Category Archives: Running With A Disease

Why Your Miles Matter To Us

By Moon Joggers | Published: September 16, 2015

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!

By Moon Joggers | Published: June 11, 2015

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, Especially at the Boston Marathon

By Moon Joggers | Published: May 6, 2015

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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Living with Lymphoedema

By Moon Joggers | Published: March 4, 2015

LIVING WITH LYMPHOEDEMA by Lynne Harness In the United Kingdom, March 2nd-6th is lymphoedema awareness week.  This prompted  me to share my own story of living with lymphoedema. Lymphoedema is a visible swelling that develops because there is a problem with the lymph drainage system. The lymph system is no longer able to drain away […]

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63-Year-Old Utahn in the Running for Magazine Cover Contest

By Moon Joggers | Published: July 31, 2014

VOTE FOR SHIRLEE HERE!!! HIGHLAND (KSL NEWS) — Utahn Shirlee Webb, 63, knows how hard it is to take the first step to get healthy and fit, but now she’s in the running to be featured on the cover of Runner’s World magazine. Webb loves to get outside and run anyplace and in all weather. […]

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Motivation

By Moon Joggers | Published: April 16, 2014

Rocking on the Roads: “Motivation” By Hector Romo-Parra I have never thought that I was going to say this: „I have been thinking seriously to untie the laces, trash my shoes and stop running definitively” Motivation is the driving force that causes the flux from desire to will in life, it is a crucial element […]

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Rocking on the Roads: Running with a partner named disease…

By Moon Joggers | Published: October 17, 2013

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 […]

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