Our story…
Find our Team Information on FOR THE WARRIORS.
We're running offsite fundraising for:
The Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking
For the Warriors is more than a team name. It’s why we’re running.
We met through a shared experience neither of us chose—both having survived sexual violence connected to the same individual, years apart. Our paths crossed publicly last November, and a bond formed through trust, resilience, and a shared refusal to stay silent.
Like many survivors, our experiences revealed how slow and painful accountability can be. The justice system asks survivors to endure again and again, often without resolution. Still, we chose not to disappear.
This run is about forward motion.
Despite years of legal battles, personal loss, and the weight that comes with telling the truth publicly, we’re running the Toronto Half Marathon to honour survivors whose voices deserve to be heard—and to raise funds for organizations supporting them.
This race is part of a larger commitment we’ve made in 2026: to push for change, speak up where it matters, and use our bodies, voices, and visibility to demand better.
For the Warriors is for those still fighting.
For those still healing.
And for everyone who keeps going anyway.
Thank you for standing with us.
Team members
Click on one of our team members below to make a donation.
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Melissa Heaton
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Sarah Jezek
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Team captain