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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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Every Mile Matters

By Moon Joggers | Published: July 15, 2015

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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Every Mile Matters

By Moon Joggers | Published: June 24, 2015

Every Mile Matters By Elaine Knipe As a middle school kid, I got the opportunity to run track. As I ran three years of track, what I enjoyed the most was being competitive and running fast. I must admit I hated any track event with any long distance and why well because I wanted the […]

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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

By Moon Joggers | Published: May 20, 2015

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

By Moon Joggers | Published: April 16, 2015

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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Run Fit With A Friend (Mate)

By Moon Joggers | Published: March 24, 2015

Run Fit With A Friend (Mate) Coach Richard Rykbos Hello fellow Moon Joggers, as some of you know I am Coach Rykbos and my lovely wife Ilene. We began this journey to rack up mileage to the outer ends of the universe back in September when Perry ran across the U.S.A. While I am a […]

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30 Day Weight Loss Running Challenge

By Chris Webb | Published: September 19, 2014

People run, jog, or walk for different reasons. Some do it because they just love it! Some do it to stay healthy. Some do it to get healthy. Some do it to stay alive. Moon Joggers is about getting people out and moving… doesn’t matter what level you are at (beginner or ultra-fit), or what […]

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September’s Weight Loss Challenge

By Chris Webb | Published: August 4, 2014

Join the 30 Day Weight Loss Challenge before September 1st Hey all you Moon Joggers! We are going to be starting something new for all the Moon Joggers out there whose main goal is running weight loss. Thanks to fellow Moon Jogger, Jeanette Krause, for showing us this fun and creative way to do group […]

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