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® Events

Rio Grande Half Marathon and One Medal® 5k Run/Walk

August 10,2025

Get inSpired

Every step tells a story.  Discover the athletes running for something bigger than themselves.

Running for my Dad!

Running for my Dad!

Ronald Cowling loved life.  A military veteran, active and a great sense of humor.   Fishing and hunting were some of his favorite pastimes.  His daughter Rosie was a passion. Rosie shares, “my dad was always my hero growing up.  He was that...

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One Medal for my brother!

One Medal for my brother!

Submitted by Nancy Murphy Bowles, Albuquerque, New Mexico I signed up for Team in Training in October of 2010. This was my 7th event with them. I signed up because my brother was dying of pancreatic cancer. I signed up because he couldn't run anymore so I told him I'd...

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Why One Medal?

Why One Medal?

Life has its own unique struggles for each one of us; they are different for everyone. Natural disasters displace tens of thousands of people each year; accidents and injuries as a result of our own errors or those of others change lives; illnesses and ailments impact...

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