MIHEI Strides for Mothers 5K
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MIHEI Strides for Mothers 5K - DCR's Chestnut Hill Reservation
MIHEI Strides for Mothers 5K is a fundraising run and walk held on August 22, 2026, at DCR's Chestnut Hill Reservation in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. The event brings together runners, walkers, and families to raise funds for maternal health programs in Nigeria.
Distances
- 5K Run Two loops around the reservoir; chip timed; flat paved course.
- 2.5K Walk One loop around the reservoir; family friendly.
The 5K course is flat and paved with no road crossings and mile markers along the route. Free parking is available at Reilly Memorial Rink, and the site is accessible via Green Line C Cleveland Circle. Every registered participant receives a custom MIHEI finisher medal. Awards include trophies and prize packages for overall female and male winners, a Community Champion Team award for the group with the most registrations, and recognition for founding partners.
Pre-race packet pickup is offered the day before at Marathon Sports in Brookline with a 20 percent in-store discount for participants; a limited race morning pickup is available at the event site. Participant packets include a race bib, RFID timing chip, safety pins, an event information card, a course map, and any merchandise ordered at the $75 and up tier.
Funds raised support maternal health programs in Nigeria, including funding antenatal care for women who cannot afford it, training birth attendants in rural communities, support for safe delivery and postpartum recovery, and technology for care coordination. The event materials note that Nigeria accounts for more than a quarter of global maternal deaths and that the lifetime risk of dying in childbirth there is 1 in 19 compared with 1 in 4,900 in the United States. Organizers indicate that 100 percent of funds go to programs. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
