BLOOMFIELD, N.M. — Just one day after New Mexico said goodbye to Bloomfield Office Timothy Ontiveros, a national nonprofit is honoring his memory. 

Running 4 Heroes finds kids willing to run a mile dedicated to a fallen officer. It didn’t take long for Andrew Collinson to lace up almost all the way across the country. 

“Today, I will be running for fallen police officer Timothy Ontiveros,” said Andrew Collinson, a youth runner for Running 4 Heroes. 

In Hall County, Georgia, Collinson ran to honor a man people in San Juan County will never forget. 

“I’m running to give thanks to him and to give like care to the family,” said Collinson. 

Running is a small sacrifice. For Collinson to honor a much larger one, that’s hard for many people to understand. 

“We’re running for a person who went into the danger,” said Collinson. 

Collinson is the 15-year-old who ran in honor of Timothy Ontiveros, with a blue and black flag and escort. 

“These people lost someone that’s really important to their lives,” said Collinson. 

He’s clear across the country, but Collinson says that distance evaporated after seeing the lives Ontiveros touched and the community that supported him on social media. 

“It’s just so powerful to see. It’s just so important to me to do this run for the family,” said Collinson. 

Collinson knows not to take this run for Ontiveros lightly.

“These people connected, like brothers and sisters and like family. It’s amazing to see,” said Collinson. 

To learn more about Running 4 Heroes, click here.