Inspiration, I guess?

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First things first...

...I need to choose a marathon to run. What should go into making this decision? Close my eyes and choose one from a list? Do I go for ease of course? How about the location and make a vacation out of it -- Hawaii sounds good, doesn't it? The date -- why not give myself as much training time as possible and go for the last marathon held in 2008? Do I try my luck in getting into one of the "big ones?" New York? Marine Corps? I need to figure this out. Any suggestions?