About RFJ

about

Proceeds from the Eighth Annual Race for Justice will benefit law graduates through the Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP) of Minnesota. By subsidizing education debts for dedicated, low-paid public interest attorneys, LRAP helps meet the legal needs of low-income Minnesotans across the state.

Since its inception in 2002, the Race has expanded into a favorite annual activity for members of Minnesota’s legal community and beyond. Last April, over 700 participants and donors helped raise over $20,000 in registration fees and donations for LRAP- even on our rainiest, coldest Race day ever!

5K Stats & Highlights

  • Number of participants in largest race (‘07) = over 1,000
  • Number of participants ‘03 = 200 (1st year of the 5K)
  • Number of Oranges and Bananas Served ‘09 =400 of each, 2400 cut pieces of fruit
  • Number of volunteers needed = over 100
  • Boxes of t-shirts hauled to site = over 25
  • Number of alumni years represented = 33, 1974 up to admitted Class of 2012!
  • Number of Firms/schools represented = 87
  • Judicial Districts/Courts represented = Anoka County District Court, Hennepin County District Court, MN Court of Appeals, Ramsey County District Court, US District Court, MN Supreme Court
  • Number of staff working to put Race together = 1
  • Number of states represented by participants = 11; Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, Virginia, Texas, Illinois, New York, Washington D.C., Michigan, Maine, and Hawaii!
  • Longest running sponsor =Dorsey & Whitney (since inaugural event)
  • Greatest Total Sponsorship Contribution = West, a Thomson Business
  • Farthest Sponsor = Olympia, Washington ~ Halpern & Oliver
  • Number of Teams participating ‘08 = 36
  • Oldest Participant = 75
  • Youngest Participant = 3, plus many infants in strollers!