Why?

Why run a marathon at this point in my life?

Honestly, I don't have a rational answer. I hadn't run more than a couple hundred yards or so at a time in nearly twenty years. And even then, I was hardly a "runner". I was required to run three miles, once a year, for the PFT (Physical Fitness Test) when I was in the Marine Corps. Even then, I had the shittiest attitude about running. To get the maximum score for the three-mile run, you had to finish it in 18 minutes or less. I was always in the mid-20s, which was considered a below average time.

And yet, ever since the idea popped into my head, I feel compelled to give this a legitimate try. An old friend of mine has decided to train for it as well. So together we'll be running our first Marine Corps Marathon in the Autumn of 2012. When we first floated the idea of running a marathon, the first topic where there was immediate consensus was: "We must beat Oprah".

So, obviously we have some pretty lofty goals.