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...

When my oldest son was in first grade, he introduced to me, through his stories, a girl in his class named Julia. I had the opportunity to see her briefly at an Open House early in the school year. Fiery red hair and a gorgeous smile, Julia lit up the room. It was...

My connections with the Gerding family stretch back to Texas Christian University.  Going to school with Mike, and connected as local Young Life club leaders, he would share stores about growing up and fishing in New Mexico. When he heard that my career in...

Terri is from the San Francisco Bay Area. On June 2, 2013, she crossed the finish line of the acclaimed San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon. While she has completed half marathons and other races before, this was the first time she accomplished a full marathon. “The course...

I should have named my black lab, Pacesetter, not Pepper. That’s her pictured up top. She was my training companion for five months as I prepared for The Cutthroat Classic, a trail run in the Washington Cascade Mountains: Eleven miles and 2600 feet of climbing in...

Behind the beard and sunglasses is a determined runner who is fueled by a passion to live. But that wasn't always Terry's One Medal story. While Terry hiked for years with the New Mexico Mountain Club, and more recently with the Albuquerque Hiking and Outdoor Meetup,...

Submitted by Mari Dannenbaum Zufall My first distance run was around 3 miles, about 7 years ago. I was going through a difficult time in my life and much like Forrest Gump, I just felt like running. I was drawn to it, and felt noticeably calmer when I was finished....

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...

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...

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...