Category Archives: Marathon Runner

Every Mile Matters

Every Mile Matters by V. Kowalewski I was a competitive 3-sport jock in high school, but I hated running. HATED. IT. Many years and several pounds later I decided I’d take up running as a way to get in shape and lose some weight. My first run was to a small bridge over a creek ½ […]

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Log Your Running, Walking, Biking, Hiking and Swimming Miles Now!

Let’s make this short and sweet! Moon Joggers set a goal this year of logging enough miles to get to Mars (33 million miles) by December 31, 2015.  So far we’ve reached about 3.5 million miles and we want your help! The journey has been incredible and our runners span all ages and all fitness […]

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Training is Hard, But Oh So Rewarding

Training is hard, but oh so rewarding. By Sheila Dawe Isn’t it funny how when one first gets a new training program there is a wistful dream like quality to imagining conquering all those distances? Yet when the actual training days come there is the cold truth of fear and dread of facing the distance. […]

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A Month Ago I Became A Marathoner…2 Years Later

A Month Ago I Became A Marathon…2 Years Later By Tara Chavanne “But guess what….a month ago I became a marathoner (a Big Sur Marathoner)….and I am planning on going back in 2015 to kick Big Sur’s butt!!  I got this.”   Those were the last words I wrote about the Big Sur Marathon 2013.  […]

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Moon Landing Anniversary – A Gift to Say THANK YOU

Two years ago today (May 23, 2013) was a historical event for Moon Joggers.  In January of that year we had taken off on a mission to the Moon, with hopes of logging enough miles to get there in one year.  We made it in five months! To celebrate our two year anniversary of landing on […]

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Every Mile Matters

Every Mile Matters Amber Hadigan May 11, 2013. I laced up my running shoes for the first time. I was 204 pounds and wore a size 18 pants. I downloaded a couch to 5K app, as I had signed up for a 5K race exactly eight weeks later as motivation. That day, I could hardly […]

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Every Mile Matters, Especially at the Boston Marathon

Every Mile Matters, Especially at the Boston Marathon By Shirlee Webb Boston Marathon has proven two times now that things can change in a twinkling of an eye. Both times I have run it the weather was forecast a week out to be the perfect weather for a marathon and then within a couple of […]

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Why Every Mile Matters

Why Every Mile Matters By Eric Clifford Why every mile matters. I could sit here and tell you all some great (ehh) tale about how I needed to get back into shape after an accident. Or, I could tell you about how I’m always about sports and sports is my life! Or even about how I was […]

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Every Mile Matters

Every Mile Matters by Carol-Lee Holland When my BF challenged me to run a 5k with her 3 years ago, I had no idea what it would do to my life. Let me set the stage…I was living in a new city with only my hubby. We were learning about the new city by eating […]

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And the winners are…

As part of our Meet Me On Mars mission, we are working on getting charity entries into some of the big marathons around the country. Today we are giving away one free entry into the New York City Marathon!  Participants in the drawing are all paid participants in Meet Me On Mars.   AND THE WINNER IS……..HEIDI THOMPSON! […]

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