96 hours.

26 donations.

$1,300 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association to fight ALS.

26 buckets of ice water on my head.

The ALS #IceBucketChallenge has swept the nation, but we’ve been seeing a lot more awareness than action. Last week, I issued a challenge: For every donation that was made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association in honor of my efforts to run the Chicago Marathon on MDA’s Team Momentum, I would consecutively dump that many buckets of ice water on my head. You – my friends, family, fellow runners and triathletes and readers everywhere – rose to the occasion. Twenty-six of you donated, and the coincidence that it coincides with the number of miles I’ll be running in October is hopefully a good sign.

Without further ado, here it is in all its glory: Watch my ALS #IceBucketChallenge video where I dump 26 freezing buckets of ice water on my head for 26 miles at the Chicago Marathon and 26 donations to fight ALS.

I am humbled by the outpouring of generosity and the amazing support you have shown – not just to me, but to everyone fighting ALS and muscle diseases. Thank you for making a difference. Thank you for your thoughtfulness. And most of all, thank you for being the amazing people you are.

If you haven’t yet made a donation for the #IceBucketChallenge yet, I encourage you to support the Muscular Dystrophy Association at mda.org, or donate directly through my fundraising page here.

Have you taken the #IceBucketChallenge yet? Feel free to link up to your videos and posts in the comments below.