Posted May 5, 2008
Currently I am up to 8 mile "Long Slow Distance" runs interspersed with weekly speedwork at the local high school track. So I’m wondering if it is a realistic expectation that I could finish, barring any injuries, a half-marathon by maybe say...October?
Definitely do-able Joe! I think so if you follow a training plan. The longest run I had done was 7 miles before I started training for my half. I gave myself 4 months to train, which turned out to be enough for me. How long have you been running? How many miles a week do you currently run?
I've been putting in a consistent 20 to 25 miles a week for about 4 months or so now and before that I (before I got really down and serious about my fitness that is!) had been walking/bicycling on and off for about the last ten years.
If you are able to run 8 miles for your long run now, then you are more than ready and can definitely finish a half-marathon in October! And given the running background you have described, I think you'll be in great shape to run it well.
Thanks for the encouraging words! But first things first –I have my very first (!) 10k on the 17th and I am getting veeeery nervous...
Just get out there and run, Joe. Relax and remember when you’re on that line that you belong there. You’re one of us, you know.
You’re a runner.
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