I'm a 36-year-old father of two, in training for the 2008 ING New York Marathon, as a means of raising money for Autism Speaks.

My inspiration: my son and best buddy, Joseph, who will be seven this summer. When he was three, Joseph was diagnosed as being "on the autism spectrum."

If you have someone in your life that's been affected by autism -- and most of us have these days -- and if you have the means, please support my cause.

Thank you.