850 Million Reasons To Run
New York Road Runners
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This five-part audio documentary tells the story of Peter Kirk, a New Yorker and marathoner who faced a life-threatening cancer diagnosis. After a stem cell transplant, he went on to complete the TCS New York City Marathon less than a year later. The series features Peter's own voice along with his wife Torun and his donor Sam, exploring themes of illness, hope, and the healing power of running.
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Memento Mori | Episode 5 - Recorded LIVE 06.06.2025 20minIt all started with a devastating diagnosis in the fall of 2020. Multiple chemo treatments, a stem cell transplant and many marathon finish lines later, Peter joins NYRR CEO Rob Simmelkjaer for a special LIVE taping of 850 Million Reasons to Run. Rob and Peter dive into the “memento mori” moment that reframed the meaning of Peter's life, turning a business leader into a global philanthropist with one singular quest- to turn his new found love of running into a global movement to empower life-saving medical research. Let's unlock money for medical research! Learn More, and Sign Up here- https://www.beyourpossible.com/runforresearch New York Road Runners does not benefit from Be Your Possible donations or unlocked funds. NYRR is elevating Peter's story as part of our joint vision to create positive change through running. Signing up for Be Your Possible's Run For Research is free to all - there is no financial obligation for any runner who chooses to participate.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Man Who Said Yes | Episode 4 04.06.2025 23minWhat happens when the person who saves your life is someone you’ve never met? A year after his transplant, Peter is finally allowed to contact the donor whose stem cells now run through his body and an eight‑page letter, dashed off at 38,000 feet, transforms into the meeting of two, forever connected humans. How do you pay it forward after the unthinkable? What do we owe others when someone else's good deed changes a man, a family and a future, forever? For Peter, the answer is RUN. Let's unlock money for medical research! Learn More, and Sign Up here- https://www.beyourpossible.com/runforresearch New York Road Runners does not benefit from Be Your Possible donations or unlocked funds. NYRR is elevating Peter's story as part of our joint vision to create positive change through running. Signing up for Be Your Possible's Run For Research is free to all - there is no financial obligation for any runner who chooses to participate. DISCLAIMER See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Ninety Nine Seconds | Episode 3 30.05.2025 21min850 Million Reasons to Run is the true story of Peter's journey—not just to the start line of the TCS New York City Marathon, but back to life itself. It’s about what happens when everything changes in an instant… and how running became the thread that helped put it all back together.
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Tour De France | Episode 2 28.05.2025 24min850 Million Reasons to Run is the true story of Peter's journey—not just to the start line of the TCS New York City Marathon, but back to life itself. It’s about what happens when everything changes in an instant… and how running became the thread that helped put it all back together.
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Decimated | Episode 1 23.05.2025 27min850 Million Reasons to Run is the true story of Peter's journey—not just to the start line of the TCS New York City Marathon, but back to life itself. It’s about what happens when everything changes in an instant… and how running became the thread that helped put it all back together.
