Little Canada 5k Sap Run

The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine is excited for another year of the Hoof N Woof 5k! The race will start at 8:30am on Saturday, April 11th, 2026, right outside the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine building on Fitch Avenue on the St. Paul campus. Runners and walkers of all ages and abilities are encouraged to participate, and leashed pets are more than welcome! We hope you'll hang around after to visit booths from our wonderful sponsors and local pet businesses. Be sure to stay for our award ceremony that will take place for the runners and their furry companions as well. Parking is available in the Gortner Avenue Parking Garage.

Registration for the race is $30. Packet pick-up will start at 7:15am on race day, Saturday, April 11th. Registration closes at 11:59pm on Friday, April 3th.

The first 250 participants who register for the race will be guaranteed a goodie bag. Any individual who registers before March 20th at 11:59 pm will be guaranteed a free T-shirt.

ALL PROCEEDS support Healing Hearts Rescue, a non-profit organization dedicated to saving the lives of animals in need. Their mission statement: Healing Hearts Rescue is a volunteer-based non-profit dog rescue dedicated to changing the lives of animals who humans have failed by finding them safe and loving homes. Through the power of rescue, lives will be saved, hearts will be healed, and you might find yourself asking, “Who rescued whom?”

Please plan to stop by and learn even more about Healing Hearts Rescue at their booth on race day! For more information about this organization click here

The weather is nice again- did you miss our run this year?

Due to the extreme cold and unrest during the Saint Paul Winter Carnival's annual Fire and Ice Run, many participants were unable to register and attend. In light of this, we are excited to announce a Virtual Run option!

Event Details:

• What: Saint Paul Winter Carnival Fire and Ice Virtual Run

• Registration Fee: $30

• Includes: Event t-shirt and Winter Carnival button sent to your address.

• When: Complete your run at your convenience as the weather warms up.

• Where: Choose your own route—run, walk, or jog wherever you feel comfortable.

• How to Participate: Share your experience on social media and please tag us @stpaulwintercarnival and use the hashtag #FireAndIceVirtualRun to connect with other participants and showcase your journey!

This is a fun opportunity to still be a part of the Winter Carnival festivities (a little later) while enjoying a more favorable climate.

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.

More about Mile in My Shoes

At Mile in My Shoes, we view 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.

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

• 7:45pm Karuna Yoga post-race cool down

Course Maps

• 5K Course Map

• 1Mile Course Map

• Kids Race Course Map