Are You Running the Boston Marathon?

On Monday, April 16, shots will be fired.

It’ll happen both at the break of dawn on the , where a crowd will gather to witness a reenactment of the Battle of Lexington, and hours later in Hopkinton, to signal the start of the 116th Boston Marathon.

Both events promise to include attendees from Lexington and all around the world. And while most of the local focus will be on Patriots' Day events, parades and reenactments, we don’t want to forget about Marathon Monday.

With the big run just a few short weeks away, we imagine it’s getting down to crunch time – both in terms of training and the fundraising for the charities that parther with the Boston Marathon. 

So if you’re a Lexington resident running in the Boston Marathon, share the story about your training, inspiration and fundraising efforts. 

We’ll create short profiles and provide information about how your friends and neighbors can track your progress. All we need from you is a few easy details.

Simple things, really, like your name, age or age group, profession, experience, reason for running, bib number and maybe a training trip. Oh, and a photo.

Just shoot me an email at patrick.ball@patch.com and we’ll happily share our story with the Lexington community.