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Couch to 5K + ~20 weeks of marathon training
Assuming you don't shot a joint
Agree with the above, with an intentional training schedule could get there in ~6 months.
Races at every level along the way is an aggressive strategy, typically you might expect time to decompress after races vs. A full cycle marathon training where you stay consistent for 6 months. Great to have milestones along the way to keep motivated though!
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The app I have is the Couch to 10K app so it goes at least that far. I also have access to the same company’s half marathon trainer. I used to run daily but let myself get out of shape.
Unless you're able to let it take over your life a bit I would recommend 5k (3 months), 10k(3 months), half marathon (6 months) in your first year, with some weeks of breaks spread throughout.
Second year build from half to full marathon.
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That sounds pretty reasonable.
Hal Higdon has a novice plan that takes 18 weeks. I did a variation of the couch starting point - from cyclist to marathon runner.
6 months but also - you canNOT ignore strength training, good sleep, fueling your body with enough carbs & protein, wearing good/supportive shoes in daily life. If you’re willing to focus on those things too you have a much better chance of staying injury-free throughout the training cycle.
Just ran my first marathon on Saturday, had a blast ☺️ good luck OP!
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https://www.womensrunning.com/training/road/go-couch-marathon-training-plan/
Rule of thumb for progressing your training is “10% per week”, meaning you shouldn’t increase your longest run by more than 10% or increase your training speed by 10% each week. Incorporating some rest weeks every 3rd or 4th week, this gives you around 2-3 months to double your distance. Starting from the 5k, 2-3 months to get to 10k, 2-3 months to get to half marathon, and another 2-3 months to get to full marathon. You could do it in 6 months, but you would need to be in a decent starting point already and have good training, nutrition, and recovery plans to get there with minimal issues.
Source: I’m an ultra-triathlon finisher so feel free to DM me for more info
You haven’t yet discovered how much of a toll distance running can take. Give yourself time to recover and rest or you WILL get injured. Even if you do everything right, you WILL get injured at some point to some degree, especially starting out. The key is minimizing it, being smart and allowing healing to take place.
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I’d recommend a year so it’s a profession. It’s a big commitment.
6 months or less, I mean technically you can finish a marathon with a lot of walking included or with a slow jog, so it also depends on your pace goal. Many first timers use a run walk run method to help with the longer distance anyway.
I can currently run a 5k but I get bored. I listen to music but I guess I’m not a big music person because it helps but doesn’t keep my interest much longer than 30mins. What do y’all do while running for an hour plus?
Perhaps listening to an audio book or podcast? I don’t know if I’d be able to concentrate on that though. Music is really just background noise for me and helps to mask hearing myself breathing and running like an elephant lol
You’ll need to be careful not to increase too quickly or you’ll risk an injury or shin splints. You shouldn’t increase more than 10% mileage per week. When I was training for marathons, I always gave myself more time to train so I could listen to my body and not feel pressure to add on mileage if my body was hurting or something. I also made every 3rd week in the the schedule a “rest” week where I reduced mileage and ran a shorter run that week. Building intervals into the training plan helped a lot too. I trained for and ran 5 marathons like this and never had a single injury. Not even a blister.