13 Aug USATF Foundation Awards Maternity Grant to Emily Infeld with Support from Jane’s Mile
The USATF Foundation is proud to award a Maternity Grant to elite distance runner Emily Infeld. The $6,000 grant includes $3,000 raised through the 2026 Jane’s Mile and a matching $3,000 contribution from the USATF Foundation.
Funds raised through the 2026 Jane’s Mile directly support Emily’s maternity grant, helping offset training, medical, childcare, and living expenses during pregnancy and postpartum recovery. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to supporting women athletes throughout every stage of their athletic journey.
The Jane’s Mile is an annual public one-mile road-running event in Santa Monica, California, hosted by the competitive women’s running team Janes Elite Racing. The race features multiple divisions, including open, youth, masters, and a competitive elite women’s wave, with proceeds supporting the USATF Foundation Maternity Grant for athlete mothers. Founded in 2002, Janes Elite Racing was created to provide a supportive training and racing environment that enables women to pursue both athletic and professional goals while promoting overall well-being.
“The Janes’ mission is to support and empower women,” says Janes Mile team founder Tania Fischer. “I am incredibly proud that we have this wonderful opportunity to partner with the USATF Foundation to support our outstanding women athletes by providing this maternity grant. We’re excited that Emily Infeld will receive this year’s grant through the matching between The Janes and the USATF Foundation.”
Emily Infeld is an accomplished distance runner, having represented Team USA at the 2016 Olympic Games and four World Athletics Championships in the 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters, and the World Cross Country Championships. During the 2025 season, she was ranked No. 2 in the United States by Track & Field News and placed among the top 30 athletes globally in the 10,000 meters according to World Athletics rankings. Infeld won the 2025 U.S. National Championship in the 10,000 meters and went on to compete at the World Championships in Tokyo, where she finished 14th overall.
Infeld recently welcomed her son, Randolph, on July 30th. Born nearly three weeks early, both Emily and Randolph are doing well as she begins her postpartum recovery and works toward a return to competition.
“I’m so grateful to Jane’s Mile and the USATF Foundation for this support. I welcomed my son almost three weeks early on July 30, and we’re both doing well. This grant means so much as I navigate this new chapter. It helps me take care of him and myself as I work my way back to competing at the highest level,” said Infeld.