Training for a half in 2 months?????

Can you train for a half marathon in 2 months?!?! Or should I start with a 10k?!? Unfortunately Too many things got in the way of my training (2 stomach viruses, 3 colds, my baby was sick a few times, etc. It's been an annoying winter). So now I'm not ready. Is 2 months even possible to train. I'm so bummed!

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disclaimer: i have never run a half

but i have been following hal higdon's 10k training and i know his half training is 12 weeks long.

but correct me if I'm wrong, i thought I've seen prior posts of yours that you run pretty consistently??

depending on how much you've been running, it may be possible to get to that half.

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I just completed my second half marathon--you can do training in 2 mos. I would just pick up a running schedule from week 4 or 5 (like someone else suggested) and continue on.

For my most recent half (on Sunday) I did not stick to training and did a few 6 milers and hill/speed training and ended up doing a 1:52 half. Yes, I'm in pain this week but I'm glad I pushed myself. You'll be fine with 2 months!

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I have done 2 halfs so far. And doing another in may

I need at least 4 mts. Depends on what kind of half you want to run. I keep going for PR's. If I didn't care about that, I could do it on 2 mts....

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I think you can...

I would do one long run a week starting this week and add a mile to it every week till you hit 11 miles. You don't need to train any further than 11.

I just ran my second half...I started training for it in late december, and it was on st pattys day. I was absolutely fine. DH did it too, and had no real running experience prior to it..he did AWESOME!

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ITA with pp. I really think you only need to get to 10.

This is your first, so its an automatic PR

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I trained for my first in 9 weeks. I think you can do it since (besides your recent illnesses) you run regularly and are in pretty good shape.

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just wanted to add you can do it!

just ran my first half this past sunday...farthest I ran before the race was 10 miles.

I didn't know I was going to get in the race until the first week of February (ran through a charity) and the race was on March 18th. Before finding out I was running consistently 4 times a week and because of that once I found out I just started adding one mile a week (as suggested by a previous poster) until I hit 10.


You definitely can do it! Good luck!!

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I definitely think you can do it! I trained for one in a little less than 2 months due to an injury. I know you have mentioned that you run pretty consistently and I found that the best way of me training was pushing myself just a little longer on my runs every week. There are so many training plans you can follow as well which I know friends of mine have followed with success. I just tried to add on an extra mile once a week on one of my runs and then the other days I did shorter 3-4 mile runs. I don't know if that's the best way to train but it's what worked for me. The longest I ran before the half was 10 miles and I felt great in the final 3 miles of the half. Don't doubt yourself, I really think you can do it!

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Since you already have a base of 3+ miles, I think you definitely can. Even if you just increase your long run by 1 mile each week.