Mile in My Shoes

Mile in My Shoes’ mission is running together to transform ourselves, one another, and our community. Our vision is to use running as the vehicle to bring together people from diverse backgrounds to build connections, boost wellness, spark social change, and center people traditionally excluded from running spaces. 

How does MiMS work? We partner with residents in shelters,  re-entry centers, and recovery programs to build a running community that also includes a broad base of volunteers from throughout the Twin Cities. Runners meet three times a week for a group run, pairing up one Run Mentor to one Resident Member with the goal of increasing physical and mental fitness and forming uncommon bonds. 

Will you support MiMS this Give to the Max Day? Your gift puts us in position to build on our big accomplishments during 2024. To share just a few, this year MiMS has helped:  

• 205 people complete their first mile with MiMS 

• 112 Members complete 10 runs

• 97 Members achieve alumni status

• Over 400 people traditionally excluded from running complete the Downtown Run Around 5k race by giving them free race entries

When you give to MiMS, you give us a head start on our big goals for the coming year: Welcome even more new Members to the circle, help more of those Members become Alumni, give away more race entries to communities underrepresented in the running space, and build additional programming for our Members in the health areas they've asked for including nutrition, smoking-cessation and mental health.

We are thrilled to announce that for Give to the Max Day 2024 we have put together a team of supporters who have committed to matching up to $20,000 of your donations! Please help us reach our goal of $50K for Mile in My Shoes teams. As a thank you, between now and November 21, when you donate $50 you will receive a MiMS-branded buff as a thank-you gift -- and we’ll donate one to a current Resident Member to help them keep running through the winter season. When you donate $100, you'll score our newest MiMS item: a 50/50 merino wool blend beanie. And at the $250 level, you'll receive our our Run More Judge Less camp mug.

About Mile in My Shoes
Our Mission: Running together to transform ourselves, one another, and our community. 

Mile in My Shoes brings people from diverse backgrounds together through the power of running. Our teams of Resident Members (people staying in shelters, reentry centers, and recovery programs) and volunteer Run Mentors have run thousands of miles side by side, completing races from one mile to a full marathon(!) in pursuit of our vision: using the power of running to bring together people from diverse backgrounds to build connections, boost wellness, spark social change, and center people traditionally excluded from running spaces.

Thank you for supporting MiMS!