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Alamogordo Daily Digest Sunday, July 12, 2026

Ty McDuffey

12 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

Ty's Take

There's something about this town that draws people who like to test themselves—maybe it's the altitude, maybe it's the history of pushing limits that seeps into the soil around here. A local triathlete grinding through multiple challenges, both the kind you train for and the kind life throws at you without warning, is about as Alamogordo a story as they come. We've built our identity around people who show up anyway—the test pilots, the engineers, the ranchers who work through drought and dust. It's worth paying attention to who's doing that work closer to home, because that's where real endurance lives.

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Triathlete faces multiple challenges on and off the course

Local triathlete Nixo Lanning is competing in one of sports' most demanding endurance events while navigating the additional obstacles that come with being deaf. Her commitment to swimming, biking, and running at elite levels demonstrates the determination required to overcome both physical and...

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