Xbox Live Marathon

Cabernet's marathon growing

Check it. In the gaming marathon news category, Miss Cabernet's might be exploding:

I don't want to get too excited about the news I'm about to share in case things don't work out exactly as planned.  But, it looks like my idea of a personal 24 Hour Xbox 360 marathon may turn into a huge local community event!  :)

I recently discussed with some Dallas area Microsoft Development Team members my idea of having a personal Xbox marathon.  They seemed very interested, especially with the idea of a female attempting a gaming marathon.  They suggested I take this a step further and get the local developer community involved, including people in Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

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Head over to her site and lend a hand or let her know you are interested in participating!

Miss Cabernet's Marathon

Looking for some hard-core extended Xbox gaming sessions? Follow Miss Cabernet's lead and throw your hat into the marathon ring:

One of my challenges for the year is to participate in my own 24-hour Xbox 360 Marathon!  I know of a couple of Xbox MVPs who've engaged in other marathons, on the original Xbox and the X360.  They had an awesome time and earned a huge amount of achievement points.  I definitely need a boost.

I'm targeting my 24-hour "Mara-X-Thon" for the end of May or early June.  Date TBA. Due to my upcoming trip to Redmond, and a heavy work load this time of year, I figured by the end of May things will slow down enough to devote an entire 24-hours to gaming.

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