Run Minnesota

For more than six decades, Run Minnesota has supported runners of all ages and abilities. Whether someone runs socially, recreationally, competitively, or is just beginning, we’re here to help them discover what running can mean in their life.

This Give to the Max Day, we invite you to help us strengthen Minnesota’s running community and expand access to the powerful, life-changing benefits of running—for individuals and for our statewide running ecosystem.

Running Changes Lives

Every runner has a story shaped by courage, growth, and connection. At Run Minnesota, we see powerful examples every day:

• A new runner finding confidence after joining a free group run.

• A newcomer to Minnesota finding friends through our community events.

• Someone overcoming financial barriers to complete their first race.

• A cancer survivor returning to run to celebrate their personal victory and connect with their friends and family.

• Parents, students, and older adults staying healthy and discovering joy through training programs.

With your support, together we can change even more lives—opening the door for more Minnesotans to experience the confidence, community, and health running can bring.

Transforming Running for All — Community Change Through Access 

Your gift also fuels something bigger: the transformation of running for all across Minnesota.

How We Transform Running Together

• Statewide programming that welcomes runners of all backgrounds and abilities.

• Partnerships with running clubs, race organizations, community groups, and innovators that build a stronger, more connected running ecosystem.

• Efforts to break down barriers—financial, cultural, geographic, and experiential—to ensure that running is accessible to everyone.

• Support for local races, coaches, volunteers, and running businesses, strengthening the health and future of Minnesota’s running community.

• Innovative collaborations that spark new pathways into the sport, especially for communities historically underrepresented in distance running.

By investing in Run Minnesota, you’re investing in a future where running is more inclusive, more accessible, and more connected statewide.

Why Your Gift Matters

Your support directly powers:

• Free community races, like Wirth Trail Classic, Como Relays, and Black Friday 5k

• Free, open group runs such as Minnesota Polar Bears

• Community engagement programs designed through our partnership with the University of Minnesota Community Engaged Learning Center

• Free race entries and training program access for those facing financial barriers

• Programs and partnerships that expand access across Greater Minnesota and diverse communities

Your donation lifts individuals and strengthens the running community for all.

Your Impact

• $25 → Contributes to the equipment used by participants in our training programs and at our races

• $40–$75 → Provides a race entry for a community member

• $150 → Improves safety at our races or training programs through the purchase or renting of needed equipment

• $250 → Funds one person’s coached group training experience

• $500 → Supports our internship programs and events that are designed to launch people's careers in running or fields that support running as well as to give opportunities for experience that elevate their abilities throughout their lives

• Any gift → Grows partnerships, expands outreach, and builds a more inclusive running culture statewide

Every contribution helps transform lives and transform the sport.

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Other Ways to Give
• A Season of Giving - Give to the Max Day isn't the only day you can show your support. Make a contribution online through this page anytime between now and December 31 to help us reach our $50,000 goal.
• Become a member - join Run Minnesota to get access to a host of great benefits, including discounts to the YMCA of the North, locked-in pricing for our races or training programs, discounts on the Rudy Project gear, access to exclusive deals on races and other events through our partners.