Welcome!

This is my first blog and first posting.  Please forgive any typos, grammer errorrs, etc. 

As the name suggests, I am training for my first marathon and raising money for my charity, The Ronald McDonald House Charities. 

I started to brainstorm how I could raise money for my charity.  I thought about a friend who considers himself "a wannabe crowd sourcing expert"...so I decided to leverage crowd sourcing to raise money.  I hope this blog about training for a first marathon will inspire others to get moving.   I am excited and nervous!  If I can do it...anyone can...more on that later.

More posts to come...my official training starts this weekend.  Wish me luck! 

Newbiemarathoner