[Frapster]

And my future goals include winning the Boston marathon and marrying Salma Hayek. Probably not going to happen though.

Do you currently run marathons and qualify for Boston? If so I know a training program that can take significant time off your marathon time and if not then I bet the program can help you qualify for Boston in 6 months. If you don't run at all then depending upon your current physical condition I would be that you could run Boston within 2 to 6 years providing you give the effort. Couch-potato to Boston in 6 years. I think it can be done.

[Welsh Rabbit]

I'm only a casual runner (about twenty miles a week). I started about a year ago. I eventually want to run a marathon and I know that will require a more vigrous running schedule than I have now. However, completing a marathon and winning a marathon are two entirely different matters...