Category Archives: Running in New Zealand

Where My Feet Have Carried Me

WHERE HAVE MY FEET TAKEN ME? By Perry Newburn My feet have taken me to many places – both physically and mentally. And I may say there are so many more to be taken. Firstly one of the reasons “ I got back “ into running and some form of physical fitness in my late […]

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Why Your Miles Matter To Us

The goal: Run (and walk) to Mars by December 31, 2015 How many miles to go?  30,174,157 How many miles per day?  284,661 How many days to reach our goal? 106 Can we do it?  YES!!! Many of you have probably never heard of Moon Joggers before. That’s okay. We are a small group of […]

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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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Every Mile Matters

EVERY MILE MATTERS by Perry Newburn When I put my hand up to write this I thought “this should be straight forward,” but the more I thought about it – yes dangerous this thinking lark – the harder it became. So where to start? I’ve written about my battles with addiction in the past but […]

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Moon Joggers on L.A. Radio Show!

Feeling incredibly grateful and happy that Lisa Foxx from 104.3 MYfm in in Los Angeles took a few minutes to sit down and talk about Moon Joggers.  Check out her interviews with Angie Webb below.

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USA COUNTDOWN

USA COUNTDOWN By Perry Newburn Wow just realised its almost 9 weeks since I did the last blog – at the end I had said 15 weeks to go till I fly out from Feilding. And I was getting excited then. NOW its only 6 weeks till head off – and yes excitement is starting […]

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USA RUN

USA RUN By Perry Newburn Boy these months are flying by at the moment – scary!!!! The next 4 months wont be any different either. So – What to write about? I wander whats on my mind? Yes I thought I would start a series on the USA run now we are into the countdown […]

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Running For 24 Hours

Running for 24 hours!! By Perry Newburn After struggling for ideas on what to write about I thought lets cover what its like to run for 24 hours – for me anyway – around a 400 metre athletic track. This would not be most people’s idea of fun but I actually looked forward to it. […]

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A Ramble From the Heart

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 […]

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The Continuing Journey

By Perry Newburn    So after finishing my run around NZ in November 2012 I had my next goal to look towards. Goals for me are extremely important – they give me something to work towards. I have come off runs before with nothing planned and have felt flat, unmotivated and its been a real […]

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