I need your honest opinions here
 

There's a half marathon on April 19th here in Salt Lake City.

I've never been much of a runner.

Is it realistic if a person started training for it on 2 months notice...this weekend for it to be done?

If so...how do you train for one? I know nothing of how to approach it both workout schedule and diet wise.

Honest opinions and tips among the runners and health wise individuals here would be appreciated.

Thanks!

I was going to run the full marathon then, but now am planning on the half marathon after losing some time to injury, then will go for a full marathon later in the year (possibly Denver). Here are a bunch of articles about half marathon training. I ran 2 of them last year after never running before.
http://www.runnersworld.com/subtopic...-258-0,00.html

Here is a training calculator as well
http://www.runnersworld.com/cda/trai...-0-0-0,00.html

Easy . . . 13 miles is totally doable. I think you should gun for the full marathon.

1. Buy new shoes.
2. Start putting in miles.

I'm a fan of Galloway's run-walk method, but there are a lot of critics too. Basically, you run for awhile (timed) then walk for a few seconds to "reset" your body. It works well for quick recovery.

Totally doable. I did my first in 2005. I did not run a lick before 2 months before that race. I used Hal Higdon's training. I had to shorten it because I did not have the whole 12 weeks so I just cut a few runs out and would replace with the next farthest distance.

Good luck!

http://www.halhigdon.com/halfmarathon/novice.htm

I ran in 2:28 which is horrible but not so horrible.

If goal is to finish, then certainly.

The main thing, which I don't know, is you should have a physical check up with physician to consult with him about your personal physique to determine if you have any structural issues which may affect your training.

Basically wratcheting up the miles at a rate of ten percent per week can get you there. Thirteen miles is no big deal. Racing them is another matter.

Most people can work up to thirty miles, but it's the speed at which you run that matters, and potential injuries which you should seek to avoid.

You can do it by running on a three to four day a week training schedule.

Everyone that has said "go for it" wants to see in a wheelchair or with knee replacements.

Mike, most of us could run 13 seven times a week, if finishing is the only goal. Even hobbled, 13 takes a couple of hours at most. You can walk it under 3 hours.

I think Rocky should go for it.

Go for it!

2 months is pushin' it if your not in good shape. I trained 4 months for a full marathon, I started off pretty out of shape. For first two months were really punishing for my back, legs, knees, etc while my body was just trying to get used to running.

I'd run the Ogden half-marathon in May - it's all downhill and you'll have another month to train.