who are you
running for?

Every athlete has one race
to run for someone else.

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. Every athlete has one race and One Medal® to give for someone. Who are you running for?

One Medal for Natalia

One Medal for Natalia

Submitted by Heidy A. This year, as I lace up my shoes and prepare to run the Space Coast Marathon, I’m dedicating every single step to my daughter, Natalia – the light of my life, my inspiration, and my guiding star. Natalia is going through something that many of us...

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Running for Jong Yong Park

I am running for my father, Jong Yong Park, who is a resilient human being and the greatest father. He was a World War II orphan, a child homeless, and later he became an entrepreneur providing safe home for his family. He provided college tuitions for many...

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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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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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