Platinum

I joined the President's Challenge back in 2010. Since that time I have earned enough points to win a Presidential Champions bronze, silver and gold awards. To earn points, you just have to be active. It can be anything from running, aerobics, household chores, walking and shoveling. It is basically anything you do. Those are five activities that have earned me points in the Presidential Challenge.

After I accumulated the 160,000 points to earn my Gold Award, I learned that there was another award after gold. That was the Platinum Award. You need to earn 1 million points to win this. When I logged in my 22.3 mile run on Tuesday, I earned enough points to win my first Platinum Award. I have been working towards the platinum since August 29, 2010. It has taken a lot of work, but now I'm working towards my second Platinum award. I will keep going for as long as this program is around. I'm hoping to earn many more in my lifetime.