850 Million Reasons To Run
We're so excited to announce our brand new audio docuseries, NYRR Set the Pace Presents: 850 Million Reasons to Run!
This powerful five-part audio documentary shares the extraordinary story of Peter Kirk: entrepreneur, proud New Yorker, father of three, cancer survivor, stem cell transplant recipient, and marathoner.
This special spin-off offers an intimate and deeply moving portrait of Peter’s journey—one that began with a sudden, life-threatening diagnosis and led to the finish line of the TCS New York City Marathon less than a year later.
Told in Peter’s own voice, and with heartfelt insight from his wife Torun and his stem cell transplant donor Sam, the series charts a course through illness, hope, and the healing power of movement.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 5
- Years Active
- 2025
Memento Mori | Episode 5 - Recorded LIVE
It 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 sp…
The Man Who Said Yes | Episode 4
What 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 …
Ninety Nine Seconds | Episode 3
Ninety nine seconds—that’s all Peter’s lungs can manage on his first post-transplant run. But the shock of those agonizing 200 meters ignites an out‑loud promise to himself: Peter pledges he will ru…
Tour De France | Episode 2
A Tour de France postcard is all Peter clutches as he steps back through the hospital doors, determined to earn a permanent cure. He’s about to take on the most demanding stage yet, flanked by bossy …
Decimated | Episode 1
Meet Peter Kirk - a father, a New Yorker, and a runner - who found himself facing something far bigger than 26.2 miles.
850 Million Reasons to Run is the true story of Peter's journey—not just to th…