Miles for Midwives
About this race
Miles for Midwives 5k walk/run/roll is at 10am on May 16, 2026 at the beautiful Champoeg State Park, located halfway between Oregon City and Salem. This annual event raises awareness about the impact midwives have on improving outcomes in maternal and infant health and supports two professional midwifery organizations, The American College of Nurse-Midwives Oregon Affiliate and Oregon Midwifery Council. Please join us in celebrating the important work Midwives provide to women, pregnant people, and families by stepping out in support!
NEW! Southern Oregon Event
We are proud to announce that there will be a secondary Miles for Midwives Oregon 5K on May 17th at Pacifica (A Garden in the Siskiyous) located in Williams, OR. The event will start at 2pm on Sunday. (the day after the main event). To register for this race, please select the relevant option during your registration. Thank you for sharing our efforts supporting midwifery across Oregon!
Support Midwifery in Oregon
Money raised will go directly to improving maternal health care in Oregon. All proceeds benefit The Oregon Affiliate of the American College of Nurse-Midwives and the Oregon Midwifery Council.
Run in a Million
This year our event is promoting the global call by the International Confederation of Midwives for One Million More Midwives! A global petition calling on policymakers to grow, support, and sustain the global midwifery workforce — ensuring every woman and gender diverse person can access safe, respectful, high-quality midwife care.
Sign the Petition HERELearn more about the ICM via their website
2026 Donor Organization: The Anahuac Program
10% of your registration will go directly to the Anahuac farm, a pillar within Capaces Leadership Institute, located in Turner Oregon in the heart of the Willamette Valley. Rooted in Indigenous knowledge and community care, Anahuac exists to support migrant and farmworking Indigenous peoples of the Americas through educational programming, traditional agriculture, and living pharmacy practices rooted in ancestral culture. Through sustainable agriculture, food and remedy distribution, ancestral health practices, and youth education, Anahuac acts as a bridge between ancestral and contemporary ways of living and learning.
You can learn more about this organization via their website CapacesLeadership.org/Anahuac or via their Facebook / Instagram pages.
Registration
Online registrations are open from March 2nd 12:00pm until the start of the race on May 15th at 11pm through this event page on RunSignup.com.
Registrations in-person on May 16th are possible but do not include a t-shirt and are slow to process - Please register online if you can!
- Registrations before May 4th to receive a souvenir T-shirt and a discounted registration price of $48. T-shirt availability is not guaranteed for registrations after May 4th.
- Registrations between May 10th through May 15th do not include a T-shirt but remain discounted at $48
- Registration starting at 5pm on Friday, May 15th, through race day will be $58 and T-shirt availability is not guaranteed. Sign up early!
- Registration for ages 16 and under is FREE.
More Information
- Check-in Begins: 9am
- Race Starts: 10am
- This even is pet friendly (leash required)
- Event will proceed, rain or shine
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Miles for Midwives 5K
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Based on 3 years of historical conditions on this event's race dates in Saint Paul.
Course
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- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
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- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 2 Saint Paul events
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