by Tracey Hulick | May 18, 2022 | Altruistic, IronMan, Parent When Donated, Running, Triathlon, Ultra
I donated my kidney because I survived a house fire in 2012. I was in the house, and when I evacuated with my son, I watched my house burn to the ground from the driveway. After I put my life back together, I felt compelled to give something back to the universe for...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 11, 2021 | IronMan, News and Updates
Are you a kidney donor and are contemplating signing up for an IronMan? Or are you considering donating your kidney and want to know what that means for your IronMan goals? This is the article for you! We have three amazing Kidney Donor Athletes that have given their...
by Tracey Hulick | Oct 22, 2020 | Altruistic, Directed Donation, Half Marathon, IronMan, Kidney Donor Athlete, Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon, Ultra
Come Back Ken: My road to donation may have started a little different than most but we will get there. My journey started back in May 2018 while running the Buffalo marathon. Up until this point, I was always a weekend warrior and considered myself to be a somewhat...
by Tracey Hulick | Apr 2, 2020 | Cycling, Half Marathon, Other Sports, Running, Triathlon
As a youth and young adult, I faced some significant health challenges. Throughout, I always thought of myself as an athlete, but I didn’t have exposure to any particular sport, and I didn’t know where I fit in to the athlete community. In college, I...
by Tracey Hulick | Feb 12, 2020 | Directed Donation, Other Sports, Triathlon
My name is Karen, and I donated my kidney to a friend in October of 2018. My story is a little different than most of the ones you read here, because I experienced a very rare complication that took a lot of time and suffering to fix. I think it’s a valuable story to...