Hello Moon Joggers,

We want to begin by saying that here at Moon Joggers our hearts go out to those affected by the terrible act of cruelty that took place in Boston today.  We pray for the victims and their families and for everyone that feels a sense of sadness, anger and frustration by what has happened.  This week we invite to dedicate each and every mile that you walk, jog and run to the people of the Boston Marathon and send good thoughts their way as they begin to cope and begin to heal from what has happened.   Week 16 of Moon Joggers is Boston Marathon week and we encourage you, along with dedicating your miles to them, to reach out and be extra kind and look for opportunities to show extra kindness to those around you.  Running and kindness are two key components to a happy life!  There is always a virtual race that has thousands of people from all over the world that are committed to running for those affected in Boston.  Here is the link to their Facebook Event Page: Runner’s United to Remember

Also, we want to announce that our second virtual race is open for registration!  We are excited to present the Full Strawberry Moon Virtual 1/2 Marathon, 10K and 5K!  The name of the Full Moon in June is the Full Strawberry, so the race takes place in June and it’s going to be a lot of fun!  Read all of the details about it here, especially how you can win some pretty great prizes, like a $200 Visa Gift Card!  We figure one way we can give back to Moon Joggers is to hold drawings from a our races and participants can win gift cards to help pay for things such as running shoes, race entry fees, GPS watches, socks, running books and anything else.  SIGN UP FOR THE FULL STRAWBERRY MOON VIRTUAL RACE NOW!

One last thing, please be sure to log your miles and make sure you are up to date.  And please send us your favorite running/walking photos from the week by tomorrow (Tuesday) at Noon!  We also encourage you to join our Moon Joggers Facebook Group if you haven’t already.   It’s an incredible place where so many Moon Joggers connect and where walkers/runners of all levels can connect and support and motivate each other.   It’s such a positive place!

Thanks again for all you do Moon Joggers. Our journey continues to move forward at amazing speed!

Happy Jogging!

Ang & Ash
Moon Jogger Maniacs

What is the Full Strawberry Moon Virtual Half Marathon, 10K & 5K?

This event is put on by Moon Joggers: a group of runners around the world that are dedicated to walking, jogging and running enough miles in 2013 to get to the moon.  The Full Strawberry Moon is the name of the Full Moon in the month of June.  June’s Full Strawberry Moon got its name because the Algonquin tribes knew it as a signal to gather ripening fruit. It was often known as the Full Rose Moon in Europe (where strawberries aren’t native).  The Full Strawberry Moon Virtual Half Marathon, 10K & 5K is an opportunity for walkers and runners around the world to participate in a global race.  At Moon Joggers we believe that each person that FINISHES their race is a winner.  Keep reading below to see what sort of prizes all participants will be eligible to win for participating (including $200 Visa Gift Cards!)  ANYONE CAN PARTICIPATE!!!

What is a Virtual Race?

A virtual race is a sporting event where everyone sets their own course and runs or walks their own race wherever they happen to be on the planet. You sign up online and run your race on sometime between the dates listed below.  You run on a day that works for you. If you’ve never run a 5K, run the 5K.  If you have never run a 10K, challenge yourself and sign up to run the 10K.  If you’ve never done a half marathon, take the challenge to run one! Don’t forget, it’s not about how fast you run/walk, its about whether or not you finish the race.  If you are an avid runner, sign up for the half marathon or 10K as one of your practice runs.  You can also walk these events rather than running them.

When is the Virtual Race?

The full moon in June will take place on June 23, 2013.  We ask you to complete your race between June 16 (date of the first quarter moon) and June 30 (date of the last quarter moon).  Again, complete your race anytime between June 16 – June 30, 2013.  Have fun with this and run on the night of the FULL STRAWBERRY MOON if  you can (June 23)!

What is the cost? And what does it include?

$25 (US and Canada),  $28 (Outside US and Canada), $15 for anyone, anywhere, that wants to participate but not receive a medal.  They will a receive a Full Strawberry Moon window decal instead and will still be in the drawing.

The cost for the event is $25 if you live in the United States or Canada.  It is $28 if you live outside of the US or Canada (the extra price is to pay for the extra shipping required to mail your medal to you).  The cost includes an awesome FULL STRAWBERRY MOON finishers medal which you can wear proudly or display with all of your other finishing medals! We will mail the medal directly to you! A portion of the cost also goes towards the prizes we will be giving out to participants!  What are these great prizes?!?!  Read the next question below?

What prizes are available?

We know that there are so many wish list items that runners want: GPS watch, new running shoes, money to register for more events, money to donate towards great causes, books on running/fitness, running socks, running shorts/skirts, etc.  The list goes on and on.   What are we doing to help fulfill some of those wishlists? Each participant will have their name entered into a drawing.   Here is what you could win:

• For every 50 people that register for the Full Strawberry Virtual Race we will give out one $200 Visa gift card.
• So if 100 people sign up, we will give out two $200 Visa gift cards.
• If 150 people sign up, we’ll give out three $200 gift cards, and so on.
• Also, if we get 500 participants, we will also give out one $500 Visa gift card!
• And if we get 1,000 participants?  Yep, we’ll also give out a $1,000 Visa gift card!
• We will also draw names for free Moon Jogger gear (t-shirts, hoodies, etc.)

