besides...

If I can run a 19 mile training run on tired legs after a full workday that included waking up at 5:30am, hustling the girls off to school and working a full day only to kick off my run at 6pm, finishing the last miles on a pitch black lakefront,  I can surely run 26.2 on well-rested, fresh legs with (hands down) the best marathon cheering crowds of 1M+ people.