Volunteer & Mentor

One of the largest running event nonprofits in the region, organizing the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon, TC 10 Mile, and year-round community runs. Take a single race-day shift or join the TCM Association for ongoing event and youth program support.

Beyond marathon weekend in Duluth, the Young Athletes Foundation runs youth track meets, the Wednesday Night Trail Series, and running grants across Northern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin, powered by volunteer coaches and meet directors.

Coordinates volunteers for the Fargo Marathon, its 10K and 5K events, and the Fargo Youth Run, one of the largest youth running events in the Upper Midwest.

Best known for winter skiing, the ABSF also hosts summer and fall trail runs, ultramarathons, and youth outdoor camps across Northern Wisconsin, with an active volunteer registry.

Covers the Twin Cities, Rochester, and Duluth. Relies on volunteer head coaches, assistant coaches, and 5K running buddies for 3rd through 8th grade girls.

Serves Wausau, Minocqua, and the surrounding Northwoods towns.

Serves Green Bay and the Fox Cities area.

Outside Minnesota or Wisconsin? Search the national council directory to find the Girls on the Run chapter near you.

A free national database matching runners who are blind or visually impaired with sighted guides. Create a profile with your location, pace, and availability, and local athletes looking for a guide can connect with you directly.

Pairs volunteer guides with athletes who have physical, visual, or cognitive disabilities for regular training runs and race day, with chapters in dozens of cities and a single-event guide network for regional races.

Volunteer runners push athletes with disabilities in adaptive racing chairs so they can experience race day too.

Volunteer “Angels” team up to push a Captain with a disability through races, taking turns across the course.

A national program running in thousands of schools. Local programs are usually led by teachers or PE staff, but community volunteers can sign up as guest coaches, lap counters, or motivational run buddies.

A national volunteer portal to apply as a head or assistant coach for a boys' running cohort in 3rd through 8th grade.

Volunteer run mentors show up for early-morning team runs alongside members experiencing homelessness, helping build the consistency and community that lead into job and housing support.

A virtual mentoring network that matches runners with a buddy living with a disability. You dedicate your training miles to your match and share updates, photos, and medals for long-distance encouragement.