3 year layoff can I get back to college fitness?

1. Run 5 or 6 days a week

2. Do a hard fartlek or hill workout once a week.

3. Do a longer run once every 2 weeks.

Jump in some 5 km races every month or so.

College Runner to no running wrote:

I have had a 3 year layoff with very minimal running over the past 3 years. I have not really run more than 4 days a week since 2010. I coach a college team and ran with them 1-4 times a week over the past 2 years. I haven't really run at all this year though. What type of training plan can I do so that I can run a 2:35 marathon in about a year's time. I want to get my fitness back, I would be happy to go sub 16, break 33 and go 1:15 in the half and 2:35 in the full. I'm getting married in July and really want to give the marathon one more try before I settle down and have children.

My PR's

5k: 14:48

10k: 30:06

HM: 1:08

M: 2:24

Thanks

I'd say the first thing would be to get out the door a little more often.

based on this piece of data, no.

College Runner to no running wrote:

I'm getting married in July

Can you? Definitely. I had a college buddy who is running a lot better than he did in college and a 2:15 guy

Will you? That is up to you.

I took 3 years off mid 32's pr first race back after virtually no training 40 min 10k if I train I hope I can be back but it is looking very hard now