05/01/2026
👏👏 Big applause for our local businesses helping bring a 5K back to St. Mary’s!
This isn’t just a race — it’s a chance to move together for a cause that truly matters. With mental health needs growing across our community, Steps for Hope is one powerful way to show up.
🤝 In partnership with Bates College
🏃♀️ For hope, healing, and community
✅ Sponsor, register, or spread the word today:
https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Lewiston/StMarysStepsforHope
04/02/2026
Registration is now open for Steps for Hope, Strides for Mental Health!
https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Lewiston/StMarysStepsforHope
Join us on Sunday, October 11 at Bates College for a community event that brings people together in support of mental health across Maine.
Participants, donors and sponsors all play an important role in strengthening care for individuals and families who need support. Together, we can continue building a more connected system of care that meets people where they are and supports what comes next.
Register today and be part of something that truly makes a difference!
03/19/2026
On October 11, St. Mary’s and Bates College are teaming up for a 5K Run/Walk and Kids Obstacle Course. The event is aptly named Steps for Hope. Our collective goal is to raise funds to expand the spaces available for behavioral health hospitalization and bring awareness to the mental health crises affecting our youth and adults from our community and every corner of Maine.
Registration opens April1st!
08/24/2023
Looking for 2023 Commit to Get Fit updates? Be sure to like the St. Mary's Health System to stay updated on the event!
On October 15, we will gather for our 10th annual Commit to Get Fit Challenge at Simard Payne Memorial Park in Lewiston!
Register Today: https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Lewiston/CommitToGetFitChallenge?fbclid=IwAR0aTp8214y1n4RxgJ-VcNOPAFSIo-Lma9n-zqGkn73kNdVoBTBmjR-yl_k
Join us for a 5K run/walk, Harvest Walk, and NEW THIS YEAR, a Kids Obstacle Course! We will again work hard to bring music, food, fitness activities, demonstrations, and vendors to Simard Payne Park during our event. Come early and stay after to celebrate health and wellness. Special thanks to our presenting sponsor, Maple Way Dental Care!
St. Mary's 10th Annual Commit to Get Fit Challenge 5K Walk/Run, Harvest Walk, and Kids Obstacle Course
St. Mary's 10th Annual Commit to Get Fit Challenge 5K Walk/Run, Harvest Walk, and Kids Obstacle Course is on Sunday October 15, 2023. It includes the following events: Commit to Get Fit 5K, Harvest Walk, and Kids Obstacle Course.
09/20/2022
After the 5K run, join us for this SOUPer new part of our event – a Harvest Walk. Free for runners and community members alike, the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center is excited to invite you to “Walk the Neighborhood” with us!
Registration for the Harvest Walk is free, but must be completed:
https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Lewiston/CommitToGetFitChallenge
Registered walkers will receive a complimentary tote bag and Tuscan Farro Soup recipe at Simard Payne Memorial Park before heading out on a route that will lead you through downtown Lewiston on a pre-determined route. Walkers will collect an ingredient for their soup at each of the following community partners on the route: Trinity Jubilee Center, St. Mary’s B Street Clinic, Heart & Soil Community Garden, the Root Cellar, Tree Street Youth, Pine Street Garden, Community Credit Union, the proposed L-A Community Market, and the Lewiston Farmer’s Market.
08/09/2022
Join us at the 9th annual Commit to Get Fit 5K run and Harvest Walk on Sunday, October 16th, 2022! Funds raised support the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center programs that advocate for our neighbors.
Learn more and register here: https://runsignup.com/Race/ME/Lewiston/CommitToGetFitChallenge
05/26/2022
Our registration page is live! You know what that means...time to start creating live posts :-)
St. Mary's 9th Annual Commit to Get Fit Challenge 5k Run and Harvest Walk
St. Mary's 9th Annual Commit to Get Fit Challenge 5k Run and Harvest Walk is on Sunday October 16, 2022. It includes the following events: 5k and Harvest Walk.