Miles for Meso is a 5K race and fun run and walk for mesothelioma awareness and research.
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Our racers and walkers have covered more than 38,000 miles for mesothelioma.
About Miles For Meso
Miles for Meso is a 5K race and fun run and walk for mesothelioma cancer awareness and research. It is an advocacy initiative of the SHC Foundation. Since launching in 2009, there have been multiple annual Miles for Meso races in Illinois, Washington, Ohio, Virginia, Florida and more.
Collectively, Miles for Meso races have raised more than $952,500 in proceeds benefiting multiple mesothelioma charities including the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation), and the Meso Program at Penn Medicine.
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Using Education, Advocacy and Community
ADAO Co-Founder and President Linda Reinstein explains what it was like to lose her husband Alan to mesothelioma, a cancer she hadn’t heard of before. Finding out his death could’ve been prevented has fueled her 20-year fight to ban asbestos and prevent all asbestos-related diseases.
Each year at Miles for Meso, Linda looks forward to joining a community of mesothelioma survivors and warriors to raise awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and walk together with a shared experience and purpose.
“Miles for Meso has been an amazing resource for ADAO. I love Simmons Hanly Conroy. They are so genuine,” Linda explained. “The funds are remarkable. They help us to continue our 20-year mission of preventing exposure to eliminate all asbestos caused diseases.”
Hear Linda’s story now and learn how she uses education, advocacy and community to support the countless of other Alans out there.
Uncharted Territory: Climbing for Asbestos Exposure Victims
In June 2025, Simmons Hanly Conroy employee Sarah Heinz set out to climb Mount Rainier, Washington’s highest peak, standing at more than 14,000 ft. But this wasn’t just a personal goal — it was a tribute.
“One of my true inspirations are the victims of asbestos-related diseases that we advocate for at Simmons Hanly Conroy,” Sarah explained. “I feel it is a unique privilege to be able to climb tall mountains and push my body by choice.”
Packed in her gear was a Miles for Meso flag, a symbol of solidarity with victims of asbestos-related diseases and a nod to the firm’s ongoing advocacy.
“When I climb, I often think of those affected by asbestos who have no choice but to try and fight these terrible diseases,” she explained. “I always climb with them close to my heart.”
For more than 6 months, Sarah trained, logging miles on trails, pounding stairwells, and building the endurance needed for such an ambitious climb.
At 12,300 ft., Sarah paused to raise the Miles for Meso flag, capturing a photo that marked the moment and the mission. Though she didn’t summit on this trip, her goal is to return, reach the peak, and plant that same flag at the top, honoring the strength and resilience of mesothelioma warriors and their families.
About the SHC Foundation
Miles for Meso is an advocacy project of the SHC Foundation’s Meso Committee, which is dedicated to helping patients and families impacted by mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. The SHC Meso Committee helps leading researchers, treatment specialists and community advocates throughout the country by supporting their search for a mesothelioma cure and work to secure a total U.S. asbestos ban.
