I am an average runner. Is this doable?

Why?

Only if you grow a beard and start a vlog

If #5 is your only goal race, sure. If you're trying to peak for any of the others, not likely. The 2-month gap between #1 and #2 makes me suspect that you're trying to peak for #1 as well, and your plan will end badly after that. Maybe you're one of the people who can recover from a marathon quickly and get back into training, but if you're just an average runner, you'll need a solid month of easy running at most to recover from a hard effort, and maybe longer. If the marathon goes badly, you might need even more time.

You are an average runner? How are you defining average? How are you defining runner?

track chick wrote:

Why?

Got to fill life with something.

otherwise it is impossible wrote:

Only if you grow a beard and start a vlog

Ok I started growing it now lol

momentously striated wrote:

If #5 is your only goal race, sure. If you're trying to peak for any of the others, not likely. The 2-month gap between #1 and #2 makes me suspect that you're trying to peak for #1 as well, and your plan will end badly after that. Maybe you're one of the people who can recover from a marathon quickly and get back into training, but if you're just an average runner, you'll need a solid month of easy running at most to recover from a hard effort, and maybe longer. If the marathon goes badly, you might need even more time.

1, 4 & 5 are the main ones. If I don't go balls to the wall then would I be ok?

some questions first wrote:

You are an average runner? How are you defining average? How are you defining runner?

Finish middle of the pack. Run around 6:45 minute mile in general lol

6:45/mi will have you finishing in the upper 10% of almost any marathon race on earth. Most would not consider that "average" and it suggests a pretty good level of training and fitness. If that is actually true and you are not trying to run all of these races at your maximum ability, go for it. If you are trying for PR type territory, it is too much.

if 6:45/mi is not true for a marathon, you have not provided enough information. But the answer is likely no, it is too much.

Good luck with that.

Averageer wrote:

6:45/mi will have you finishing in the upper 10% of almost any marathon race on earth. Most would not consider that "average" and it suggests a pretty good level of training and fitness. If that is actually true and you are not trying to run all of these races at your maximum ability, go for it. If you are trying for PR type territory, it is too much.

if 6:45/mi is not true for a marathon, you have not provided enough information. But the answer is likely no, it is too much.

Good luck with that.

Sorry I did not mean to say that I can maintain that pace for the whole full marathon. Maybe 10-15km only.

I have 4+months to train. I am aiming to finish mid pack in all of them.

Seems doable, just put in the mileage.

throw in a 5k or 10k all out in there gotta work on speed.

Wannabe mountain goat wrote:

Is this doable? I have signed up to these for 2019 :-]

1) Flat Full Marathon

Two months gap

2) Trail Mountain 1/2 Marathon

Two weeks gap

3) Trail Mountain 1/2 Marathon

Two weeks gap

4) Trail Mountain 50km

One month gap

5) Trail Mountain 50km

This looks like my usual race schedule most years.

Seems fine. If I were nitpicking I’d want 3-4 wks between #3 & 4 if you actually plan to race #3. Log your miles, make sure you’re doing a bit of trail running as you gear up for #1, don’t try to crush that first 50k, and you won’t have too much trouble.

Goals 2) and 3) are risky, especially if you race 2).

Run for fitness. Marathons, and marathon distances, increase risk of injury

45y4 wrote:

Run for fitness. Marathons, and marathon distances, increase risk of injury

Running too hard or too fast is more of a risk than running too long.

Wannabe mountain goat wrote:

Is this doable? I have signed up to these for 2019 :-]

1) Flat Full Marathon

Two months gap

2) Trail Mountain 1/2 Marathon

Two weeks gap

3) Trail Mountain 1/2 Marathon

Two weeks gap

4) Trail Mountain 50km

One month gap

5) Trail Mountain 50km

You can do that in a week.

The only real question is how fast