by Tom Garrity | Oct 10, 2014 | The Runner's Bib
My name is Gwen Walker, and I’m running the Durango Double Trail and Road Half Marathons the weekend of October 11/12, for my grandma Hilde, who passed away in 2008. Grandma Hilde (Hildegarde Josephine Schmiedebusch- try to say THAT three times, fast!) is my...
by Tom Garrity | Sep 23, 2014 | The Runner's Bib
Jenn’s One Medal run is for her friend MJ. Here is her story: Monica (MJ) and I met during our first semester at Eastern New Mexico University in the Fall of 1998. We pledged the same woman’s fraternity, Zeta Tau Alpha, and became instant friends. As...
by Tom Garrity | Sep 9, 2014 | The Runner's Bib
How do you put everything you know about Ernie Andrus into a box? You don’t. He is 91 years old, retired from the Navy and started his journey a week after his wife was laid to rest. Ernie’s journey is to run from the coast of the Pacific Ocean to the coast of...
by Tom Garrity | May 15, 2014 | The Runner's Bib
“You want to know how many miles it takes to get from point A to point B? Ask a runner.” Those are just some of the great words of wisdom by my friend Kent. A former runner and a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals (we can’t all be perfect), Kent is the senior pastor of a...
by Tom Garrity | May 13, 2014 | The Runner's Bib
The 2013 Albuquerque Half Marathon included a run with a little extra step in these 50 years of life. It was a “One Medal” race for my honoree “Mr. Jack.” My connection to him is through his life partner, also my aunt, Paula. A father of twin sons and a...
