600 MILES IN 11 MONTHS!!!

I am absolutely in shock right now y’all! I just hit 600 MILES walked in ELEVEN months!! 


My walk this morning was 2.73 miles and it was SO ROUGH! My body is definitely tired. But I pushed myself and made it thru 


I knew going into this evening exactly how much I needed to hit 600... and you bet I made it happen! 1.71 miles! 


The most emotional part of hitting 600 for me is that this is the kick off week of Spina Bifida Awareness Month. I have lived with this disability for 32yrs. I have had COUNTLESS people tell me and my parents that I would never walk on my own. I have had people tell me “Oh honey you can’t do that. Let me do it!” All because they just see my braces and not the person in them. I have had people tell me “Oh honey you should not be walking that much it’s not good for you!”... Those people that say that know NOTHING about Spina Bifida or what a person with the disability is capable of! Well let me just say... I CAN walk on my own! Yes going up steps that don’t have rails can be a challenge but I can do it! I DID finish TWO 5K’s even though I was told by some I wouldn’t finish! And I DID walk 600 miles in 11 months... and I am NOT stopping there y’all! I am on this journey not only for myself but to show all my Spina Bifida Warriors that YES you can defy the odds and accomplish your goals! You should NEVER let ANYONE tell you what you can and can’t do! NEVER! I didn’t and look where I am at today! It is my dream to get to 1000 miles walked... and it WILL happen! 
Y’all so far this week I have walked 17.03 miles!! Tomorrow is definitely going to be a rest and relaxation day for me... I think I deserve it! But come Friday the journey to 1000 begins! 





❤️Hugs💙
Kelley 

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