🏃‍♂️ Miles For Meals 5k

We are excited to welcome you to the 5th Annual 5K Run/Walk for Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County! It will be at Mine Falls Park, a fantastic venue which welcomes runners and walkers alike! The trails are amazing and offer a wonderful 5K route as well as beautiful 3K walking trails so that walkers will enjoy this day just as much. We are also keeping our Virtual Run-Walk to allow those who cannot attend in person to participate!

If you do plan to attend, bring your families and friends! This is such a great opportunity to enjoy the outdoors, get out in the community, and support a phenomenal cause all at the same time!

*Please note: While we all love our dogs, we do ask that you do not bring yours if you are running in the race. Thank you!

Live Race: Sept. 14th

Location: Mine Falls Park, 7 Stadium Drive, Nashua, NH 03062 (use this address for your GPS)

Registration Check-in: 8:30-9:15 AM

Race start time: 9:30 AM

Route: This is a beautiful trail that runs through the woods and by the river. Some sections are paved but most of the trail is dirt and can be uneven- please be aware if you are considering running with a stroller. Also, the route will be open to the public during the race, so we are asking all to be aware and share the trail.

Giveaways: Your race registration (for both runners and walkers, day-of and virtual) will include:

• 2024 Step-Up T-shirt: (must register before August 5th to be guaranteed a t-shirt). T-shirts for day-of attendees must be picked up at the event. Virtual attendees must pick up their shirts at the HCMOW Administrative Office in Merrimack beginning the week after the event.

Teams: If you would like to create either a fundraising or race team, you can do so during the registration process. If you prefer not to register for the event but would like to donate, fundraise individually, or fundraise as a team, you can do so by going directly to the donate tab at the top of the page.

ℹ️ About Us

Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County delivers nutritious meals to older adults. What someone may not know is that the human connection we provide can also help to improve quality of life and in some cases, even save lives. Isolation has become even more prevalent, within an already lonely population. Our own participants report that most of the time, our driver is the only visitor they have all week. Without human connection—older people’s lives are shortened and they can suffer damage to their mental and physical health and quality of life. With our program, not only do people receive that nutritious meal, but the social interaction we provide, however brief, helps them to feel connected, reassured, and wards off the isolation that can lead to serious health conditions.

Since opening its doors in 1977, Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County has served more than 14.5 million meals, and today we are providing an average of 7,000 meals a week to our older and homebound neighbors throughout Hillsborough County, NH. With those nutritious meals come wellness checks, resources, care/concern follow-up calls and connection to the community. There are still challenges ahead, so we need the support of our community and friends now more than ever.