Fifty-two thousand steps towards a world without kidney disease

Nelleke van der Voort

( Member of team: Nephrolopers )

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Ten years ago, my cousin Frank donated one of his kidneys to my sister and saved her life.

Today, I want to celebrate him by running my first marathon in his honour and raise money for research into Kidney Decease in the hope that we can achieve a world where nobody loses their kidney function and needs to rely on machine dialysis or a donated kidney.

This Marathon will be held in Amsterdam, on the 20th of October (Amsterdam Marathon 2024)

The Nierstichting has been a great help for my sister as she navigated her decease and now her life with a donor kidney. Check out what she has been doing with those extra years to make Groningen a greener place Biodiversity at the University of Groningen

For those of you not used to Euros: EUR 1 ≈ USD 1.11 ≈ GBP 0.84 (current exchange rate)

Do more, gain more:

Anybody who donates more than 1 Euro per km I will run that day (€42.20, approximately, $47 or £36) before the 17th of October will be entered into a raffle. The winner will get to chose between an extra €100 ( $111) donation in their name by me, or $100 towards the sport gadget of their choice.

Let's make this the biggest single fundraiser for the Nierstiching this fall!

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€50 17-09-2024 | 17:49 Good luck Nelleke on this great accomplishment for an incredible and personal cause...your will rock it!
€100 16-09-2024 | 11:25
€100 15-09-2024 | 15:46
€30 14-09-2024 | 19:54
€50 11-09-2024 | 22:00
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Seventeen miles and climbing

02-09-2024 | 23:05 From last Saturday on I will be running further every Saturday for several weeks. Last week was 17 miles (about 27.5km) and I was lucky enough to do that with several of my friends from our run group "Sole Sisters". If you have ever considered running, but don't now where to start, find a local run group with members who share your goals and intensity. Running with a group made me realise it doesn't have to be a lonely sport and the distance flies by when you're having fun.
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