I DID IT !!!!!
I sold my bib for the 25th Annual Los Angeles marathon last night.
I know in my heart I made the right decision.
A friend of mine (and running coach) found a young lady on Craigslist and had given me her phone number. I called, we talked and a meetup date and time was arranged. I had given her a copy of my driver's license, a note authorizing her to pick up "my" bib for "me", a print out of the e-mail confirmation and a print out of the parking voucher for Santa Monica. She, upon inspection of all of the documents, had given me cold, hard cash.
I am so undertrained it's stupid. I dosen't make any sense to put myself through so much torture. There is always next year.
Without struggle, there is no progress.