How Long To Train For a Marathon or Half Marathon?

🏃‍♀️HOW LONG TO TRAIN FOR EACH RACE DISTANCE🏃‍♀️

How long it will take you to get ready for a specific race distance is completely dependent upon your running history and consistency. An experienced runner can get ready to race any distance in a relatively short amount of time, though it will take a longer period of focused race-specific training to run a personal best 💯

What level of runner you are has ❌NOTHING❌ to do with speed. It has everything to do with the amount of years running and consistent mileage over those years

🔥Advanced runners:

▫️5-10+ years of running experience

▫️20+ miles per week consistently

Has run several races

🔥Intermediate runners:

▫️1-5 years of running experience

▫️10-20 miles per week consistently

▫️Has ran a few races

🔥Novice runners:

▫️1 year or less of running experience

▫️0-10 miles per week

▫️Has never done a race or has only done a couple shorter races

⚡️5k⚡️

❇️ADVANCED: 0 weeks to race a 5k, but 2-4+ months to get into “PR shape”

❇️INTERMEDIATE: 0 weeks to race a 5k, but 2-4+ months to get into “PR shape”

❇️NOVICE: 4-6 weeks to finish

⚡️10k⚡️

❇️ADVANCED: 0 weeks to race a 10k, but 2-4+ months to get into “PR shape”

❇️INTERMEDIATE: 0 weeks to race a 10k, but 2-4+ months to get into “PR shape”

❇️NOVICE: 1-3 months to finish

⚡️Half Marathon⚡️

❇️ADVANCED: 0 weeks to race a 10k, but 3+ months to get into “PR shape”

❇️INTERMEDIATE: 3-6 months recommended

❇️NOVICE: 6+ months recommended

⚡️Marathon⚡️

❇️ADVANCED: 3-9 months recommended

❇️INTERMEDIATE: 6-12 months recommended

❇️NOVICE: 12-24 months recommendedIMG_5064.jpeg

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