who are you
running for?

Every endurance athlete has one race
to run for someone else.

Every runner has one race and one medal to give for someone. One Medal is a program that promotes the gift of encouragement and empowerment for people who are going through what appears to be insurmountable adversity.

– Tom Garrity

One Medal for Cliff

Submitted by Andrea B: I ran my 1st Space Coast Marahon in 2012. It was an absolutly amazing race. It was the first full marathon that I had ever completed. In 2013, my friend Cliff was diagnosed with advanced lung cancer. Cliff and I worked together. He became like a...

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One Medal for Pop

One Medal for Pop

My. Son, Kyle and I ran this 5K event in honor of my husband and his Father who is a life-long avid runner. He ran 13 marathons, 6 half's, and several 5Ks. He has battled cancer the last 5 years and is still hanging in there. We were honored to run your 5K event in...

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One Medal for the Family

One Medal for the Family

Nick M. ran the Rio Grande Half Marathon and One Medal 5K for several reasons. Here are his reasons in his own words... This run is dedicated to my family members struggling with addiction. I run to suffer with you to show we can get past pain if we don’t give up.  I...

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The Rio Grande Half for my dad

The Rio Grande Half for my dad

I ran to celebrate my dad.The last August 13 I ran the Rio Grande Half Marathon. Previously, months before, I saw a race that will form a part of my marathon training and I saw in the Rio Grande web site the collaboration with One Medal. I found it a great motivation...

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One Medal for Cory

One Medal for Cory

Recently God gave me the opportunity to participate in the Run to Remember 1/2 Marathon on Memorial Day 2024 Boston. What an amazing and privileged opportunity. I am a lifelong medical professional, a cancer patient, wife of 34 years & friend to many. However, I...

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The London Marathon One Medal

The London Marathon One Medal

Everyone has a story of who or what they are running, swimming, biking or standing for.  What will you leave behind as your Legacy? I have focused on that question these last four years.    So who am I you ask?  My name...

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Running For a Reason

Running For a Reason

Waiting to run on the final wave of the New York City Marathon, you get to hang out and chat with other runners. You talk about life, favorite races, personal records, best fans, worst fans, best water station, porta potties without toilet paper, porta’s that need to...

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2022 One Medal Run

2022 One Medal Run

The 2022 Lovelace Rio Grande Half Marathon and The Garrity Group/One Medal 5K provided a lot of encouragement. The event was to celebrate those who were running the race as form of encouragement for someone else. To help make the encouragement a little sweeter, each...

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For the Four

For the Four

July 16th the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office Metro 2 helicopter was dispatched to make some water bucket drops on a fire that was quickly developing in fire ravaged Northern New Mexico. The four emergency responders had a full day, their efforts helped to...

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One Medal Walk For Encouragement

One Medal Walk For Encouragement

One Medal partner’s with Rio Grande Half, 5K and One Mile Walk for Encouragement Participants in the August 14, 2022 Lovelace Rio Grande Half Marathon and The Garrity Group 5K and One Medal Walk for Encouragement will have an opportunity to add additional meaning to...

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In January 2010, I started a journey of encouragement for others with a two-mile training run for my first marathon. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to run numerous endurance races as an encouragement for others. This website is where we share One Medal moments with a spirit of encouragement and motivation.

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