Steve Wilson, a Katonah, NY, resident and living kidney donor, will compete with Renal Warriors, a National Kidney Registry-sponsored team of nine living kidney donors and five kidney recipients in the August 2-3 Wild West Relay, a 200-mile, 36-leg race through the Rocky Mountains between Fort Collins, CO, and Steamboat Springs, CO.
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Boston resident will run relay race to advocate for kidney donations
Boston resident and living kidney donor Teagan Walter is running a relay race to prove a point.
Read MoreLiving kidney donor from Utah participating in 200-mile relay race with other donors, recipients
An Orem woman who donated her kidney will be competing in a 200-mile relay race with a team consisting of other kidney donors and kidney recipients.
Read More‘Gave somebody their life back’: kidney donor hiking length of PCT to encourage others makes a stop in C.O.
A Southern California kidney donor seeking in inspire and inform others is taking on the challenge of hiking 2,600 miles through three states, from the Mexican to Canadian borders on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Read MoreColorado kidney donor set to compete in her 12th Ironman competition
Liz Young has completed 11 Ironman competitions. This fall, she will compete in her sixth race with only one kidney.
Read MoreSoCal man raises awareness for kidney donation through hiking
April is National Donate Life Month, and one Southern California man is going above and beyond to help.
Read MoreSHU Grad Donates Kidney; Runs 12 Marathons Two Years Later
Hilary Baude, a Sacred Heart University graduate and current doctoral student, donated a kidney to a stranger in 2021. This year, she ran 12 marathons, two of which were intense Ironman races, to prove that donating a kidney does not compromise one’s health.
Read MoreProving one kidney is more than enough … 2 Ironmans, 10 marathons in a year
American Hilary Baude embodies “giving” in a way that’s hard to imagine – donating a kidney and then proving that you can still thrive.
Read MoreCT woman runs around the country to raise kidney donation awareness
When Hilary Baude isn’t teaching, anyone can usually find her on a gravel path running.“I started running as a way to process and kind of move through some tough emotions,” said Baude.Baude relied on running as an escape from reality because life hasn’t always been easy.
Read More2 kidney donors ran the Philly Marathon to spread a message of post-donor viability. Each is running 12 marathons in 12 months
By running 12 marathons in 12 months, Matt Cavanaugh and Hilary Baude hope to show that organ donors can lead healthy, active lives.
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