A travel nurse who is based in Kansas is celebrating two major milestones this weekend in Detroit: completing her ambitious goal of running 50 full and half marathons in all 50 states by her 50th birthday.

Michelle Floyd will cross the finish line at the Detroit Free Press Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 19, marking the completion of a 15-year journey that began in 2010. She turned 50 on Friday.

"That was the main goal: 50 states by my 50th birthday," Floyd said.

Floyd's first race was in San Francisco, where her parents flew out to see her and support her from sidelines. What started as a single marathon evolved into an ambitious cross-country quest.

"I see a race and I can't not sign up," Floyd said.

To achieve her goal, Floyd made significant career changes, becoming a travel nurse specif

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