This year marks the 11th anniversary of the Running for Innocence team’s participation in the Genesis HR Battlegreen 5K/10K on Sunday, November 2, 2025. As in years past, this event offers several great options for runners and non-runners of all ages. It’s also a wonderful opportunity to spend time with our Exoneree Network team members, who every year inspire us to continue the important work of fighting wrongful convictions.
We’re aiming to raise $11,000 from registration fees and donations for the New England Innocence Project‘s Running for Innocence Fund, which helps all three innocence organizations in Massachusetts pay for experts and investigators needed to free innocent men and women behind bars for crimes they didn’t commit.
Event details:
When? Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, 12:15 p.m. We’ll gather as a team around 11:00 a.m.
Where? Lexington High School, 251 Waltham Street, Lexington, MA 02421
What? Choose from 4 great options: 5K walk, 5K run, 10K run or 1.2 mile walk.
Can’t make it this year? Please consider making a donation here!
Team & fundraising details:
- Read the Registration Instructions.
- Register yourself for the walk/run of your choice by clicking “Join” and completing all of the registration fields. Be sure to select “yes” when asked if you want to join a team, then select “Running for Innocence” as your team. To help the Running for Innocence team reach its fundraising goal, you can set up your own personalized fundraiser for the team, and create a fundraising page to share with your network.
- Let us know you’ve registered by emailing rfi@newenglandinnocence.org. This will also allow us to easily check in with you as race day approaches, about logistics like team shirt size requests, bib pickup & more!
100% of the registration fee is donated to the Running for Innocence team. If you raise more than $100, you’ll receive a Running for Innocence team t-shirt at the event. Otherwise, you can purchase one there for $20.
About Running for Innocence
The Running for Innocence (RFI) team was formed in 2014 to support the New England Innocence Project (NEIP) in fighting to free wrongfully convicted people throughout the region. The team offers a tangible way for runners and non-runners alike to raise money for NEIP’s Running for Innocence Fund, which helps pay for experts and investigators needed for justice to prevail for the clients of NEIP and its allies in this important work. The Fund also supports the Exoneree Network, which empowers people who have suffered the trauma of long-term incarceration, and their families, to heal and rebuild.
The RFI team welcomes runners and non-runners of all ages and abilities.
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