Race Day Filled with Miles, Smiles and Mimosas

More than 250 runners joined us for this year’s Moms on the Run 5K and Kids Run at beautiful Normandale Lake Park in Bloomington, MN and online virtually. For our in-person event, we were greeted with perfect temps for our race! If you ran with us, you can find your race results here. We also have two photo albums (candids and videos by staff and professional photos by Kaaren Burgwald) from which you may download any photos you like.

The race featured fun for the whole family. The kids were able to take part in balloon art, face painting, crazy hair and sign making (yay, moms!), before their own 1/2 mile “Run with an Olympian” and kiddie dash. Our after party included lots of prizes and awards, snacks, donuts and ‘mom’osas by Mimosa Royale.

A big thank you to all of our volunteers who helped make the event run smoothly. We’re so grateful for you!

Our Jacksonville Moms on the Run location also hosted a live race and event. We’re so thankful for your participation and support, Jax ladies! Way to go!

We had a lot of fun run stories happen at our race this year. Here are just a few highlights: Lisa Mudra joined us for her first race ever. Tonya Flemons joined us all the way from Atlanta, GA in her quest to run 5Ks in all 50 states! And Minneapolis radio personality, Crisco from KS95, (pictured above with runners from Blaine MOTR) has been running or walking 5Ks for the last several months. He searched local 5Ks happening this weekend, found our Moms on the Run 5K and registered! He has lost 250 pounds and told us a little of his inspiring story. Take a look at the video here.

Whether you’ve been training with us all summer, have been with us for years, or this was your first race, we’re so grateful you decided to be a part of our event and community of fitness, fun and friendship.

Thank you to Summit Orthopedics, who provided our race day medical tent coverage and pre-race warm-up. Visit summitortho.com to learn more.

Thank you to our top sponsor and Official Footwear Partner Kizik, who generously provided prizes and a race try-on experience, as well as a location for our pre-race packet pickup. We love our relationship with TC Running Company, who generously provided a location for our pre-race packet pick-up and generous prizes for awards; Mimosa Royale, for supplying a refreshing, ready-to-drink beverage for our runners; UCAN for providing protein bars, and Tru Fru and Qwik Trip for treat donations. We appreciate you!

We also want to send a special shout-out to Kaaren Burgwald Photography for taking professional action shots of our runners and all of the activities that happened at our race. The photos are loaded here and are free for you to download.

Inspirational Member of the Year

We presented our favorite award of the year, our 2026 Most Inspirational Member of the Year, to Debbie Gromer of Jacksonville (FL) Moms on the Run.

Debbie has been an anchor of her Moms on the Run community, all the while battling breast cancer. “Debbie is kind, shows selflessness and is someone everyone in our group looks to for support, guidance and friendship,” shared Amy Magdalein, Jacksonville Moms on the Run Franchise Owner and Head Coach.