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Greetings from Joplin, MO! My name is Fran.  I’m a wife of almost 29 years and mother of three grown kids.  I’m originally from Ohio.  I grew up running—-field day in elementary all the way to tra...

Every year, there's a new story about someone crawling, being lifted, or not even making it to the finish line of a marathon. And every year, as spectators watch in awe as thousands of athletes run...

    As the popularity of marathons grows, so does the recognition of one key ingredient for success: endurance. It's the ability to sustain prolonged physical or mental effort, a critical componen...

  Angie has been running since 2017 with friends in a local training group. She will be running the 5K on May 19th. Bob started running in 2020 and loves longer distances. After completing 4 half mar...

I recently lost my mom, Kathleen Korosi (Marsh) to brain cancer, glioblastoma on 4/8/24. She was a dedicated runner who enjoyed the Cleveland Marathon. She was an overall winner in May of 1980 when it...

“I first heard about the Prayers From Maria Foundation when my best friend, Carli, was diagnosed with brain cancer back in December of 2021. Carli was someone who lit up the world with her smile, alwa...

I think it is safe to say that I first started running when our younger daughter came home from school in 4th grade to tell us that one of her friends and classmates had died form a brain tumor, a dif...

Maria, was my cousin, so this foundation [Prayers From Maria] has a special place in my heart. I am a mother now and I can’t imagine losing one of my two children to this terrible disease. No parent s...

I have always had a passion for fitness, and a love of running. My passion lead me to becoming a certified trainer and fitness coach. I wanted others to find a love in movement, and be proud of what t...

Faith and Sports have played a role in my recovery from addiction. I am currently a little over 6 years clean and last year I was in a place of depression, so I started to work out which lead into run...