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...
by Tom Garrity | Apr 15, 2014 | The Runner's Bib
An Albuquerque native, Amanda has been running for the past two years. She has about as many running routes as musical tastes, ranging from techno to rap to country and classic rock. On April 19th, Amanda will run and tackle The Albuquerque Half Marathon, her...
by Tom Garrity | Mar 20, 2014 | The Runner's Bib
By Coren Anderson I have run for many different reasons and have run in honor of cancer survivors. For Rachael, a young cancer survivor who I met when someone put the crazy idea in my head that at the age of 37 it would be fun to learn to run. For my dear friend...
by Tom Garrity | Feb 17, 2014 | The Runner's Bib
by Christine Ford I started running in early 2011 for myself. My life had become pretty stagnant after an unconscionable series of events took place with a bad neighbor where we were living in Peralta. My husband and I were pretty much forced to move just to keep our...
