Decisions decisions...

It's still up in the air as to which marathon[s] we may run this year. Primary goal is to get into the New York Marathon (http://www.nycmarathon.org/) in early November, but given the incredible popularity of that race (and the fact that none of us pre-qualify) we've got to leave our fate in the hands of the lottery. Primary back-up option is the Marine Corps marathon (http://www.marinemarathon.com/page11.aspx) in Washington D.C. at the end of October, which we should be able to enter without a lottery.

However, just around the right time, there's also the Istanbul Eurasia Marathon (http://www.istanbulmarathon.org) which looks splendid and an excellent excuse to go and get some travel time done. Given we still have completely unrealistic running expectations, it possible that it's early enough to do this AND the New York marathon! we could probably do both. Hmmmm, always good to have options open.