I have about a month until my marathon and haven't started training yet! What is the best crash course way to get ready. I have run good times in the past, but I have taken about 7 months off.
I have about a month until my marathon and haven't started training yet! What is the best crash course way to get ready. I have run good times in the past, but I have taken about 7 months off.
your best bet is to run 100+ mpw for the next month. Taper the last week with a 20 X 400 everyday.
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Best idea is to focus on this one as an enjoyable long-run practice for another one a few months down the road, and try to finish within a half-hour or so of your projected time. You shouldn't beat yourself up too much this close to the race. It's perfectly okay to do a marathon as a practice race.
Do yourself a favor and do it in 13 months. The marathon is not a circus event to do on a whim. You need a minimum of 12 weeks of smart training before a marathon. It takes at least a year to get to the smart training phase.