Ep. 2
Ep. 2

The Measly Mafia & The Running Streak That Transformed a Community

The Measly Mile Mafia

Running Community · St. Joseph, MO

The Measly Mile Mafia is a community based out of St. Josephs, Missouri and built around running at least one mile every day. In this episode of Not Your Everyday Run, host Brett Hina talks with Trey Rowe, Justin Alvarez, Melissa Crabb, and Candis Sanborn from the Mafia about how their streaks and the community has changed their health, mindset, discipline, and connection with others.

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About This Episode

What starts as a personal challenge can become something much bigger. In this episode, In this episode: - Trey explains how the group began and grew into a worldwide running community. - Justin discusses losing approximately 90 pounds, quitting alcohol, and building consistency. - Candis talks about the challenges that have come with her extraordinary journey with running, and how she has graduated up to running a 50k. - Melissa describes how daily running supports stress relief, discipline, and personal growth. Members share how they maintained their streaks through injuries, illness, blizzards, and technology failures. The group discusses accountability, community, family involvement, and the "one day at a time" approach to difficult goals. What listeners will take away: You don't need to run fast or far to build something meaningful. Sometimes one mile is all it takes to change your life — and the lives of the people running beside you.

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