One week from the Boston Marathon

I'll be running in the Boston Marathon a week from today. With a 10:30 start on Monday and two million spectators on the course, it'll be different from any other marathon I've ever run. Want to track my progress? Just text Runner to 41234, and once you get a confirmation text, just type in my bib number: 27178, and you're all set. I'll be running with an RFID tag in my shoe, and updates will be automatically sent to your cell phone each time I cross over a mat at each 10K. The big piece of advice from Boston veterans seems to be "control your excitement." Going out too fast in the first two miles (big downhill) will mean that I'll look great at the first 10K but awful after I tackle Heartbreak Hill at mile 16 (and I'll have 10 miles left!). There are 27 Arkansans in the race.