I've recently started jogging in an effort to lose some weight, and was thinking about maybe setting a goal of a half-marathon. Is 2 months enough to train for this as a novice? I don't care about my speed, but I would like to finish without having to walk any of it.
6'0, 183lb (down from 198 in 2 mos thanks to the exercise and low carb/calorie eating), almost 40YO.
Right now I can jog like 4-5 miles. At the end I am tired and achy in the legs, but not like I am going to die (could probably push further if needed). I feel recovered and can go again the next day. This is up from a month ago where I was pretty much only able to alternate a quarter mile jogging/walking. I feel like I've made nice progress in a short time, but not sure that improvement is sustainable going forward. I hope to lose another 5-8lbs over the next few months as well if that potentially helps my endurance.
Anyway, I have time and do train almost every day...probably for only more than 2 hours on the weekend though. Currently, I am jogging probably 4-5 times a week at night/weekends, walking at work as a 2nd instance 2-3 times a week, and lifting weights (mostly core and arms) twice a week.
Reason for the rush is there is an event in my community at the end of January that looks like a good newbie race. Figured I need to sign up soon if I want to do it, but the last thing I want is to fail once I get there. Plus if I do well and stay motivated, I could potentially set a goal to do the full marathon at the same event next year. Thanks for the advice!
6'0, 183lb (down from 198 in 2 mos thanks to the exercise and low carb/calorie eating), almost 40YO.
Right now I can jog like 4-5 miles. At the end I am tired and achy in the legs, but not like I am going to die (could probably push further if needed). I feel recovered and can go again the next day. This is up from a month ago where I was pretty much only able to alternate a quarter mile jogging/walking. I feel like I've made nice progress in a short time, but not sure that improvement is sustainable going forward. I hope to lose another 5-8lbs over the next few months as well if that potentially helps my endurance.
Anyway, I have time and do train almost every day...probably for only more than 2 hours on the weekend though. Currently, I am jogging probably 4-5 times a week at night/weekends, walking at work as a 2nd instance 2-3 times a week, and lifting weights (mostly core and arms) twice a week.
Reason for the rush is there is an event in my community at the end of January that looks like a good newbie race. Figured I need to sign up soon if I want to do it, but the last thing I want is to fail once I get there. Plus if I do well and stay motivated, I could potentially set a goal to do the full marathon at the same event next year. Thanks for the advice!