Run this Land
- Date Sun 1st November 2026 - Mon 30th November 2026
- Location Virtual Event
- Price Free
- Races 1 race
Event summary
Get ready to lace up your running shoes for "Run This Land," a vibrant virtual challenge taking place from November 1 to November 30, 2026, in Minnesota City, Winona! This exciting event invites participants from all over Minnesota to celebrate National Native American Heritage Month by running, hiking, or walking on any trail that inspires them. Whether you’re navigating the peaceful suburban park preserves, crunching through the beautiful oak savannas, or tackling the stunning ridgelines along the North Shore, every step you take will honor the rich history of the ancestral lands beneath your feet.
"Run This Land" is a unique opportunity to not only log your trail miles but to also deepen your understanding of the land you traverse. Participants can explore treaty boundaries and ancestral homelands using resources from Native-Land.ca, and engage with guided field modules shared weekly on social media. Best of all, this challenge is completely FREE and welcomes all paces and distances, making it accessible for everyone. So grab your friends and family, share your discoveries using the hashtag #MTRCRunThisLand, and join a community that runs with purpose while exploring the great trails of Minnesota!
"Run This Land" is a unique opportunity to not only log your trail miles but to also deepen your understanding of the land you traverse. Participants can explore treaty boundaries and ancestral homelands using resources from Native-Land.ca, and engage with guided field modules shared weekly on social media. Best of all, this challenge is completely FREE and welcomes all paces and distances, making it accessible for everyone. So grab your friends and family, share your discoveries using the hashtag #MTRCRunThisLand, and join a community that runs with purpose while exploring the great trails of Minnesota!
Organiser's Description
MTRC RUN THIS LAND (VIRTUAL CHALLENGE)
Dates: November 1 November 30
Cost: FREE!
Where: Any trail in Minnesota (or wherever your feet take you!)
Kick off Season 2 of the MN Trail Run Collective with our first virtual challenge focused on running with purpose. Throughout November, recognized as National Native American Heritage Month, "Run This Land" invites runners across Minnesota to log trail miles while acknowledging, honoring and exploring the history of the ancestral lands we run every day.
Whether you are winding through suburban park preserves, crunching through oak savannas or climbing ridgelines along the North Shore, every foot of Minnesota trail carries a deep history that predates park borders, Strava segments and race bibs.
HOW IT WORKS:
Investigate the Land: Before you head out, look up the treaty boundaries and ancestral homelands of your route at Native-Land.ca.
Log Trail Miles: Run, hike or walk on any trail across Minnesota anytime from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. All paces and distances count.
Follow the Naturalist Modules: Check our Instagram page each week for four guided field modules covering ancestral geography, local dendrology and fungi, watershed dynamics and late-fall phenology.
Connect the Collective: Share your trail findings, log your observations and tag your photos using the hashtag #MTRCRunThisLand.
Free to join, open to all paces and accessible from any trailhead across the state. Explore more, run with intention and join the collective.
Dates: November 1 November 30
Cost: FREE!
Where: Any trail in Minnesota (or wherever your feet take you!)
Kick off Season 2 of the MN Trail Run Collective with our first virtual challenge focused on running with purpose. Throughout November, recognized as National Native American Heritage Month, "Run This Land" invites runners across Minnesota to log trail miles while acknowledging, honoring and exploring the history of the ancestral lands we run every day.
Whether you are winding through suburban park preserves, crunching through oak savannas or climbing ridgelines along the North Shore, every foot of Minnesota trail carries a deep history that predates park borders, Strava segments and race bibs.
HOW IT WORKS:
Investigate the Land: Before you head out, look up the treaty boundaries and ancestral homelands of your route at Native-Land.ca.
Log Trail Miles: Run, hike or walk on any trail across Minnesota anytime from Nov. 1 through Nov. 30. All paces and distances count.
Follow the Naturalist Modules: Check our Instagram page each week for four guided field modules covering ancestral geography, local dendrology and fungi, watershed dynamics and late-fall phenology.
Connect the Collective: Share your trail findings, log your observations and tag your photos using the hashtag #MTRCRunThisLand.
Free to join, open to all paces and accessible from any trailhead across the state. Explore more, run with intention and join the collective.
Races
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Run This Land
Free
OPENS 15 OCT
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