The only ones who make out in these events (besides the charities) are the coaches. I heard $50,000-$60,000 per program in a large metro area (don't know how many runners you would need to coach/hold their hand). How is your geography - can you say Hawai, Dublin, Monaco. Also, it is awfully sadistic to ask a newbie to run 26.2 on 4 months training. Most "real" runners don't tackle a marathon till their thirties (or they shouldn't). How many TNT'ers stay in running - zero, I bet....put off running completely. It is just plain unnatural. Thoughts please.