Possible? "Spontaneous" 1/2 marathon

[Anteater70]

I have jogged in the 3.5-4 mile range 21 times since June 27th. That's a total of 38.5 miles over an
11 weeks span. This averages out to about 2 times a week. I can do a 4 mile run fairly comfortably,
but do feel tired near the end.

I did a 68 minute run last week, and it was tough. (Hilly) I estimate it was a 6.5 mile run.

Is there ANY way I can complete a 13 mile run this Saturday? I will walk for 30 mins if I need to. I
just want to finish.

1) Let me know if this is totally impossible or reckless.

2) If this is at all feasable, please tell me what I should do for the next 5 days, in terms of
running, and eating, and sleeping. Thank you.

Thank you.

[Doug Freese]

Hmm, same note from two different IDs. Do we have a troll??

--
Doug Freese dfreeseNOBS@hvc.rr.com

[Jos Bergervoet]

Doug Freese wrote:
>
> Hmm, same note from two different IDs. Do we have a troll??

Could be. Although the preparation he mentiones seems to be fairly adequate for just finishing a
half-marathon. I did even less for my first. Why do an extensive preparation for something if you
don't even know yet whether you'll like it?

With about two months preparation of the kind described I finished in 1:54 (And yes, I made about
all the mistakes that are possible,
5k/1.1k splits were 22/26/30/30/6 minutes.)

-- Jos

[Dave Andersen]

Jos Bergervoet <AntiSPam@dc.ac> wrote:
> Doug Freese wrote:
>>
>> Hmm, same note from two different IDs. Do we have a troll??
>
> Could be. Although the preparation he mentiones seems to be fairly adequate for just finishing a
> half-marathon. I did even less for my first. Why do an extensive preparation for something if you
> don't even know yet whether you'll like it?

... because you won't like it if you're not properly prepared?

-Dave

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[Aaron]

Dave Andersen <dga@no.spam.pobox.com> wrote in message news:<AmOdndeBb6Qk9vaiXTWJkQ@aros.net>...
> Jos Bergervoet <AntiSPam@dc.ac> wrote:
> > Doug Freese wrote:
> >>
> >> Hmm, same note from two different IDs. Do we have a troll??
> >
> > Could be. Although the preparation he mentiones seems to be fairly adequate for just finishing a
> > half-marathon. I did even less for my first. Why do an extensive preparation for something if
> > you don't even know yet whether you'll like it?
>
> ... because you won't like it if you're not properly prepared?
>
> -Dave

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I think you'll seriously regret it if you run this thing unprepared. You should always train at
least as far as you're planning to race. Not only does it prepare you physically but also mentally.
Without good preparation you'll hit the wall. When I trained for the Marine Corps Marathon, my
longest training run was 24 miles. And guess what
- that last 2.1 miles could've killed me.

-Aaron
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