Community Warrior Run: The Race for Life 15th Anniversary Event

By Colleen Banks, 1N5

1N5, a Cincinnati based non-profit dedicated to preventing suicide by erasing the stigma of mental illness and promoting optimal mental wellness, celebrates its fifteenth Warrior Run on September 28, 2024 at Dogwood Park in Mariemont.

In an effort to stop the stigma and start the conversation, 1N5 hosts this annual event that includes: a 5K run or walk starting at 5:15 p.m., a one-mile walk starting at 5:30 p.m., and a kids’ fun run. In addition, the event invites individuals of any age to enjoy the great food, music, and carnival-style kids games. All proceeds from this fundraiser go to 1N5, benefitting numerous school and community mental health programs.

Longtime Mariemont resident, 1N5 founder and executive director, Nancy EigelMiller, expresses her sentiment regarding this event's fifteenth anniversary, “I am so grateful that we have been able to do this for fifteen years and have been able to reflect on the impact we have made to countless individuals wanting to create a change.”

This race was established in 2010, honoring the memory of Eigel-Miller’s late husband, Jim Miller, who died by suicide in 2008. The first year of the race, Nancy Eigel-Miller created the James W. Miller Memorial Fund; in 2016 the organization was renamed 1N5 to represent the statistic that one in five individuals live with mental illness. Since its founding, 1N5 has been leading transformational mental health stigma reduction and suicide prevention work in Cincinnati. 1N5 works toward a vision of a world without suicide and a community of people with optimal mental health.

The Warrior Run is one of two large fundraising events that the organization 1N5 hosts with the help of sponsorships and partnerships with a great number of incredible businesses. With funds raised, 1N5 provides customized, evidence-based mental health education to more than 210 regional schools and universities across Southwest Ohio.

Join us to stop the stigma and start the conversation by spreading awareness and fostering inclusivity, authenticity, integrity, and empathy in our community. Become a sponsor, donor, volunteer and register for The Warrior Run at www.1n5.org/warriorrun. For more information about 1N5, visit www.1N5.org