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Originally Posted by emartin10
We're full of hot air anyway.
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Man, ain't that the truth
Also a "welcome" from here. I started out dying after 1.5 miles a few years ago and worked myself up to a half-marathon this past April. As "e" said, try not to burn out. It's tempting to go all-out at first, but definitely ease into it. Considering the distance you're wanting to hit, the time you have to hit it, and your current level of conditioning, my humble opinion suggests that you avoid daily running, perhaps no more than every other day with the off days used for walking or some other kind of (light) athletic pursuit that interests you for recovery purposes.
Listen to your body, and don't be afraid to take a day completely off once a week or so. I didn't, and it cost me nearly a year of running (I'm not returning to the longer races for various biomechanical reasons, but that's another story for another thread). Feel free to post questions or, if/when it happens, concerns over injuries or seemingly benign tweaks. We've all been there.
Best of luck
