PGA Mike asks you to predict his 1/10/10 Dis marathon time

I'm not seeing that you ever run fast at all. Your last longer race was a 9:22 pace. Your volume for a marathon is very light. I didn't see any 20 milers. Based on that I'm going with 4:10-4:15. Your 5 mile race time would indicate a sub 4 marathon, but the rest of your training doesn't.

What time are you shooting for and what training did you do to support that?

So why are you running another marathon? I got injured this year and bagged the marathon, so that I can hopefully run one in the future. Seems like the smart thing to do to me. If it's "just the way your body is", then you need to figure out how to fix that. My injuries have come from what I now believe is a pelvic imbalance, not a leg length discrepancy as was originally diagnosed. Perhaps that's how my body is, but I know how to fix it, and so I am working on it, by doing yoga to keep the tight stuff stretched out and doing pilates to strengthen my core, so everything stays aligned.

Figure out what's wrong with you and DO something to fix it. And don't run any marathons until you have it figured out. Most likely, I will not be running Marine Corps this year, and will be putting it off for the third time. That sucks - it does, I know. But now that I know what's actually wrong with me, I can work to fix it. And most likely, I will not have enough time from the layoff that I'm on now, once it's over in anywhere from 3 to 9 more weeks, to rebuild properly. So I will probably stick to nothing longer than a half marathon this year, and maybe do a couple of them to make sure I've got a solid base. Then try for a marathon in 2011. 

Depends on the marathon course, weather conditions, etc.

I won't venture to guess yet.

I'm in with 4:22:30

Nice job finishing. Sounds like if you hadn't rolled your ankle my guess would have been in the right range.

Next time, more volume for a much longer time period would likely help you. Many of the plans seem to be in the 12-16 week range, but if you train for a solid 6 months you'll be more likely to have a better race. IMO-YMMV.