Some Bay Area kidney donors and recipients are defying expectations, as they take on a race more than 300 miles long. As they gear up for the challenge this week, they’re inspiring others along the way.
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Read the latest press releases and news articles about the Donor Games, living donor athletes, and fitness and athletics after living donation.
5 Questions: Carlisle High School alum, kidney donors prep for 316-mile race
Between the two of them, Whitney Baker and Hilary Baude have completed 17 half-marathons, 30 marathons, three Ironman Triathlons and donated two kidneys.
National Kidney Registry Sponsors Renal Warriors in Rat Race: Source to City 316-Mile Challenge
The National Kidney Registry (NKR) is proud to sponsor a team of 11 transplant recipients and donors as they take on the grueling Rat Race: Source to City, a 316‑mile multisport traverse of the Hudson River Valley, beginning at the river’s source in the Adirondack Mountains of Upstate New York and ending in Battery Park, … Read More
PA Sutton became the first altruistic living kidney donor in South Carolina, and now leads the South Carolina Transplant Foundation
Zachary Sutton is a strong advocate for organ transplantation and is dedicated to spreading awareness on its benefits. In 2008, he became the first altruistic living kidney donor in South Carolina when he donated a kidney to Michael Cheeks, a man who had been on dialysis for 15 years.
Donor Games Athlete Abigail Beckman-Green to Compete at World Transplant Games in Germany
Kidney transplant recipient and Donor Games athlete Abigail Beckman-Green will represent Team USA at the 2025 World Transplant Games, held August 17–24 in Dresden, Germany, her second appearance at the global event. Beckman-Green received her kidney transplant in August 2016 at the University of Michigan Transplant Center. Her aunt, Karen Green, donated her kidney after … Read More
Grit over everything – CrossFitter Danielle Fiorito’s fight for a kidney and a future
Kidney donation, like any organ donation, is a lengthy process both physically and mentally, but the reward is priceless — the joy of saving a life like Fiorito’s.
My Kidney Donation Story: Kim Rice
I am a Baltimore-based artist. Last spring, another Baltimore artist posted a need for a kidney on Instagram. I quickly looked up what kidney donation entailed and then applied to be a donor. I assumed he was going to need a lot of people to apply to find the right match.
National Kidney Registry Announces Donor Games Lakes Regional Competition for Living Donors
The National Kidney Registry is pleased to announce its first-ever Donor Games Lakes Regional competition to showcase the fitness of living kidney and liver donors and raise awareness about the need for living donors nationwide. The 2025 Lakes Regional will be held at Adventure Awaits CrossFit, 3200 Schofield Ave, Weston, WI, on June 21, 2025 … Read More
Living donor stops in Las Vegas during ‘Organ Trail’ bike ride across west
A living donor is biking across the U.S. to raise awareness about the need for living organ donations. Mark Scotch has made a stop in Las Vegas along the “Organ Trail” and visited the Nevada Donor Network on Friday.
KNX Hero: Cyclists raising awareness for living organ donation
Did you know you can donate an organ and live a long, healthy life? KNX Hero Mark Scotch has done it not once but twice, and he’s working hard to raise awareness about living organ donations.