Campaign for MiMS
For the second year in a row, I am fund-racing for my running group, Mile in My Shoes! This organization has been a huge part of my running journey these past two years and has given me the opportunity to run is SO many fun races.
As my life gets more and more busy, running has been a vital part of not only improving my physical health but also my mental health. MiMS has given me more motivation to come back week after week, not only helping my health but giving me the opportunity to meet so many people with different backgrounds as I do.
My team is Team Sally, located at a residential program, providing services for men in varying stages of alcohol and drug addiction recovery, as well as rehabilitation services to break cycles of incarceration.
Every dollar donated gets put back into the MiMS program by providing incentives or running supplies to our residents. Many of our residents run their first miles with us and most of them run with shoes provided by donations! I have included more of what your donations can give residents in different stages of their recovery and running journeys.
Thank you all! Three-two-one, Mile in My Shoes, Woo!
Description
Mile in My Shoes (MiMS) is an official partner of the 2025 Grandma's Marathon and Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon!
In 2025, Mile in My Shoes will bring the power of running to at least 250 people experiencing homelessness, exiting incarceration, in recovery, or transitioning from military service. Fuel our Member’s ambition to keep putting one foot in front of the other and help them reach their own finish lines by supporting our FundRacing team today!
Our mission: Running together to transform ourselves, one another, and our communities.
About Mile in My Shoes: Based in homeless shelters, addiction recovery programs and re-entry centers for people exiting incarceration, Mile in My Shoes views running as a tool for both personal and collective transformation. By centering people and spaces historically excluded by the running community, our teams use movement as a catalyst for social justice. By bringing together people from diverse backgrounds, our Resident Members and Run Mentors not only find common ground, but learn from and reach out to one another for support. As we transform ourselves, we transform one another, and we transform our communities. Read some of our Members stories here.
We provide all Resident Members with new running shoes and gear, training tools, education, incentives (like a GPS running watch at 20 runs) and a safe, motivating, and welcoming community to support them. Our Members commit to running with their teams 2-3 times a week, with the goal of completing a 5K race or longer (like the Twin Cities Marathon!). Our teams also participate in social and volunteer activities together. Since 2014, over 1200 people experiencing homeless and other barriers have run their first mile with MiMS, 500 have run a 5K, and 75 have run a full or half marathon.
Your donation goes directly to providing gear, shoes, race entries and training for MiMS Resident Members:
$20 - Buys winter running gloves and a hat for one Resident Member Runner
$30 - Pays for a running shirt and shorts
$50 - Buys a 5k race entry or pair of running shoes for a MiMS runner
$75 - Sponsors one runner for the City of Lakes Half Marathon
$100 - Covers the cost of a Garmin GPS watch for an Alumni Member
$150 - Sponsors one runner in the Twin Cities Marathon
$300 Covers all the gear for two new Members: hat, gloves, shirt, shorts, socks and shoes.
Recent donors
Donation date | Donor name | Donation amount |
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Dec 31 | Prior | Undisclosed amount |
Dec 31 | Serena | Undisclosed amount |
Dec 30 | Suzie McGraw-Nakagaki | Undisclosed amount |