by Tom Garrity | Apr 10, 2015 | The Runner's Bib
Every industry has its “giants.” People who have given so much for their profession. One of these giants in the public relations industry is a man named Michael L. Herman APR, Fellow PRSA (Public Relations Society of America). The letters after his name are fitting of...
by Tom Garrity | Oct 23, 2014 | The Runner's Bib
When I was born, I came out as a surprise!! I know right, a surprise?? What I mean by “surprise” is that the doctors told my parents I was going to be a baby boy. “Surprise…” you have a healthy, baby girl! My parents were ready with a name for a baby boy, but...
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...