Rising Hearts Running for Justice Half Marathon
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Rising Hearts Running for Justice Half Marathon
Rising Hearts Running for Justice is a community running and fundraising event offering virtual and in-person options. The event lists three distance options and includes a virtual participation window for submitting results and photos.
Registration is not yet open. Virtual participants may upload times and photos during the period May 1 to May 10. Past in-person 5K run/walk options were held May 3, May 5, and May 9, 2026.
Distances:
- 5K
- 10K
- Half marathon
The event focuses on raising funds and awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous relatives and related advocacy work. Organizers report past fundraising and donations: in 2021 more than $75,000 raised with distributions including over $30,000 to the National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center and $16,000 to the Native Women’s Society of the Great Plains; in 2022 just over $21,000 was donated to several organizations; in 2023 about $18,000 was raised. The current fundraising goal is $10,000 to support community organizations and family advocates.
Merchandise and incentives are part of the event; registrants who join team Rising Hearts are eligible for a drawing with up to 10 free Rising Hearts shirts, and registrants who add an extra donation are eligible for a drawing with up to 4 free pairs of running shoes. Red Rising Hearts shirts are available through Rising Hearts. The program also mentions team participation, stickers, sponsorship or donated entries, and a week of virtual events related to the cause. Visit the organization's website for the most recent information.
