BenjaMiMS to the Max!

To kickstart Mile in My Shoes' fundraising for Give to the Max Day, a group of intrepid Alumni Members, Run Mentors, and Board Members ran the "Ultra Tour de MiMS" across the Twin Cities on November 15. While I couldn't swing the full 40 miles, I jumped in for 12. Watch video from the day here: 


The Tour stopped at all MiMS program sites, including that of my "home team," the Distance Crew. From May to October I run with this team every Saturday as we train for races, including the City of Lakes Half Marathon. Pictured above, that's me and Andre running those 13.1 miles together. If you haven't read, heard, or watched Andre's story, you have to here.

When you donate, you keep us running into 2026, connecting MiMS' Run Mentors with more than 200 Residents Members working toward substance-use recovery, housing stability, and community reentry after incarceration and military service.

A gift at any level helps, but here's one dollar amount we are focused on as we look to equip our Members with the gear they need to start next season strong: 

• $202 covers a complete gear kit—shoes, shirt, socks, and more—for one Member. 

 That's worth a big MiMS WOO:  

Photo Copyright the Incomparable Carly Danek (https://www.carlydanek.com/about)

Thanks for supporting this organization I was so lucky to find eight years ago. 

BenjaMiMS Vardigan