Category Archives: #MOTRstrong

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2025 Race Recap: Congrats to all of our Runners!

More than 250 runners joined us for this year’s Moms on the Run 5K/10K and Kids Run at beautiful Lake Phalen in St. Paul and online virtually. For our in-person event, we were greeted with perfect, fall-like temps for our race! (Amazing after last year’s heat wave.) If you ran with us, you can find […]

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2024 Race Recap: Congrats to all of our Runners!

More than 330 runners joined us for the 2024 race! Participants ran the Moms on the Run 5K/10K and Kids Runs at beautiful Lake Phalen in St. Paul and online virtually. For our in-person event, we were greeted with steamy hot temps. If you ran the 2024 race with us, view your race results. We […]

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Meet Becky: July’s Inspiring Member

Stillwater Moms on the Run member Becky Solensten (pictured on the right in the photo) is a warrior. Throughout an intense battle with cancer last year, she continued to show up to class to run, walk and keep getting stronger. In June, she crossed the finish line of Grandma’s Half Marathon in Duluth, Minn., after […]

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Meet Anna {& Maya}: November’s Inspiring Members

New Brighton/St. Anthony Moms on the Run coach Anna Carlson and her daughter Maya celebrated a couple of important milestones — turning 50 and 16, respectively — by crossing the finish line of their first marathon together. However, this was not your ordinary marathon training and finish line. That’s because Anna and teammate Blair pushed […]

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Twin Cities Marathon Cancelled due to Black Flag Conditions

Early on Oct. 1 Twin Cites Marathon officials Cancelled the Twin Cities Marathon and 10 Mile in Minnesota the morning of the race. For thousands of runners, the news was devastating despite concern about the extreme heat conditions. Minneapolis set a new record of 92 degrees on Oct. 1. It breaks an old record from […]

Shaun, inspiring member

Meet Shaun: October’s Inspiring Member

It’s 6 a.m. on a Monday morning and Blaine Moms on the Run member Shaun Olson is already at the high school track helping to lead the pre-dawn workout for Moms on the Run. Tuesday, her wake-up call is 5 a.m., when she’ll hit the road to meet up with a group of men from […]

Ann Schama, inspiring member

Meet Ann: August’s Inspiring Member

Ann Shama of Chanhassen/Chaska (MN) Moms on the Run was not a runner until the pandemic hit and her husband encouraged her to get outside. That fall, she joined Moms on the Run and has completed many 5Ks, 10Ks, 10 Milers and two half marathons — plus recruited her son into running, as well. Read […]