and I’ll be back in the states by the spring. I plan on running it in October 2009. Trying to do 20+ miles a week until I get about 6 months out from the race and then start to really kick into the marathon training. Never run more than a half marathon (1hr 48min) so this ought to be a good challenge. I figure being a Marine, and the great scenery of the course, this is the only fitting marathon to run for my first one.