NEW Virtual Option for the Winter Carnival Fire & Ice 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

Little Canada 5k Sap Run

Just as the maple sap runs after the long winter gives way to spring warmth, runners can also get out and run in the sun at the Little Canada 5K Sap Run around beautiful Gervais Lake on Saturday, May 2, 2026. Little Canada’s logo includes a maple leaf, which was the inspiration for this spring race. Join us for a competitive race or a fun run/walk and start the spring off on the right foot.

🎉 Join Us for the Second Annual Mother’s Day 5K! 🏃‍♀️🌸

We’re excited to welcome you back for another unforgettable Mother’s Day 5K—this year at Kaposia Landing in South Saint Paul!

Enjoy all the fun you loved last year plus even more, including:

✔️ Official race timing by Anderson Race Management

✔️ Food trucks

✔️ Music & games

✔️ Auction & family-friendly activities

📅 RSVP now to stay in the loop! (https://www.facebook.com/share/19zCmEsoMB/)

📝 Race registration opens 2/13/26

📣 More details coming as race day gets closer—so stay tuned!

Bring your family, invite your friends, and help us make this year’s event bigger and better than ever! 💐👟

Expanded program for 2026. New Hiking group option along with Trail running group. Runners can expect to do a level 1-level 2 distance trail run each week, with some weeks including an intensity workout. Hikers will explore the trails without the extra challenge of running.

The focus of this group is to maintain your physical fitness throughout the summer months and get outside on the trails for a run with like minded individuals.