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Happy birthday to WalkJogRun! My, have we come far in the last four years.
Check below for highlights of our achievements. Thank you to everyone for being a part of our venture to make WJR the greatest fitness site!
Finally, summer is here (mostly. Don't forget, we're writing this from Chicago)! During this spring we did some hatching of new ideas and features that are ready for you all to enjoy. Read on for news on the iPhone application launch, new merchandise, and more.
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Site News
The iPhone app launched! As of May 7th, we were #29 on the paid apps list for Health Care and Fitness. Thanks everyone who helped us get there! |
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Sport your WalkJogRun.net pride while exercising by wearing a technical tee with our logo on it. There are many styles to choose from. |
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Are you a fan of WalkJogRun on Facebook? If so, you’ve noticed our new daily question we post for our members to share running experiences. Feel free to send us suggestions on questions you’d like to see answered. |
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We like to make your training as easy as possible, so we just made maps printable! |
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Briana’s Second Race- Madison, Wisconsin Crazylegs 8K
I must bring bad weather to my race days. This one held on April 25 was pouring rain accompanied by occasional thunder. Oh, and with a temperature of about 40�F!
Perhaps because I just wanted to get to the finish line so I could be warm, I cut four minutes from my last race time and finished in 48:36.
 Finish line at the University of Wisconsin-Madison stadium.I am also training for my first half-marathon, the inaugural Madison Mini-Marathon in August. I'm all ears for any tips!
It’s WalkJogRun.net’s (official) 4th Anniversary!
Here’s a quick look at how far we’ve come in these few short years:
- In case you don’t know how we got started, in 2003 - long before Google Maps ever existed - Adam built the prototype of WalkJogRun while training for a 10k. He used (old school) DHTML to draw running routes on an uploaded map.
- In February of 2005 Jeff started helping with some design for the site.
- July 2005 brought a complete overhaul using Google Maps.
- November of 2005 there were 2,000 routes in the system. At last count there are over 402,000 routes.
- September of 2006 there were 32,000 unique visitors. Today? Over 52,000 unique visitors per month.
- January 2007 there were 6,600 registered users. Today there are over 70,000 registered users!
- Also in January 2007, there was an average of 550 new members per month. Today? Over 5,000 new members a month.
Thank you to all who helped us make the site everything it is today. We really couldn’t have done it without you!
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Featured Race-
Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota
On June 20th, runners will take part in the 33rd annual Grandma’s Marathon, which is also a Boston qualifier. There’s even a spaghetti dinner the night before!
Registration is open until June 1. For more registration information, visit the official site, and also check out the course map here on WalkJogRun.net.
Father’s Day Runs
Safeway is holding Father’s Day Walk/Runs throughout Canada. Money raised through fundraising will go to prostate cancer awareness and research. Let us know if you are participating and would like to share your story.
Some of the races are held in:
Extra Site Stuff
As always, feel free to email us any stories of how WalkJogRun.net has helped you train or keep healthy, or if you have any suggestions regarding what you’d like to see on the site.
 Our Facebook Fan Page and Twitter account are great places to keep up-to-date on the happenings of the site.
 Recent discussions include the update to add elevation changes, the Internet Explorer 8 bug and subsequent fix and people looking for training partners.
On our deals page, we currently have a variety of shoes available, along with Nike apparel.
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