Free to Run's mission is to advance gender equity globally through running. We do this by providing leadership and well-being programs for girls and young women in conflict areas, in conjunction with running experiences. We typically work with refugees, internally displaced people, and girls and young women who identify as ethnic minorities.

Free to Run operates programs in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine (West Bank). While we work closely with individuals, we are working to drive change in community gender norms and towards a systematic shift in gender equality, with a specific focus on the expansion of access to public space and leadership opportunities for girls and young women.

Free to Run's Team at the Denver Colfax Marathon is comprised of supporters who believe strongly in Free to Run's mission. Through their individual campaign pages, these runners are raising funds to support Free to Run's award-winning programs for young women and girls. Programs are designed to develop women into community leaders who can bring people together across cultural, ethnic, and religious lines.

Through the Denver Colfax Marathon and other races, Free to Run is fundraising to provide sporting and leadership opportunities to our participants so they can be armed with the tools they need to succeed. Free to Run believes young women can and will be a force for positive change.

Please donate to one of our many amazing runners who are living proof that sport can empower anyone to succeed!