Battlestar Galactica's Bodie "Hot Dog" Olmos, the son of Edward James Olmos, finished great in his first marathon amidst some pretty bad weather for the event. Rain, wind and cold assailed the more than 26,000 runners and walkers in the event. 

While Bodie was finishing the last leg of the race, donors heeded the call of the elder Mr. Olmos (BSG's Admiral Adama) to give to his son's fund-raiser benefitting the American Society. They pushed the total of donations to more than $10,000 in a matter of hours. The night before the total had been somewhere around $8,000, with the remainder trickling in at first then finally ringing up like a cash register in the final hour. It was amazing to watch and exciting to see how well Bodie was doing throughout the race.

If you want to know more, head on over to OlmosPerfect.com and check out the article there. 

Amazing race, Bodie!

Over the last several weeks a windfall of donations has netted nearly $8,000 for the American Cancer Society. The contributions are coming by way of Bodie Olmos' fund-raising efforts, held in conjunction with his running the Los Angeles Marathon.

At the time of this posting, Mr. Olmos was a mere $275 way from $8,000 — the total was nearing $4.5K just a little over two weeks ago! — and if the giving trend continues, it looks like he might reach and surpass that amount by Sunday, when the marathon is scheduled.

That said, there's still time to donate and you can do so by heading over to Mr. Olmos' donations page at Active.com.

Oh, and for those of you who do not know or have not read previous posts on this site, Bodie Olmos is the son of actor and activist Edward James Olmos. Bodie also was a part of the Battlestar Galactica cast, portraying viper pilot Brendan "Hot Dog" Costanza.

More extensive coverage of Bodie's fund-raising campaign and about Edward James Olmos can be found at OlmosPerfect.com.

Donations in support of Bodie Olmos' marathon run for cancer cure are racking up and you can still help. 

Just visit Bodie's Active.com Donations page and make your contribution to fight this terrible disease! Every single cent counts!

And for those who need a reminder, the marathon is in L.A. and will be on March 20.