Zero to 100 Wishes – 50 States. 50 Days. 100 Wishes Granted.
Mission complete · September 12, 2026
50 States. 50 Days. 100 Wishes.
$1,000,000 Raised for Make-A-Wish®

Brady McDonald ran a 50K every day for 50 consecutive days across all 50 states. 1,553 miles, no rest days, one family in an RV. It had never been done before.

100 children. 100 wishes. Because people showed up.
The McDonald family with the Zero to 100 Wishes RV
The McDonald family with the Zero to 100 Wishes RV
Make-A-Wish
Mission complete · September 12, 2026
50 States. 50 Days. 100 Wishes.
$1,000,000 Raised for Make-A-Wish®
100 children. 100 wishes.
$1M
Raised
100
Wishes
50
States
50
Days Straight
1,553
Miles Run
50 States. 50 Episodes.

Watch the Whole Journey.

Fifty episodes filmed across fifty states: the runs, the family, the breakdowns, and the people who showed up in every city to run alongside.

Zero to 100 Wishes final episode
Start with the finale
The Mission Continues

The Hundredth Wish Was Never the Last One.

Brady's run is finished. The need isn't. Every $10,000 raised helps grant one more wish for a child facing a critical illness, and the page is still open.

Wish 101 is open $10,000 grants a wish
Be the first to give toward Wish 101.
0
Wishes granted past 100
100%
Goes to Make-A-Wish America
Fund Wish 101
Estrella, a Make-A-Wish child
Critical Illness
Dream Wish
Why We Ran

One Wish Can Change Everything.

A wish is more than a moment, it's medicine. Research shows that granting a wish can give a child the strength to face a critical illness, renewing hope for the whole family. It transforms how kids experience their toughest days, and it brings entire communities together behind one child's dream.

Help Grant the Next Wish
Meet the McDonald Family

One Family. One Mission.

A family of four and one very good dog left home for 50 days and drove 13,000 miles so that 100 children could have their wish.

❤️ $1,000,000 Raised 🚐 13,000 Miles Driven 🐾 1 Very Good Dog
Meet the Crew
Brady
Brady
The Ultra Dad
Kristy
Kristy
The One Armed Supermom
Kylie
Kylie
Chaos Committee Captain
Lexi
Lexi
The Wild Card
Sunny
Sunny the Dog
Chief Morale Officer
Every State. Every Day.

The Route, Finished.

From Walt Disney World in Orlando on July 25 to Honolulu on September 12. Fifty 50Ks, fifty states, and not one rest day.

By the Numbers
1,553
Miles Run
13,000
Miles Driven
50
Sunrise Wish Runs
50
YouTube Episodes
1,566
Individual Gifts
75
Fundraising Teams
Zero to 100 Wishes route map, all fifty states completed
Brady running at sunrise
Sunrise Wish Run

Fifty mornings, fifty starting lines. Run clubs, families, first-timers and total strangers turned up before dawn in every state to run a piece of it with Brady.

Thank you for showing up.

Why Brady Ran

From a Hospital Bed
to 1,553 Miles.

Three years ago, Brady was not a runner. He quit drinking, entered a 50-mile race, won it, and landed in the hospital with rhabdomyolysis days later.

He kept going. A 100-miler. The Moab 240. The Arizona Monster 300. Then fifty 50Ks in fifty days across fifty states, something no one had done before.

Somewhere in those miles, the mission became clear: the legs he built were not meant to be about personal records. They could help children living through their hardest days.

"This isn't a personal record I'm chasing. It's 100 kids whose lives can change because we showed up."

Brady McDonald
Follow Brady
Brady McDonald Brady in hospital after the Keys 50
Podcasts & Speaking

Book Brady.

Brady is available for podcast interviews, keynotes, corporate events, and school and team talks. He tells the story straight: what it actually takes to go from a hospital bed to fifty 50Ks, and what happens when you point that effort at someone other than yourself.

Endurance and the limits of what's possible Sobriety and rebuilding Turning a goal into a movement Purpose-driven fundraising Family, sacrifice, and doing hard things together
First ever
To run a 50K in all 50 states in 50 consecutive days
$1,000,000
Raised for Make-A-Wish America
Moab 240
And the Arizona Monster 300
50 episodes
Documented across the full journey

Or reach the team at [email protected] · 239-310-5395

Brady McDonald running at sunrise
America Showed Up

It Was Never Just One Runner.

Run clubs, families, volunteers, and whole communities came out in every state.

Community joining Zero to 100 Wishes
Community joining Zero to 100 Wishes
Community joining Zero to 100 Wishes
Community joining Zero to 100 Wishes
Thank You

The Partners Who Made It Possible.

Fifty days on the road takes an RV, a support vehicle, a camera crew, and a lot of people willing to back an idea before it was proven. These businesses did that.

Official RV Sponsor
Official Media Sponsor
Official Cold Plunge Sponsor
Official E-Bike Sponsor
Official Vehicle Sponsor
And to everyone who gave

1,566 gifts came in from across the country, raised by 75 teams and state captains who took this on as their own. A full thank you to every one of them is coming to this page soon.

A Make-A-Wish child
A Make-A-Wish child
A Make-A-Wish child

100 Wishes Granted. Keep Going.

The run is over. The waiting list isn't. Every $10,000 grants one more wish.

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