by Tracey Hulick | Jan 22, 2020 | Altruistic, Other Sports, Running, Ultra
For most of my adult life, I’ve been an ultradistance athlete including 100-mile trail races, 100-mile snowshoe races in Alaska, 9 Eco-Challenge Adventure races (multi-sport, multi-day), and other ultradistance events around the world. In May of 2018, I became...
by Tracey Hulick | Dec 11, 2019 | Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Ultra
My father’s need for a kidney came about 12 years ago while I was still serving in the military. I was in the middle of a weeklong training exercise when my commanding officer notified me that a Red Cross message had been sent and that my father had been...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 16, 2019 | Cycling, Directed Donation, Other Sports, Running, Ultra
Before I had even thought about an organ donation, I was very active in endurance sports. As a career military officer, fitness is part of the job description. In addition to staying fit for work, I participated in Ultramarathons, long-distance cycling and mountain...
by Tracey Hulick | Sep 4, 2019 | Directed Donation, Running, Ultra
Can kidney donors safely run ultramarathons? I think we can do pretty much whatever we set our minds to do! Since my donation in December of 2017, I’ve run 12 ultras, which I admit was too much. Shortly after my 1-year anniversary, I was toast. I didn’t have the...
by Tracey Hulick | May 29, 2019 | Directed Donation, Running, Ultra
It has been 47 days since I donated my left kidney to my Uncle Bill. My donation journey to this point has been quite the adventure full of ups and downs. I underestimated both the physical recovery and emotional toll of this surgery. I hope sharing...
by Tracey Hulick | May 1, 2019 | Altruistic, Cycling, Running, Ultra
I grew up on a farm in the Texas Panhandle, and I’ve been running since I was in the fourth grade – something about trying to beat my older sister in the presidential fitness mile run. Between running and horse riding, life was great. In the fall of 2004, I ran...
