Run More Judge Less | A Mile in My Shoes Community Run | June 11, 2026

Run More, Judge Less 5K & 1-Mile 
A Mile in My Shoes Community Run
Thursday, June 11 • 6:00–9:00 PM | Minnesota State Fairgrounds 

Join Mile in My Shoes (MiMS) for our signature 5K race now with a new name and at an exciting new location - the State Fairgrounds! 

The Run More, Judge Less 5K (formerly the Downtown Run Around) is more than a race — it’s a gathering rooted in belonging. Hosted by Mile in My Shoes, this inclusive community run is built on the belief that the transformative power of running should be accessible to everyone — especially those who have been historically excluded from traditional running spaces. We invite people of all backgrounds, paces, and lived experiences to come together and move side by side. 

New for 2026, we’re excited to offer both a 5K and a 1-mile distance, in partnership with Midsummer Mile, creating more accessible entry points into movement and community. Held at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on a summer evening, this is less about the finish line and more about what happens when people move together without judgment.

Join us in person for the run and a post-race party with Kemps chocolate milk and recovery drinks, custom cookie medals, Jonny Pops, fruit, a finisher photo area, and more. Kids can join a free quarter-mile run.

You can also join virtually and support Mile in My Shoes members from anywhere. 

No pressure. No labels. Just people, moving together. 100% of the proceeds from this event will go directly to Mile in My Shoes, a 501(c)(3) organization. 

More about Mile in My Shoes

Based in homeless shelters, addiction recovery programs and re-entry centers for people exiting incarceration, Mile in My Shoes views running as a tool for both personal and collective transformation. By centering people and spaces historically excluded by the running community, our teams use movement as a catalyst for social justice. By bringing together people from diverse backgrounds, our Resident Members and Run Mentors not only find common ground, but learn from and reach out to one another for support. As we transform ourselves, we transform one another, and we transform our communities.

Our Mission
We run together to transform ourselves, one another, and our community.

In-person schedule of events on Thursday, June 11:

• 4:30pm - Packet pick-up and Race Day Registration opens
• 6:00pm - Welcome & Group Warm-Up
• 6:30pm - Kids' 1/4 mile race start
• 6:40pm - Midsummer Mile race start
• 7:00pm - RMJL 5K race start
• Post Race - cool down with Karuna Yoga 

Course Maps

• 5K Course Map
• 1Mile Course Map
• Kids Race Course Map