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Local Ultrarunner Hits the Trail to Raise $100,000 for Special Olympics New Mexico

What: Local ultrarunner Adam Trubow will take on the grueling Leadville Trail 100 Run on August 16 as part of his fundraising campaign, 100 Friends for 100 Miles, to benefit Special Olympics New Mexico. The goal: raise $100,000 to fully fund sending Team New Mexico to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota. Supporters can donate at 100friends100miles.com.

Who:

  • Adam Trubow, local ultrarunner and campaign founder
  • Special Olympics athletes Tim Harris, Ben Blewett and Bella Sieberg will also travel to Leadville to pace run alongside Adam during sections of the 100-mile race.
  • Benefitting Team New Mexico: 47 people including 30 Special Olympics athletes and additional Special Olympics New Mexico staff and coaches.

When and Where:

  • Saturday, August 16 at 4:00 a.m. – Race start
  • Sunday, August 17 at 10:00 a.m. – Race cut-off
  • Available for interviews now through Wednesday, August 13
  • The Leadville Trail 100 Run starts and finishes in Leadville, Colorado, with runners covering 100 miles of alpine terrain.

Why: The funds raised during the 100 Friends for 100 Miles campaign will directly support sending Team New Mexico to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Funds raised will cover costs including travel, meals, housing, and uniforms.

 

About the Leadville Trail 100 Run: https://www.leadvilleraceseries.com/run/leadvilletrail100run/

About Special Olympics New Mexico:

Special Olympics New Mexico provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities (ID).
Today, Special Olympics New Mexico serves more than 3,200 athletes statewide, offering training and competition in 11 sports. Learn more at sonm.org

2025 100 Friends Fundraiser Adam Trubow and Tim Harris

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To arrange interviews, please contact Becks Rainsberger at rainsberger@sonm.org
or contact Adam Trubow at adam@talrealty.com 505-440-0454

New Mexico Man Runs 100 Miles to send 30 Athletes to 2026 Special Olympics USA Games

Local ultramarathon runner hits the trail to raise $100,000 for Special Olympics New Mexico
Albuquerque: July 16, 2025 – On August 16, New Mexico ultrarunner Adam Trubow will take on the grueling Leadville Trail 100 to raise funds and awareness for Special Olympics New Mexico—joined by Special Olympics athletes along the way. Trubow is challenging New Mexicans to “become a friend” and support Special Olympics New Mexico through the campaign, 100 Friends for 100 Miles. Across the 2025 and 2026 campaigns, Trubow aims to raise $100,000—enough to fully fund Special Olympics New Mexico’s trip to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games in Minnesota. The 2025 campaign will end after the Leadville Trail 100 Run on August 16. Visit 100friends100miles.com to learn more.
“It’s an honor to support these incredible athletes on their journey to Minnesota,” said Trubow. “Your support helps them compete at the national level—and create moments they’ll never forget. Let’s rally behind Team New Mexico together.”
This campaign will directly support Team New Mexico. Team New Mexico is a delegation of 47 people, including the 30 athletes who will compete at the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games. Funds raised will be used to help absorb the cost of athlete, coach, and staff uniforms, travel, meals, and accommodations. Donations are open now through August 17 at 100friends100miles.com. Every mile matters—every dollar gets them closer to the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games.
About the Leadville Trail 100 Run: The Leadville Trail 100 Run is a harsh out-and-back ultramarathon that pushes runners to their limits as they run 100 miles through Colorado alpine wilderness, accumulating 18,000 feet of elevation gain throughout the race. The race begins at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 16 with a 30 hour race cut off at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 17.
About Special Olympics New Mexico:
Special Olympics New Mexico provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community. Today, Special Olympics New Mexico serves more than 3,200 athletes, offering training and competition in 11 sports. Special Olympics New Mexico is sponsored year-round and statewide by New Mexico True, Law Enforcement Torch Run, Chick-fil-A, French Funerals & Cremations, Legacy Church, Rudy’s “Country Store and Bar-B-Q”, and BlueCross BlueShield of New Mexico. Learn more about Special Olympics New Mexico at sonm.org
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To arrange interviews, please contact Rebecca Rainsberger at rainsberger@sonm.org

Reaching New Heights while Running and Raising Funds for Special Olympics New Mexico

Local ultramarathon runner goes the distance to raise funds for Special Olympics

Albuquerque: July 15, 2024 – Local ultrarunner Adam Trubow is raising funds and awareness for Special Olympics New Mexico as he runs the Leadville Trail 100 Run on August 17. Trubow is challenging New Mexicans to “become a friend” and support Special Olympics New Mexico through his campaign, 100 Friends for 100 Miles. The campaign goal is to raise $50,000 for Special Olympics programs in New Mexico and will culminate when Trubow runs the Leadville Trail 100 Run on August 17. Visit 100friends100miles.com to learn more and support.

The Leadville Trail 100 Run is a harsh out-and-back ultramarathon that pushes runners to their limits as they run 100 miles through Colorado alpine wilderness, accumulating 18,000 feet of elevation gain throughout the race. The race begins at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 17 with a 30 hour race cut off at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday, August 18.

“I have been fortunate enough to attend Special Olympics competitions and events and personally get to know some Special Olympics athletes,” Trubow shared. “Our world would be a better place if every human witnessed their resolve and demeanor. To see their grit, effort, and determination is contagious. It’s these qualities one needs to power through an ultramarathon.”

The funds raised during the 100 Friends for 100 Miles campaign will stay in New Mexico and directly support Special Olympics programs in some of the rural and underserved areas of the state who were deeply impacted by Covid-19. Now through August 18, supporters can make a direct donation to the campaign online at 100friends100miles.com.

About Special Olympics New Mexico:

Special Olympics New Mexico provides year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities (ID), giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes, and the community. Today, Special Olympics New Mexico serves more than 3,200 athletes, offering training and competition in 11 sports. Special Olympics New Mexico is sponsored year-round and statewide by New Mexico True, Law Enforcement Torch Run, Chick-fil-A, Legacy Church, Chevrolet, Rudy’s “Country Store and Bar-B-Q”, and BlueCross BlueShield of New Mexico.

Learn more about Special Olympics New Mexico at sonm.org

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