Stride for Stride Summer Running
From Brooklyn to Boston the Summer Running Season is in Full Swing
The running season is in full swing and this weekend Team Stride for Stride ran the Brooklyn Half, the Harpoon 5-Miler and the Rhode Island Half Marathon. Next weekend, Stride for Stride will have almost fifty runners in the ‘Boston’s Run to Remember Half Marathon’ on Memorial Day - please say hi if you’re there too.
The Brooklyn Half was Tom’s first race since his kidney transplant just four months ago. Tom summed up his first race back on Instagram;
“Running is a bit different now; I have to wear a sun shirt (anti-rejection meds), I have to take those meds during the race (promptly at 9am), and I CANNOT get dehydrated. Small changes to make for a second chance at life and the thrill to run with 28,000 runners again.
None of this would be possible without the incredible gift of life from my donor, Jorge. Please consider becoming a kidney donor to someone you know or someone on dialysis.”
On November 3, 2024, Jorge and Tom will run the NYC Marathon together - kidney donor and kidney recipient running stride for stride.
The images below are the logos that Tom and Jorge will wear on the back of their Stride for Stride running shirts during the NYC Marathon and the BAA 10K in June - the BAA 10K will be Tom and Jorge’s first race together since their transplant.
Tom is running the NYC Marathon to give hope to Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients who are waiting for a life-saving kidney donation. And, Jorge is running to show that kidney donors can lead very active lives after donating a kidney.
Jorge and Tom are running NYC in support of Stride for Stride - the team that brought them together and the team that now brings together 400 runners from 26 countries to run major races like the NYC Marathon.
Please consider donating to Tom and Jorge’s fundraisers at:
Tom: https://fundraisers.hakuapp.com/tom-okeefe
Jorge: https://fundraisers.hakuapp.com/jorge-rosales
The 2024 Falmouth Road Race is quickly approaching and Team Stride for Stride will be returning for a fourth straight year in August. Falmouth Weekend is always More Than Just Running for Team Stride for Stride - it’s the weekend that bonds us like family.
Falmouth is a Life Changing Experience for our team. Not only do we run the great summer classic, but we also spend two nights at the beautiful AutoCamp Cape Cod to bond around the bonfire and to enjoy bike rides to the beach. Falmouth is a chance to escape the city - Falmouth is about hope, empowerment, belonging, happiness and family.
This year we’re requesting corporate and/or individual sponsors to help us make this life changing experience come true for our team. To no surprise; providing lodging for forty runners during the height of the Cape Cod summer season is extremely expensive. If you’re interested in chatting more about Falmouth please email Tom O’Keefe by replying to this email.
To see pictures from our previous Falmouth Weekend Retreats please visit our previous Substack posts via the “More Than Just Running” and “Life Changing Experience” links.
Thank you for supporting Stride for Stride!
Thanks team for all the great vibes, soon too much races, I can’t wait enjoy with you ❤️🫶