On January 10, 2024, Tom O’Keefe received a life-saving kidney transplant from his Stride for Stride teammate, Jorge Rosales. Ten months later, on November 3, 2024, Tom and Jorge ran the New York City Marathon
together—the first time a kidney donor and recipient has ever run the NYC Marathon together.
 
On April 21, 2025, Tom and Jorge ran the Boston Marathon together—another first.
 
On October 12 2025, Tom ran the Chicago Marathon, followed by the London Marathon on April 26 2026. Tom is now only two marathons away—Berlin and Tokyo—from becoming the first kidney transplant recipient from the United States and the Americas to run all six of the World Marathon Majors.
 
Why I Run is Tom’s memoir on how running and life has taken on new meaning since being given a second chance at life.