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On August 2–3, 2024, a team of seven kidney donors, five kidney recipients, and two drivers/support crew who are also donors will compete in the Wild West Relay, a 200-mile journey through the Rocky Mountains consisting of 16,000 feet of climbing at elevations of two miles above sea level. This is a unique effort to … Read More

 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.

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.

Liz Young has completed 11 Ironman competitions. This fall, she will compete in her sixth race with only one kidney.

The Balanced Mitch 2024 Open, which took place May 30–June 5, brought a new twist on the Mitch that required as much strategy as it did strength. The event hit a new record of 67 athletes registered and did not disappoint.  In the Balanced Mitch workout, competitors had two minutes to complete a maximum number … Read More

The Donor Games Western Regional took place May 18 at the Mission HQ in Alameda, California. A total of 29 athletes competed and approximately 100 people attended the event, including kidney donors, transplant recipients, and dialysis patients. Retired and active members of the Marines, Air National Guard, Coast Guard and Army were among the participants … Read More

The Heavy Murph 2024 Open, with took place April 4–10, delivered another thrilling competition, with neck-and-neck races in both donor categories that went right down to the wire. The top spot in the men’s donor category was hotly contested. Garet Hil established an early lead, but on the last full day of the competition, Thomas … Read More

Standing in the Central Montcalm High School gym, surrounded by sweaty people doing sit-ups, pull-ups and lifting weights as rock music blared over the speakers, Nichole Read Peak sat in a chair with a peaceful smile on her face.

April is National Donate Life Month, and one Southern California man is going above and beyond to help.

The National Kidney Registry is pleased to announce its first-ever Donor Games Regional competition to showcase the fitness of living kidney and liver donors and raise awareness about the need for living donors nationwide.