Category Archives: motivation

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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A Day in the life when Every Mile Matters

A Day in the Life when Every Mile Matters By Sheila Dawe March 26th, 2015 5:00 pm. Arrived in Boise, Idaho. I got picked up at the airport by my good friend Natalie. We are both entered in a new race for the both of us – Pickled Feet Time Runs (48, 24, 12, 6 […]

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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 Matter by Barbara Corn Hi! I’ve run and been active my whole life but about 7 years ago my bones ached so bad from arthritis that I no longer ran for at least 3 or 4 years. I put on weight and was not happy. I changed my diet to an alkaline diet […]

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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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Every Mile Matters: April Fools Day Edition

Every Mile Matters – Tina Bond I have come to a difficult decision.  I think I am going to give up running.  The thrill is gone.  Pretty, big, shiny medals have lost their lure.  Training has become a chore.  I don’t enjoy eating all the food.  I especially don’t like that my pants don’t fit […]

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My Reason to Run

by  Amy Preneta I recently turned 40 and have been running for three years. I live in and love Cleveland, Ohio. I used to work for the federal government, but gave it up to raise my triplet daughters who decided to join us at 24 weeks instead of holding out ’till 40. I’ve run lots […]

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