On track for marathon #2

Hal has some advice for multiple marathons. I'm not sure if any of it really applies to me, but I'm using his 2 week schedule to plan my runs between the Chicago and Detroit marathons. I am looking forward to Detroit next weekend, especially running back and forth between Canada and the US. I am not too worried, I think that I just visted the "worst case scenario" last weekend. I may be nuts for trying this again so soon, but I have to believe that by changing a few things I'll have a much better experience.

Things that still bug me about Chicago:

• After running my 20 mile training run in around 3 hours, I was dead tired at mile 14 of the marathon. Is that all because I forgot my inhaler? Seems fishy. Regardless, I'm not going to fool around with the 4 hour pace. I was out in 1:59 in Chicago, if I'm out in 2:15, I'll be smiling in Detroit.
• Can it get worse? I will stop running and go home at any point in the race if I feel lite headed this time. I told Melissa that I'd run with a cell phone. I totally understand her feelings, it was probably not fun waiting for me at the finish line last weekend.
• Did I eat right? I've felt great on all my long training runs, but I really didn't get to test out my marathon diet due to all the other circumstances. I guess I'll have some things to learn in Detroit too.