Miles for Migraine returns to Morgantown, spotlighting advances in headache medicine

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – For many people living with migraine, every day feels like a marathon — demanding, relentless, and fought without a finish line in sight. The Miles for Migraine Walk, Run, and Relax Event returns to Morgantown this fall, giving patients, families, and advocates a chance to turn those invisible battles into visible steps of solidarity. 

The 2025 Miles for Migraine event in Morgantown is more than just a community walk and run. It also serves as a platform to highlight the latest developments in headache medicine — an area of care that continues to evolve rapidly. 

Over the past year, steady progress has been made in expanding therapeutic options. While medications targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), which may be linked to the transmission of pain, remain a central innovation in migraine treatment, clinicians are increasingly turning to non-invasive neuromodulation devices and digital therapeutics. These technologies include wearable devices and smartphone-based platforms that allow patients to better manage their symptoms and access care outside of traditional clinical settings. 

Innovations like this reflect a broader trend toward personalized migraine care, ensuring that treatments can be matched to the individual needs, tolerances, and lifestyles of patients. 

“Migraine care has entered a transformative era. We now have more tools than ever that allow us to better match treatments to each individual patient,” Umer Najib, M.D., chief of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute Division of Headache Medicine and director of the WVU Headache Center, said. “These advances not only improve outcomes but also bring hope to the millions of people living with migraine.” 

Funds raised from the Morgantown Miles for Migraine event support both national advocacy and education programs as well as local initiatives through the WVU Headache Center, ensuring patients across West Virginia have access to the latest care and resources. 

The sixth annual Miles for Migraine will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, at Hazel Ruby McQuain Park in Morgantown. All ages and abilities are welcome to participate, whether by running, walking, listening to speakers, or visiting sponsors in the event area. 

All walk-and-run finishers will receive a medal, and the 5K race is professionally timed. There is also a virtual option for those who cannot attend on race day, in which participants can walk/run at their own pace and on their own schedule.    

For more information on the Miles for Migraine Morgantown event, visit MilesForMigraine.org/West-Virginia.