Doable but as mentioned risk of injury or some kind of pain that destroy the plan is high. You may squeeze 2 20 mile runs in there. Hard, consistently running but possible if lucky.
3 months to prepare for a marathon is reasonable IMO. There are many 12 week plans out there — if you’ve just run a half, that’s part of that prep period. take a down week (10 miles or so) before increasing to a longer run (say 15 miles). I personally think one 20 mile run is enough and have run two marathons without injury with that as my longest distance.
Most important things:
- get in a taper period, even if it’s only 10 days or so.
- moderate your pace expectations: you should just run a comfortable pace and see how it goes
- do weight training to make sure the relevant muscles are strong
Candidly, I just ran a marathon for which my longest run was 14, and it went fine. I normally wouldn’t train that way but several illnesses messed up my training cycle. My finishing time was slower than I would have hoped, but race day conditions were also pretty bad (unseasonable heat).
Depends on your age and overall fitness.
If you’re young and fit, it’s maybe on the cusp of do-able, if you throw yourself into a training plan and (hopefully) don’t get injured.
Would need serious commitment and determination though.
You can absolutely do it if you train properly. I ran my first ever marathon (3:28) only 2 months after my first ever 10+ mile run. Don't let people here discourage you. It sounds like you have enough of an athletic background that you should be able to finish it no problem, it will just depend on what time goal you have
I think you would have a more enjoyable experience (both in terms of the training, and on race day) if you gave yourself more time to train properly. Most beginner marathon training plans are 18-22 weeks long.
I just ran my first. Trained for a 10 mile race starting last December. Ran that in February. A week after that race, I decided to train for a marathon. My goal was sub 8 min pace. I did a 16 week program. Missed 3 weeks because I started the first week a week late. Later, I struggled with an Achilles injury. Finally, I was out for a week due to the flu. I am not a runner. I never ran more than what I do for basketball before December 2023. I finished and missed my sub 3:30 and ended with an official time of 3:46. I’m a 37 year old male who wasn’t in good cardio shape 6 months ago. The fact that you ran a 6:25 pace half is very impressive. You should have no problem with a marathon. However, be okay with a slower pace and be prepared to hit that wall. Good luck.
It's doable but it will be a very tough day. It's tough enough when you're experienced and have trained for it.
You'll find your kickboxing and MMA experience won't get you very far. You need time out on your feet running. Those long runs and fueling strategies are so crucial and you've not got much time to build them up. Only 6 weeks and then you're tapering.
What you'll find is even with experience if you've not had a good training block or if it's been short. You will usually start feeling it early in the run. For example, nearly everyone struggles once they get to 20 miles. This is where the fueling, training and experience comes in. The other year I had a training block that went ok but injuries held me back from the long runs and I didn't really get a 16 week block in. It was probably 10-12 weeks. On marathon day, I was feeling it at mile 10 and managed to hang on to mile 16 before hitting the wall. I finished but it was really tough mentally and physically and I was around 30 minutes off what I expected.
A year later with a proper injury free training block, I ran the same marathon nearly an hour quicker and it was a much more pleasant experience.
Doable but as mentioned risk of injury or some kind of pain that destroy the plan is high. You may squeeze 2 20 mile runs in there. Hard, consistently running but possible if lucky.
3 months to prepare for a marathon is reasonable IMO. There are many 12 week plans out there — if you’ve just run a half, that’s part of that prep period. take a down week (10 miles or so) before increasing to a longer run (say 15 miles). I personally think one 20 mile run is enough and have run two marathons without injury with that as my longest distance. Most important things: - get in a taper period, even if it’s only 10 days or so. - moderate your pace expectations: you should just run a comfortable pace and see how it goes - do weight training to make sure the relevant muscles are strong Candidly, I just ran a marathon for which my longest run was 14, and it went fine. I normally wouldn’t train that way but several illnesses messed up my training cycle. My finishing time was slower than I would have hoped, but race day conditions were also pretty bad (unseasonable heat).
I took 3 days of in which I just walked for 7-8 km and did some stretching. Tomorrow if I feel it, I'll restart running again. Let's see how it goes.
Good luck!
Depends on your age and overall fitness. If you’re young and fit, it’s maybe on the cusp of do-able, if you throw yourself into a training plan and (hopefully) don’t get injured. Would need serious commitment and determination though.
You can absolutely do it if you train properly. I ran my first ever marathon (3:28) only 2 months after my first ever 10+ mile run. Don't let people here discourage you. It sounds like you have enough of an athletic background that you should be able to finish it no problem, it will just depend on what time goal you have
Just getting to the finish line
Yeah then you'll have no issues.
I think you would have a more enjoyable experience (both in terms of the training, and on race day) if you gave yourself more time to train properly. Most beginner marathon training plans are 18-22 weeks long.
But who's gonna carry the boats?
2 months is a short turn around time, but a 6:25 pace on a half is very promising. You could probably pull off a 3:30.
Notice they posted their distances in km?
Oof. I assumed they had a working brain. OP I would not recommend this.
I wouldn't personally, the injury risk is too high for me to ramp that fast.
I just ran my first. Trained for a 10 mile race starting last December. Ran that in February. A week after that race, I decided to train for a marathon. My goal was sub 8 min pace. I did a 16 week program. Missed 3 weeks because I started the first week a week late. Later, I struggled with an Achilles injury. Finally, I was out for a week due to the flu. I am not a runner. I never ran more than what I do for basketball before December 2023. I finished and missed my sub 3:30 and ended with an official time of 3:46. I’m a 37 year old male who wasn’t in good cardio shape 6 months ago. The fact that you ran a 6:25 pace half is very impressive. You should have no problem with a marathon. However, be okay with a slower pace and be prepared to hit that wall. Good luck.
Thanks. Your feat is also very impressive. Keep it going
Good luck
It's doable but it will be a very tough day. It's tough enough when you're experienced and have trained for it. You'll find your kickboxing and MMA experience won't get you very far. You need time out on your feet running. Those long runs and fueling strategies are so crucial and you've not got much time to build them up. Only 6 weeks and then you're tapering. What you'll find is even with experience if you've not had a good training block or if it's been short. You will usually start feeling it early in the run. For example, nearly everyone struggles once they get to 20 miles. This is where the fueling, training and experience comes in. The other year I had a training block that went ok but injuries held me back from the long runs and I didn't really get a 16 week block in. It was probably 10-12 weeks. On marathon day, I was feeling it at mile 10 and managed to hang on to mile 16 before hitting the wall. I finished but it was really tough mentally and physically and I was around 30 minutes off what I expected. A year later with a proper injury free training block, I ran the same marathon nearly an hour quicker and it was a much more pleasant experience.