Back in 2013 I decided to attempt to run a half marathon in all 50 states before I turned 50.  I called it my 50 By 50 Challenge.  To add to the motivation, I joined the Fifty States Half Marathon Club to work with others attempting the same feat.  This is an awesome group that support each other.  We share race recaps to help others in deciding which races to run.  We do meet ups at about every half marathon on the chart.  It is just a great motivator to complete my goal.

Being a part of the club, you can get special gear to wear around to let others know of your goal.  At Christmas, my wife got me the short sleeved black club tech shirt.  On the back is an outline of the fifty states.  You can take clothing markers and color in the states as you complete them.  As of this post, I have completed 8 states.  This past weekend was a dreary one, so we stayed inside.  We took the opportunity to color in my completed states.  With it being a black shirt, we have had to make several passes at it to get the states dark enough.  We may still go another round before it is done.

Have a look.  I think it turned out awesome.  I cannot wait to color in more states soon.  There will be four more getting colored in before year’s end.