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6hourwalks

Hi I'm Paul

I have been running for a week. I can only run 3.2 km. Do you think I could enter a half marathon with 6 months of training?

Thanks!

mmk137

totally possible to do it in 20 weeks.

but you have to train smart.

I trained for my 1st half last year in about 16 weeks and i was only running 3 days a week.

(http://www.halhigdon.com/assets/_legacy/halfmarathon/halfnovice.pdf)

xcmum

Hi Paul,

I'm planning on doing one in 10 weeks! The longest i have run is 8km and i only started running this year. So i hope it's possible

JScar1964

Hi Paul,

I'm planning on doing one in 10 weeks! The longest i have run is 8km and i only started running this year. So i hope it's possible

I'm on a 16 week routine. Started week 3 today. Good Luck

brenstar05

I think you can definitely do it, if you train well... I have seen a Couch to Half-Marathon plan that is 6 months long. These are generally for people who do not run often or have just started running. You may want to check out that type of program. Good luck!!

yogibella

Hi Paul:) I've been running for less than a year and training for my first 1/2! But I couldn't run a 3K off the bat...I think that you definitly can do it. Only concerns would be injuries and like others say, having a good training plan.

Check out the book 'Marathoning for Mortals' by John Bingham/Jenny Hadfield. It's a good read and has a variety of training plans for all different levels of runners for the 1/2 & full.

Best of luck!