If you chose to pledge for a charity if I finished my first marathon, get your check books out. I know some already sent their pledges. If you were waiting until i finished, the wait is over. I had three goals. One was to finish. Another was to prod people to give to their charity. the last was to break four hours. How is two out of three? I finished in 4:12:58. Disappointed with my time, but I did finish. And hopefully many others will benefit from your generosity.