Marathon Man
New member
Hey guys. Just signed up for my first half marathon a few days ago and thought there might be some like-minded people on here who've gone from not being able to run for 2 minutes to running long distances.
My original goal was to lose the weight and run the marathon in Jacksonville in Feb. 2012, but I've been talked into a 1/2 marathon next May 30th ... so that gives me 7 months to build up. I figured why not set a goal and push for it.
So right now I'm running five days.
2 days - 3 mile pace run (12 min/mile pace)
2 days - 2 mile intervals (slightly above pace w/ walking)
1 day - fast mile (10:32 best)
Then I do some cross training on the bike and some weights.
My coworker gave me his marathon plan, but since I can't run 3 miles straight yet (almost, only walked about 4 minutes today), my plan is to run indoors on the treadmill until March when it gets warmer, and then to start a 12 or 14 week half marathon plan outdoors.
Hoping with my current running plan I can increase pace and get to about a 4 mile run @ 10 min pace by the spring before my real training push.
Any advice? Seem like a sound plan. I weigh about 290 and should be around 240 by the marathon.
My original goal was to lose the weight and run the marathon in Jacksonville in Feb. 2012, but I've been talked into a 1/2 marathon next May 30th ... so that gives me 7 months to build up. I figured why not set a goal and push for it.
So right now I'm running five days.
2 days - 3 mile pace run (12 min/mile pace)
2 days - 2 mile intervals (slightly above pace w/ walking)
1 day - fast mile (10:32 best)
Then I do some cross training on the bike and some weights.
My coworker gave me his marathon plan, but since I can't run 3 miles straight yet (almost, only walked about 4 minutes today), my plan is to run indoors on the treadmill until March when it gets warmer, and then to start a 12 or 14 week half marathon plan outdoors.
Hoping with my current running plan I can increase pace and get to about a 4 mile run @ 10 min pace by the spring before my real training push.
Any advice? Seem like a sound plan. I weigh about 290 and should be around 240 by the marathon.