Beginnings by Shirlee Webb Since we were born, we have had beginnings. We had to begin to walk with all its falls and scrapes and bumps and bruises. We learned to talk,some early some late, but we all began somewhere. We began school at 5 and spent the next 13 years having ups […]
Injuries, and NSAIDS and Ice Baths, Oh My! by Tina Bond Like many of you, I’ve had my fair share of running related injuries. Believe it or not, most of my injuries have been preventable, but I didn’t discover that until I started training for my first marathon. I’ve taken days and months to recover […]
I am a Moon Jogger on my way to Venus with the crew. My year long goals are to run two half marathons, participate in a sprint duathlon, a century ride, just maybe a full marathon. I look to complete 1000 miles running and over 1000 actual miles biking by the new year. I wake […]
Each day millions upon millions of people lace up their shoes and take off on the open road, the open trail, the treadmill, the elliptical machine or some other way. Some run to train for an upcoming race, others walk to enjoy the beauty all around them, others jump on the machine to burn some […]
A Ramble From The Heart!!! by Perry Newburn Why do I run? As in the last blogs I have given you all a glimpse of how running has helped to reshape my life, how it has helped me to survive, and how it has helped my Mental Wellness. It has been a passion of mine […]
Moon Joggers around the world are gathering together to celebrate the New Year and our new mission: Voyage to Venus! Runners (and walkers) from California, Michigan, Florida, Alaska, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Slovenia, South Africa, Singapore, Kenya, India, Australia, New Zealand and many more places have taken the challenge and are out on the roads, […]
I started running in May 2013. For years I have tried to become a runner, but never got past the first week. I decided to sign up for a 5K race. This way, I invested money in running. I also posted to my friends on Facebook that in 8 weeks I would be running a […]
When I started running again in 2010, I learned some of don’ts and do’s along the way I would like to pass onto those of you that are just starting to run so you don’t have to go through as much of the trial and error I went through to get where I am today. […]
Finding the Passion In Running It has been almost a month since I fulfilled my lifelong dream of completing a marathon. Sometimes I have to pinch myself to remember that this is real and that I don’t have to fret, worry, plan, anticipate or dream about that day in October, 2013. I don’t have to […]
Why Run With A Disease? “Myasthenia gravis, a neuromuscular disease that usually results in skeletal muscle weakness, which worsens with exercise and strenuous aerobic exercise, is generally contraindicated.” (Scheer BV, Valero-Burgos E, Costa R. Myasthenia gravis and endurance exercise. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2012 Aug;91(8):725-7) I have always been a bit active. When I […]
