Each year ING hosts a marathon in Downtown Miami called the ING MIAMI.  It’s a 26.2 mile marathon specifically for runners.  Although, the nice people who organize the ING Miami marathon allow disabled athletes to hand-cycle 5 minutes prior to the official start.

I live in West Palm Beach, which is 1-2 hours away from Miami depending on traffic. For this reason, my wife and I stayed at a hotel down in Miami the night before the race.  The marathon started promptly at 6:00am the next morning, and I needed to be there at 5:00am to get ready.   Just the thought of waking up at 4:15am in the morning made me want to vomit.