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Running Medicine Summer 2017 Report
Who we are: Running Medicine is based on the understanding that running and exercise is a beautiful and potent medicine for mind, body, and spirit. Formed as a program of the Native Health Initiative (NHI), our vision is to create a culture of wellness through a supportive, loving community.
Our core values for RM:
Inclusive to all people, all fitness and ability levels
Provide high quality, individualized coaching to all participants at minimal cost
Loving community where everyone supports each other’s wellness
Intergenerational – youth, elders and everyone in between!
Emphasize the elements of “fun” and “play” in all that we do together
Cultural, mental and spiritual aspects of running/walking will be emphasized
Sustainability – our goal is zero waste
Outreach to local communities and efforts to create cultures of wellness
RM Summer 2017 Leaders
Lynette Padilla Shauna Ayala Justin Ayala
Erin Lucero Danielle Kie Veronica Hutchison
Hank Anderson Zoe Hunter Isaac Dyer
Davin Cheykaychi Shelly Michalski Anthony Fleg
Running/Walking together
8 weeks, 23 celebrations
8 locations (Roosevelt Park, Netherwood Park, Bosque School, Santa-
Barbara Martineztown Park, Hyder Park and Bullhead Park)
2 Super Hikes!
- Pino Trail
- La Luz Trail
2 youth track meets
4 races
- Jim Thorpe Run
- 4 on the 4th
- Women’s Distance Festival
- Taos Pow Wow Fun Run and Walk
RM extras/surprises (showing off the loving RM community)
$0 Funding for this summer, with abundance at every turn
Inspiring, prayerful openings and closings to RM by youth, elders and
everyone in between!
Celebrating RM’s 150th Celebration on June 22nd!
Dancing with the Sunshine Ambassadors
Free Fitness Store
$20 shoes courtesy of Heart and Sole
Hawaiian music, dancing and food
RM Fun Days (two) that included ultimate Frisbee, Frisbee golf, soccer, and
team-building games
Bike giveaway thanks to John
Youth art contest with fidget spinners donated by Bernalillo Parks and
Recreation as prizes
Sweet turquoise and black water bottles for those who attended 10 or
more RM Celebrations
Orbit came to visit us and the Isotoptes donated 40 tickets for us to go to
an Isotopes game
RM Accolades and Presentations
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service Health Promotion Award
presented to RM!
Theresa Clay recognized as 2017 winner of community champion award at
Jim Thorpe Run
We presented a poster at the UNM Dept of Family and Community
Medicine’s Scholars Day
Presentation at Wings of America annual coaches clinic, “Running
Medicine: A Community Wellness Program”
Presentation at Healthy Native Communities Partnership (Shiprock, NM)
Honored Guests
All of you!!!!!!!
Orbit, mascot of our Isotopes baseball team
Muburak Hussein, elite Kenyan runner and coach of Sandia High’s cross
country and track team
Elizabeth Reitzel, Congresswoman Michelle Lujan-Grisham’s office
Hakim Bellamy, Albuquerque’s Inaugral Poet Laureate
Allan Shedlin, Dadvocacy Consulting Group
Bernadette Hardy and Enrique Cardiel, International District Healthy
Communities Coalition
Sunshine Ambassadors dance group
Henry Rono, champion runner from the Nandi Tribe of Kenya who once
broke 4 world records in a 78 day period in 1978
Ray Garduno, former member of the City Council
Gabe Campos, Human Rights Officer for City of Albuquerque
Esther Felipe and Gilbert Lewis, Senior Olympians from Acoma Pueblo
Senior Olympians and Health and Wellness Staff from Taos Pueblo
Partners
The Native Health Initiative embraces the idea of being a partnership, meaning that all of our programs involve bringing as many groups into the mix, understanding that this is truly what creates community health. Take a look at the 37 RM partners that contributed to RM’s Summer 2017 success!
Indigenous Nations - Pueblo of Taos - Office of the President and Vice President, Navajo Nation
Health/community organizations - International District Healthy Communities Coalition (IDHCC) - Santa Barbara Martineztown (SBMT) Neighborhood Association - Healthy Native Communities Partnership - First Nations Community Healthsource - Bernalillo County Parks and Recreation - Office of Congresswoman Michelle Lujan-Grisham - 505 Hawaiian Style
Running/Fitness organizations - Sports Warriors Track Club - Ch’ooshgai Running Retreat - Sunshine Ambassadors - Albuquerque Road Runners - Senior Olympics New Mexico - USA Track and Field (USATF) NM - Wings of America - Albuquerque Road Runners
Schools - Bosque School - Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) - Sandia High School - University of New Mexico (UNM)
- American Indian Student Services - Employee Health Promotion - Recreational Services - HSC BeWell - Wellness Consortium - Department of Family and Community Medicine
Media
- Navajo Times - Taos News - UNM HSC
Businesses - Bosque Running Shop - Heart and Sole Sports - Brooks Sports, Inc. - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Go2Girls Print Services - Pop Fizz - General Mills, Inc. - Southwest Runners
Media Generated
Summer season video created by Elijah
Lots of folks helped in advertising the summer season with us
- Albuquerque Road Runners - Heart and Sole
- UNM Health Sciences Campus - Carpe Diem
Orbit posted pics of him with us on his/her Facebook page
Navajo Times article on Wings of America Coaches Clinic,
mentioning our RM presentation
Navajo Times article on Jim Thorpe Run and Theresa Clay
Taos News article on the Taos Pow Wow Fun Run and Walk
Funding
Loving Service Funding NHI runs all of its work with loving service as the primary funding source. Usually 90-99% of our total funding is loving service. Coaches - 12 leaders x 5 hours a week x 8 weeks = 480 loving service hours (regular season) Participants – 75 per practice/event x 23 practices x 1.5 hours per practice = 2588 loving service hours Partners – 10 partners x 5 hours each = 50 loving service hours TOTAL: 3116 HOURS OF LOVING SERVICE!!!!!!! Monetary Funding - Income: $0 - Expenses: $0
RM in the larger community
Supported launch of RM in Taos!!!!!!
Co-sponsored fun run/walk in Taos Pueblo
Supported running in Sandia Pueblo through Wings of America Camp,
Journey into Wellness walks
Led opening circles at the following run/walk events
-Just Move It @ First Nations Community Healthsource
-Women’s Distance Festival 5k and Kids Dash
-Taos Pow Wow Fun Run/Walk
Served as a core partner for Jim Thorpe Race
Volunteering at Senior Olympics state track meet
Co-hosted practice with the Sunshine Ambassadors
Supported “4 on the 4th” run that benefited Running 505, a local program
bringing running into the schools
Practice in Santa Barbara Martineztown (SBMT), hosted by the SBMT
Neighborhood Association
Practice in the International District, hosted by the International District
Healthy Communities Coalition
Supported Ch’ooshgai Running Retreat through Running Medicine Wellness
Grant Program
Presented at Navajo Nation Youth and Elder Conference (Crownpoint)
For information on Running Medicine, our Running Medicine Wellness Grant
program, and to join us Summer/Fall 2017, please feel free to contact us
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 505.340.5658
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Running-Medicine-Albuquerque-598936590256892/
NHI Website: http://www.lovingservice.us/
Snail mail: Native Health Initiative, PO Box 26374, Albuquerque, NM 87125
