‘Get Your Wag On’ with Carrie Orr at Animal Humane Society’s Popular Walk for Animals April 14, 2015 Charity Walks & Runs, Dogs, Cats & Other Pets Get Your Wag On and join the Walk for Animals. This year's fundraiser benefitting the Animal Humane Society takes place May 2 at Theodore Wirth Park. Organizers are hoping to hit their goal of $1 million....
Team Superstars: Find Your Winter Mojo with Antonio Vega, Children’s Hospital and Mill City Running January 28, 2015 Charity Walks & Runs I will be the first to tell you it can be tough to get your butt out the door. Some days, the very last thing you want to do is run. A bonafide cure for that is to sign up for a race, a running group or a...
Marathon With a Mission: The Story Behind One Minnesota Mom’s Sunday Run (Updated) October 5, 2014 Charity Walks & Runs Kristi Doshan decided last Thanksgiving that she was going to run a marathon. It would be a run with a mission: to raise money for Mayo Clinic and the hospital’s melanoma research team. Kristi Doshan...
Lace up and Race With ‘Women Rock’ Saturday Morning in St. Paul August 28, 2014 Charity Walks & Runs Online registration has closed, but hope is not lost for those wishing to run in this weekend's "Women Rock" race in St. Paul. Several thousand runners are expected to compete in one of Saturday...
Fifteen’s 5k: What Happens When You Least Expect It August 19, 2014 Charity Walks & Runs I have to start with a confession… I was a little worried about Fifteen's 5k this year. Not because we weren’t going to have enough mascots or players, and not because we were unprepared, but I was...
Fighting Cystic Fibrosis: Photos from Sunday’s ‘Fifteen’s 5k’ at Target Field August 17, 2014 Charity Walks & Runs The fight against Cystic Fibrosis took to the streets of downtown Minneapolis during Sunday's "Fifteen's 5k." Twins players Phil Hughes, Brian Duensing, Ryan Pressly, Casey Fien, Caleb Thielbar and Brian...
Saturday: 2014 Twin Cities Lung Run Rallies Support for Fight Against Cancer August 13, 2014 Charity Walks & Runs The 2014 Twin Cities Lung Run takes place Saturday, Aug. 16, on Harriet Island in St. Paul. Start your Saturday by lacing up a pair of running (or walking) shoes and joining the fight against cancer at the...
Behind the Scenes of the 2014 ‘Fifteen’s 5k’ with Minnesota Twins Pitcher Glen Perkins’ Better Half August 12, 2014 Charity Walks & Runs The 2014 "Fifteen's 5k" begins at 8 a.m. Aug. 17 on South 2nd Street, near Gold Medal Park, and winds its way through downtown Minneapolis, finishing inside Target Field. Above: Glen and Alisha...
Challenge Issued: Are You Tough Enough to Win $5k and Minneapolis’ MOST Amazing Race? July 14, 2014 Charity Walks & Runs Think you have what it takes to outlast a small army of hungry competitors and be the first to decipher cryptic clues and conquer crazy obstacles sprinkled throughout Minneapolis? Well here’s your...