Jodie Schmahl-Olson Memorial 5K

04/18/2026

Have you signed up yet? Help us raise money for the Glioblastoma Foundation! Together we can help make it a little easier for families navigating through the challenges of this disease.

The Jodie Schmahl-Olson Memorial 5K (Run/Walk) is on Saturday May 30, 2026.

03/23/2026

Spring is in the air! Time to sign up for the 5k to honor the memory of our dear friend, Jodie, and raise money to help other families battling Glioblastoma brain cancer!

Saturday, May 30th 😊 Sign up below!

The Jodie Schmahl-Olson Memorial 5K (Run/Walk) is on Saturday May 30, 2026.

01/04/2026

Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual Jodie Schmahl-Olson Memorial 5K! Please join us on Saturday, May 30th, to raise money for Glioblastoma brain cancer. This is a run/walk event.

I want to take a moment to acknowledge a heartbreaking loss we have recently experienced. Our dear friend, Jackie Evans, just passed away on Thanksgiving. For those of you who participated last year, you would have seen Jackie at the registration table. She was an integral part of pulling off the first ever Jodie Schmahl-Olson Memorial 5K, and she was an integral part of our lives in general. We have experienced a great loss with the loss of Jackie. She was one of Jodie’s very best friends for many, many years, so we find comfort in knowing they can be together again now.

Please keep Jackie’s family in your thoughts and prayers as they navigate this incredibly difficult time.

The Jodie Schmahl-Olson Memorial 5K (Run/Walk) is on Saturday May 30, 2026.

06/04/2025

If any participants or volunteers forgot to pick up your swag bags at the event, let us know if you want it because we came home with extras 😊

06/03/2025

I have FANTASTIC news! Our total amount raised for the Glioblastoma Foundation from the 1st Annual Jodie Schmahl-Olson Memorial 5k is $6,032!!!!

This amount is going directly to the Glioblastoma Foundation to help fund their new genomic laboratory. This lab will offer full molecular testing of tumors, specifically designed for glioblastoma tumors. The lab will help researchers and scientists identify patterns that can help better treat glioblastoma patients, and it will allow for more advanced clinical trials of new drugs.

Thank you SOOOOO much to everyone who participated or donated to this event! YOU are all helping make a difference! Together we are helping others fighting against this horrific disease. Thank you so so much.

-Erin Carlson

06/03/2025

Thank you to Jon Chapek for these drone images as finishers trickled in! We have a plan to get some starting and route images next year 😊

06/02/2025

We had so much fun we’re doing it again next year! Mark your calendars for Saturday, May 30, 2026, for the 2nd annual Jodie Schmahl-Olson Memorial 5k!

06/01/2025

A few more! It was such a wonderful day surrounded by wonderful people!

06/01/2025

Watch out for this guy… he’s FAST! Alex Stone was the first through the finish line 👏

06/01/2025

What a wonderful day we had yesterday! Thank you to everyone who attended the first annual 5k in memory of Jodie Schmahl-Olson. Jodie would have LOVED it! So many of her favorite people all together 💕 Thank you so much to our amazing volunteers, including several girls from the THHS swim team! Thanks to you all.

05/30/2025

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We are currently under an Air Quality Alert in Two Harbors due to wildfires in Canada. Please keep that in mind as you prepare to run or walk tomorrow.