Ummm marathon 99 days, help

RenewedRunner

So between husband coming home on midtour leave, a kid having an operation, (shamefacedly) vacationing in Cali, I am two weeks behind in my long runs. I still have the time but I feel freaked out now. My fault completely. I was the grasshopper and played all summer. But this is my first full AND I conned a friend, who is this super fit crazy runner, to doing it with me. I am no that person who can miss two weeks and still go right back to where I was. Neve have been.

So now I need to finish. And I am soliciting words of advice. My long runs over the next few weeks are as follows:
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 12, 17, 20, 13, 8, 10, MARATHON.

Does this look too ambitious??

Maybe I should switch to walk/run intervals?? Would that make the ambitiousness more manageable?

I.am.freaking.out. I need some Tom Cruise magic here.

Curtruns

1st Don't overthink this.....a plan is simply a guideline and cannot be realistically followed to the letter. Injuries, weather and life can all play havoc on the best laid plan. I think the guideline you have set out is doable.

2nd There is nothing wrong with a run/walk intervals. Let your body decide the pace you want to go and since this is your first full, error on the conservative (slow) side.

Lastly......enjoy it. Don't let the preparation for the run take away your joy of the run.

Positive thoughts sent your way.......Have FUN!!!!

HornedFrogPride

Very manageable workable plan you have suggested. Yes, absolutely, try run/walk intervals. You'll recover faster, you'll be better rested (slightly) by race time, and you might find you actually run it faster. Even tiny walk breaks during those drink stops can help. Good luck. Do you have Jeff Galloway's Marathon book or his book on running yet? Might want to look into it or check 'em out from the library if you are interested in the run/walk approach to take. Otherwise, just go to jeffgalloway.com. Good luck. You can do this!:bigsmile:

schmenge55

First, no need to freak. All you can do is move forward (no pun) anyway. In a typical marathon plan you are likely running 500+ miles in training. Let's assume you fell behind by 20 miles. That is 4% of all the miles you will do. Nothing really. Just have to get on track now

I assume what you have is reasonable but hard to say without knowing where you are at and how you are building. Long run is important but so it total mileage. Rule of thumb, do not increase miles but more than 10% over what you are used to. That is a rule of thumb not a law. But the last thing you need now is to get hurt right?

I would run the 20 closer to the marathon, usually 3 weeks out and then taper

How many miles a week have you been doing over the last 4 weeks? What were your long runs?