Brady McDonald, left, and Tim Stout, right, chat before starting the 50K run. Brady McDonald (red backpack) and his crew run past The Newnan-Times Herald. Dozens of community members warm up inside of Independent MMA and Fitness before joining Brady McDonald on his run. Tim Stout, left, and Brady McDonald, right, stretch their quads. Brady McDonald and his team take a quick stop in front of The Newnan-Times Herald. Brady McDonald’s initiative, Zero to 100 Wishes, is on track to raise more than $1 million dollars for Make-A-Wish. One runner’s journey to run 50 kilometers in every state took him to Newnan early Tuesday morning. Brady McDonald is an ultrarunner who recently started a challenge he said has never been done before: run 50-kilometers in all 50 states in 50 days. As part of the massive undertaking, McDonald is aiming to raise $1,000,000 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation through his initiative, Zero to 100 Wishes. McDonald’s running journey started three years ago, when he started running as a way to stop drinking alcohol and start bettering himself, he said. “I realized that doing hard things and having a purpose or a goal to work towards made it a lot easier,” McDonald said. “God showed me clearly my future if I kept drinking, so the next day I quit, and then I signed up (for the 50 mile race). I knew I had to do something hard to fill that gap.” McDonald ended up winning his first 50-mile race and, since then, has completed numerous ultramarathons events, including…
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