Champoeg State Heritage Area, Saint Paul OR
Saturday, May 16th, 2026
Miles for Midwives 5k walk/run/roll is at 10am on May 16, 2026 at the beautiful Champoeg State Park, located halfway between Oregon City and Salem. This annual event raises awareness about the impact midwives have on improving outcomes in maternal and infant health and supports two professional midwifery organizations, The American College of Nurse-Midwives Oregon Affiliate and Oregon Midwifery Council. Please join us in celebrating the important work Midwives provide to women, pregnant people, and families by stepping out in support!
This year our event is promoting the global call by the International Confederation of Midwives for One Million More Midwives! A global petition calling on policymakers to grow, support, and sustain the global midwifery workforce — ensuring every woman and gender diverse person can access safe, respectful, high-quality midwife care.
Learn more about the ICM via their website
10% of your registration will go directly to the Anahuac farm, a pillar within Capaces Leadership Institute, located in Turner Oregon in the heart of the Willamette Valley. Rooted in Indigenous knowledge and community care, Anahuac exists to support migrant and farmworking Indigenous peoples of the Americas through educational programming, traditional agriculture, and living pharmacy practices rooted in ancestral culture. Through sustainable agriculture, food and remedy distribution, ancestral health practices, and youth education, Anahuac acts as a bridge between ancestral and contemporary ways of living and learning.
You can learn more about this organization via their website CapacesLeadership.org/Anahuac or via their Facebook / Instagram pages.
Online registrations are open from March 2nd 12:00pm until the start of the race on May 15th at 11pm through this event page on RunSignup.com.
Registrations in-person on May 16th are possible but do not include a t-shirt and are slow to process - Please register online if you can!
For more information and to register, please visit the official race page: Miles for Midwives 2026.
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