I have asthma. Yet I've run in multiple marathons. If I can do it, you can do it. This is the training schedule I always use (although, instead of the cross-training Saturdays, I intersperse my normal workouts throughout the week). It's very doable. Speed is not important, at least not initially. Speed will come. Go now and purchase a bib to participate in the next local marathon. It will help your commitment. Running is an amazing stress reliever. There are very few of us who don't need that.
| REST | EASY | MEDIUM | EASY | REST | X-TRAIN | LONG | |||||
| From | To | Week | M | Tu | W | Th | F | Sa | Su | ||
| 8-Jun-2014 | 15-Jun-2014 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 hour | 6 | ||
| 15-Jun-2014 | 22-Jun-2014 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 hour | 7 | ||
| 22-Jun-2014 | 29-Jun-2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 hour | 5 | ||
| 29-Jun-2014 | 6-Jul-2014 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 hour | 9 | ||
| 6-Jul-2014 | 13-Jul-2014 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 hour | 10 | ||
| 13-Jul-2014 | 20-Jul-2014 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 hour | 10-15k race | ||
| 20-Jul-2014 | 27-Jul-2014 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 hour | 12 | ||
| 27-Jul-2014 | 3-Aug-2014 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 hour | 13 | ||
| 3-Aug-2014 | 10-Aug-2014 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 hour | 10 | ||
| 10-Aug-2014 | 17-Aug-2014 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 hour | 15 | ||
| 17-Aug-2014 | 24-Aug-2014 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 hour | 16 | ||
| 24-Aug-2014 | 31-Aug-2014 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 hour | 20-25k race | ||
| 31-Aug-2014 | 7-Sep-2014 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 hour | 18 | ||
| 7-Sep-2014 | 14-Sep-2014 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 hour | 14 | ||
| 14-Sep-2014 | 21-Sep-2014 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 hour | 20 | ||
| 21-Sep-2014 | 28-Sep-2014 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 45 min | 10k race | ||
| 28-Sep-2014 | 5-Oct-2014 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30 min | 8 | ||
| 5-Oct-2014 | 12-Oct-2014 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 - 3 miles | Marathon |
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Then again, there's always this.
It appears someone doesn't have enough bugs to fix. That's a good thing.
Consider me on the hunt. And, you see? I just found (and corrected) one.
A flying shoe for an upvote button? Uh huh...
And how 'bout those green flip flops? I ran in flip flops once. ONCE.
I'm sweating just looking at this schedule.