Sponsor Mile in My Shoes’ Annual 5k Race

Each year, Mile in My Shoes hosts an annual 5K race which is the first official race for many MiMS Members. It is also our signature fundraising event for the season. Sponsorship for the 2026 Run More, Judge Less 5K supports program operation throughout the season and helps us make this the most inclusive starting line around, offsetting the costs of free race entry for individuals historically underrepresented in running spaces - MiMS Members, BIPOC runners, runners who shared lived experience with our Members, runners with disabilities, and those without the financial ability to pay. View Run More Judge Less 2026 Sponsor Opportunities.

Sponsor Other Races

If you or your company would like to cover the cost of race entries for our teams to participate in mid-season or end of season 5K/10K races (eg. TCM 5K, Drumstick Dash) or long-distance races (eg. City of Lakes or TC Marathon) for Alumni Members, please email rebecca@mileinmyshoes.mn. Costs range from $1500-$3000. Sponsors will be recognized in pre-race social media posts, race morning announcements, team gatherings, and at our end of season dinner celebration.

Sponsor Gear

Mile in My Shoes teams use running as a tool for both personal and collective transformation. We run together to change perceptions and change lives. An essential element of our program is providing the gear needed for Members to start running with our teams.

Gear Sponsors cover the cost of one or more gear items in a Member Gear Kit, a drawstring gear bag distributed when a Member joins one of our site teams. Please email rebecca@mileinmyshoes.mn to discuss.

• SPONSOR A GEAR KIT - $202 EACH

  Make a one time donation to cover the cost of a gear kit for a new MiMS Resident Member (shoes, socks shorts or pants, running shirt, gloves, sports bra if applicable, wristband)

• GEAR ITEM CORPORATE SPONSOR

  If you are a company that produces running gear or apparel, we’d love to talk about opporutnities to supply items in bulk for our Members. Logos for corporate sponsors will be printed on each gear kit (reusable drawstring bag) at the start of our run season.

• MiMS TEAM GEAR SPONSOR - $10,000

  Sponsor the direct costs of providing gear and incentives for a MiMS Team, averaging 40 Resident Members, for a whole MiMS run season (April - November). Team gear sponsors will receive 10 complimentary race entries to our annual 5K, logo on race apparel, logo on Member gear kits, and MiMS website, custom social media post at the start of our run season April with recognition for gear sponsorship and impact stats about the team.

Support MiMS Teams as a Program Partner

MiMS TEAM PARTNER - up to $21,000 | Program partners provide funding through grants or sponsorship to support the direct costs of operating a site team, averaging 40 Resident Members, for a whole MiMS run season (April - November). Team Partners will receive 15 complimentary race entries to our annual 5K, logo on race apparel, logo on Member gear kits, and MiMS website, custom social media post at the start of each run cycle (April and August) with recognition for team sponsorship and impact stats about the team. Please email rebecca@mileinmyshoes.mn to discuss.