A Chicago nun ran an entire marathon on a treadmill and raised lots of money for charity while doing it!
Sister Stephanie Baliga, a talented runner and ebullient nun with the Mission of Our Lady of the Angels on Chicagoâs West Side, ran a treadmill marathon on Sunday, August 23, to raise money for the Missionâs community outreach.
She finished in 3:33, running in her churchâs basement, and raised more than $100,000 for the causeâas of 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, her fundraising tally was at $104,911.
The day after her run, Sr. Stephanie, 32, was not recovering with her feet up. Instead, she was moving boxes of food around to prepare for the Missionâs weekly food distribution, when they give a weekâs worth of groceries to 700 families.
When Runnerâs World asked how she was feeling, she replied, âYou know, marathon-ey. Iâm mostly sore because I didnât train, not necessarily because of where I ran.â
Wow! This is amazing. There's even been a website set up to watch her run at WatchSisterRun.com.