Hello and good morning. It is currently 5:27 AM as I type this and we are t-minus 2.5 hours till marathon start time. I’m excited and nervous. We’ve got a short car ride + metro ride to to start village a few miles away in Arlington. The American Cancer Society has kindly set up a starting area for all of us charity runners where I’ll be joining my fellow cancer haters for some pre-race snacks and hydration.

The marathon is set to go off at 8:00 AM. After this post the majority of what you will see here on the blog will be posts via Twitter. They will be short and sweet and may include links to pictures I will be taking along the course. I’m doing this so we can share in this adventure together, so please come back and visit from time to time throughout the marathon. I’m planning on trying to finish sometime around 1 PM EST (10 AM PST for you west-coasters) so you should see a lot of twitter posts from here on out.

Now, you all should know the reason I’m doing this, or else you wouldn’t be reading this post. I’m raising money for the American Cancer Society because I hate cancer and they do to. They are an amazing organization that has dedicated their time to increasing funding for cancer research, education, and support for those affected by ANY type of cancer. I know I’ve been affected by cancer that has stricken friends and loved ones, and I’m willing to be you have too. So please, take the time to donate by clicking that button over there on right sidebar, or the one above this post. It will help me reach my goal of $1000 and help the American Cancer Society continue working towards their mission.

Its go time.