by Tracey Hulick | Mar 20, 2019 | Altruistic, Cycling, Half Marathon, IronMan, Marathon, Running, Triathlon
I started running in my late 30’s after moving to a Minneapolis suburb and joining a run club. What started with a half marathon quickly grew to several marathons a year and even full Ironman races. Fortunately, my wife also enjoys running and triathlons...
by Tracey Hulick | Mar 6, 2019 | Cycling, Directed Donation, IronMan, Other Sports, Triathlon
My name is Greg. My wife and I live in Bend, Oregon for nearly 28 years now. I grew up in Lewiston, Idaho. Was never really athletic although I took part in some sports on a very low level. Never really good at anything sports related. I was...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 13, 2019 | Directed Donation, Marathon, Running, Triathlon, Ultra
A Canadian marathoner and a Texan cowboy walk into a bar. Nope. There’s nowhere easy to start this story, so let’s just start at the beginning. Some of my favourite early memories are running on a sun-dappled trail in Northern Ontario, dodging roots and rocks, little...
by Tracey Hulick | Dec 12, 2018 | Cycling, Directed Donation, Half Marathon, Marathon, Running, Triathlon
I donated a kidney on Sept 11, 2018, at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. My recipient was an acquaintance that lives in Baltimore with Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD), a hereditary condition. Her only sibling and only daughter also inherited PKD so need donors as...
by Tracey Hulick | Nov 14, 2018 | Directed Donation, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon
I wasn’t an athlete all my life: I couldn’t finish the mile during the fitness test in high school. But in my senior year of high school, I joined the dance team and decided that I liked fitness if I did it my way. I also rowed during my senior year and started my...