*if you live in a country where Visa gift cards are not accepted, we will get the money to you through PayPal.

How many times can my name be entered into the drawing?

Well, there are a few ways to get your name entered multiple times into the drawing.  Here they are:

1. Each person that registers will get their name entered 1 time.
2. Each registered participant the refers a friend will get 1 more entry for each person you refer to sign up for the event(on the registration form they will have to enter your name in order to get the added entry).  If you get five or more people to register you will get 5 extra entries!
3. Send us a photo of yourself wearing your Full Strawberry Moon bib (we will email it to you before the event) on the day you run your race. Send emails to moonjoggers@gmail.com
4. Wear a costume while you run and get another entry (you can dress up as a strawberry, or as Strawberry Shortcake, or any other cleaver ideas associated with strawberries).  Send us a photo of you in your costume!
5. Post a status update on your Facebook page to let your friends know that you are participating in the Full Strawberry Moon Virtual race (include link to the event) and invite them to join us and you’ll get another entry! Share your STATUS UPDATE on our Moon Joggers Facebook Fan Page to get credit!

Wow!  That is a lot of ways to get your name entered!

How it works…

1) Register for this event at
2) Run or walk the distance you sign up for  (half marathon = 13.1 miles,  10K = 6.2 miles, 5K = 3.1 miles). We will email you a form to fill out once you’ve completed your event.  There you will post your finishing time and other information.
3) You will receive a medal/window decal approximately 2 weeks after the event.  We will have the drawing one week after the event, on July 6!

SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?  SIGN UP NOW!!!

*If you are not currently a member of Moon Joggers please join us.  It’s free to sign up.  All we ask is that you log your miles and help us run to the moon this year! Sign up for Moon Joggers Here!

HELLO MOON JOGGERS!!!

Goodbye March and Hello April!  Hope you’re all enjoying this lovely April Fools Day and that you’ve been able to play a few jokes! This is a big month for us here at Moon Joggers.  This could possibly be the month that we LAND ON THE MOON!   Currently, we have logged 161,642 miles, which places us about 78,000 miles from the moon.  To step on the moon this month, we really need you to do something for us.

PLEASE LOG YOUR MILES!! We know there are miles from the past month or two that have not been logged yet, so PLEASE update your logs.  Click here to log your miles: https://www.moonjoggers.com/miles/  Thank you! It’s so exciting to see the miles adding up!

Also, now that spring has arrived for many of us, the snow is beginning to melt, which means better running weather and more miles of walking/running for Moon Joggers!  If you have fallen behind, please re-commit yourself to get out there and reach your goal!  Don’t worry about how many miles you have to catch up on, just get out there and get moving.  Each mile is important and will help us to reach our group goal of LANDING ON THE MOON!!!

Thanks to everyone that participated in the FULL WORM 10K & 5K!  We had a great turnout and have received so many great photos and a lot of positive feedback!  For those of you that did participate, please send us your results by Tuesday, April 2 at midnight! We’ll announce winners of the drawing and post results on Wednesday!!!

Please send us any photos you’ve taken from your running/walking this past week so we can post them on the results video. Email them to moonjoggers@gmail.com

One last thing. We will be updating our EVENTS page this week.  Check it out and be sure to post any events that you are participating in this year.  It’s fun to see how many events we have, all over the world, that Moon Joggers are participating in.  Go to the EVENTS PAGE to post your events!

Have a great week!!

Happy Jogging!

Ang & Ash
Moon Jogger Maniacs

Hello To All Of You AMAZING Moon Joggers!

We hope you’ve had an incredible week 12 and are already on your way to a fantastic week 13!  We cannot believe how fast this month has flown by.  This is the last week of March, and it also happens to be the week of the FULL WORM MOON!!!  To celebrate the full moon this week we are hosting our very first Moon Joggers virtual race: The Full Worm 10K/5K.  If you have not already signed up, be sure that you do.  Sign up here: https://www.moonjoggers.com/full-worm-10k-5k/  Each person that signs up will be entered into a drawing to win a $100 gift card to AMAZON and a free Moon Joggers t-shirt.  So sign up now!!!   Your race must be completed between now and Sunday, March 31!  We’ve already had a few participants that have already completed their race.  SIGN UP NOW!  The cost is $10 and you’ll even get a very cool Full Worm 10K/5K window decal to hang up on your car, on your fridge, on your laptop, or anywhere else!

This month our goal is to complete 75,000 miles as a group.  Currently we are at 36,000.  So get out there and get running, and more importantly, please LOG YOUR MILES!!!   Did you know that you can go all the way back to January 1 and log any miles that you have not yet had the chance to log?  Please take a few minutes this week to update your log.  We are excited about the amount we have, but we know that there are still many, many, many miles that have not yet been logged, so get those miles logged HERE.

One last thing: we want to start working on more Moon Jogger Spotlights and would LOVE to spotlight you on our website.  We have so many incredible people in this group and would love to share your story with the world.  CLICK HERE TO FILL OUT OUR MOON JOGGER SPOTLIGHT FORM.    Click here to view a few samples of Moon Joggers Spotlights we have already done.

Thanks so much for sticking with us these past three months…and welcome to all of you that have recently signed up for this incredible journey to the moon! Welcome to the team!!

Happy Jogging!

Ang & Ash
Moon Jogger Maniacs