by Tracey Hulick | Aug 7, 2024 | Marathon, Parent When Donated, Post-Donation Pregnancy, Running
The decision to become a kidney donor sort of fell into my lap. It started in 2018 when I saw an episode of American Ninja Warrior in which contestant Austin Grey presented his story as a kidney donor athlete. As a runner, I was inspired by his act of giving and...
by Tracey Hulick | May 29, 2024 | Aged 60 and Over, Altruistic, IronMan, Marathon, Running
I was seventy-two and a half years old when I donated my left kidney to a recipient who I did not know at the time of the donation. I live on Long Island in New York. The recipient, interestingly, was seventy-five years old when he received my kidney. While living...
by Tracey Hulick | May 15, 2024 | Altruistic, Cycling, Hiking, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Ultra
My name is Grace Sims, and I am an active Colorado native. I love to be outside and love the mountains. I run (road and trail), snowboard, ski, hike, bike (mountain + gravel). I have a successful career and am working as a Vice President of Supply Chain. I...
by Tracey Hulick | Mar 20, 2024 | Half Marathon, IronMan, Marathon, Running
My name is Cara Syth and I am a runner and kidney donor from Menomonie, Wisconsin. I didn’t start running until later in life. At age 35, I had low back pain and a deconditioned core. I wasn’t feeling great and was not very physically active. I decided that something...
by Tracey Hulick | Dec 21, 2022 | Marathon, Running
My name is Ashley Zirkle and I donated my right kidney in May 2021. I’d considered donating after coming across an article on my news feed about a woman in need of a kidney transplant due to stage 4 Chronic Kidney Disease. She still had life goals, such as starting a...
by Tracey Hulick | Aug 10, 2022 | Hiking, Marathon, Running
I had never known anyone who had donated an organ and probably had never considered doing this until a friend let it be known that he needed a kidney and was about to start dialysis. I thought, “I can do that!”. We had moved out of state many years ago but...
