Ahem. No, not really. This IS in fact what I'm doing instead of DOOM this year, but as a trade off for Rag, so I still think I'm ahead.
Anyway, short and long is my wife got serious about fitness this past year, and set a rather ostentatious goal of running the Chicago Marathon. Literally since I stepped off the bike from DOOM back in October, I've been training along side her. Come to find out, the marathon has gotten so big since the last time I did it, you go into a lottery and hopefully get to run. Rather then derail the training motivation and possibly not get in, I found the backdoor, which is to raise money for a charity to guarantee your spot. Not entirely a bad gig, other than the awkward hitting friends up for cash. So I'm just gonna leave this link right here, and you guys do what you want, I'm truly not going to care either way. (but thanks for even reading/considering this far)
-Rench
http://foundation.luriechildrens.org/si ... fr_id=1580