Been there done that. Luckily, I already had a marathon or 2 under my belt. My loving mom decided to sign me up for a marathon 1 month prior. I decided I would do the jeff galloway method. Run easy for so many minutes and walk for so many minutes. It was still super tough but it made it so I could finish.

"Here's how you run a marathon: step 1 you start running. There is no step 2." - Barney Stinson

Thank you so much for this! I'm 54 and have recently starting running again after more than a decade. I did my first OCR this summer and just signed up for a half marathon mountain race in October. 3 runs a week is all I have had the time for. I work a weekend schedule, so my runs are Mon. Tue. and the long run on Thurs. So many doubts about my sanity for attempting this, but your message gives me the confidence I can do this! It's good to know I'm not alone in setting a seemingly crazy goal!!!

I drunkly signed up for a marathon a week before the marathon. It’s on Sunday I’m so excited!! Only thing I’m nervous about is the fuel I have gu gells and hope they work for my body.

Did my first marathon last weekend. Walked as I had severely under trained but got it done in 7hrs 19 mins. Ima heavyweight 59 year old male and it was brutal. Won't be doing another without significantly more training.

Minimum 5-10 minutes for warming up?!?!!? You mean I can’t swing my legs around a couple times and then just go?? 🥺

I am running the Hartford marathon in October. It is my first marathon. I have followed my workout plan as closely as life allowed and I am still nervous about it. I couldn’t imagine going out there without training!!

Marathon training was exhausting but fun. I had a goal of under 5 hours but my expectation was to just finish and learn what worked and didn't work. Finished at 5:10. This video has some very solid advice.

My minimal training marathon went down like: 3 training runs in the 1 month leading into the marathon. One 10 mile run, followed the next week by a 12 mile long run, and then a 15 mile long run. I had trained for a marathon in May but it was postponed until October, my training got sidelined by work. Determination in hand, and know idea about nutrition, I finished my First ever marathon with very little training at 5:27:48. I returned to the same course the following May, and was able to pull out a 4:16:52. Cliff Blocks are my go to.

I'm planning to run a marathon in 2024. The marathon is part of a challenge. It includes a 5K, 10K and a half marathon. All four runs are back to back.

It's not dumb or dangerous if you're healthy and in decent shape, and aren't trying to hit any particular time.

This is me haha. I started training for the Chicago marathon about 3 weeks ago. 2.5 weeks to go! My first marathon, so I’m going in with no expectations

Loved this, perfect timing!! I try to do a few slow slightly undertrained 50ks and a marathon every year, but due to issues beyond my control this year, I've only managed 1 terribly undertrained marathon. (7 mile long run. ) I've always believed we can tackle hard things as long as we have a decent base level of fitness and approach it in a realistic way. I think that's better than never trying hard things because we don't think we'll ever be ready. I've got a 6 hour trail event coming up next weekend. Due to twisting my ankle in the Kismet Cliff run 2 weeks ago (Coach Morgan you've got to check it out, it's fierce!!) my long runs are only 5 miles... I'm just praying for a marathon at this point, and that is probably a bit unrealistic. Hopefully my base and my stubbornness carries me through like it always has, but regardless, I'll have a cool experience and memories to look back on! Best wishes to everyone on their somewhat ill advised but awesome adventures!!

This was great info. I have a trail race series exactly a week from today 34 miles in 3 days, Bryce Canyon, Zion, and Horseshoe bend. I am getting the feeling now I haven’t trained like I should have been, having doubts. I have never done anything like this before, but I do run trails all the time I love running on that type of terrain vs road. I have been hill training too, 2-4 days per week, but I just have not been doing any long runs. Also I am nervous about the altitude, I am coming from San Diego at 500 ft to Bryce Canyon 8000 ft! My longest training run is 6.5 miles. I have really enjoyed all the Run Experience videos you guys are awesome and very informative!!

Prepping for the Nairobi Marathon... my first ever full marathon... this has been insightful...

Love the northeastern backdrop, you can tell it's starting to cool off.

This is an amazing overview for any beginner. Not just the last minute ones :)

That would be a DNF waiting to happen 🙂- I started running at the age of 51 and now after two and a half year I went from zero to 15K, and I hope to convince my body that a half marathon in 2023 is a good idea. I do run 3 times a week as you described (interval, easy, long) and have strength training in between, and I am slowly increasing the weekly milage to stay injury free.

I ran my first 100 mile race (Oregon Cascades 100) on 8/27-8/28 and I’m running the Berlin Marathon on 9/25. I’m gonna report back with how it went 😅

I ran a half marathon in training yesterday but at a very slow pace and theb foubd out that there is a marathon close to me but its 3 weeks away. Im definitely not ready for a full, but now that i know people do them on zero training i feel like i could at least finish it.

I think the 4 hour mark for barely trained people is sort of pushing it. I already have a few under my belt and I’m still shooting for a sub 4 hour finish time. 😅

Who runs a marathon in 4 hours without any training? lol.. I've been training and I'd struggle to keep at that pace over a marathon distance!

i ran a half marathon exactly 1 month ago without training. havent ran since and theres a marathon in 3 weeks and i wanna try it lol

I may be on the opposite side of the spectrum. My first marathon is in 26 weeks and I've already started training 😅 . I've set a goal that I think I can hit, I've done several trail runs of 3h30m+ recently so I think my goal is achievable. I respect the distance and also I don't want to injure myself during training or in the race. Besides there are some triathlons and other races still ahead, so I need to fit them in with some recovery afterwards.

Ill try again tomorrow to break the pace

Very practical approach 🙏

This sounds completely crazy, but this video makes me want to go straight ahead for a full marathon instead of turning off for a half marathon on race day, even though I’ll only be trained up to 13.1 mi. 😂

I was here to find out what happened to the person who didn't prepare for a marathon

I've been doing half marathons for 4 years now and I feel like it's time to attempt my first full. I'm shooting for June 2023 which gives me about 9 months to train. What should my long runs look like 5 months into training? also any tips for training during the winter months I live in the Midwest and it gets cold cold outside. thank you.

Thanks for the info🇮🇳

Try to break pace 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

i‘m here because i want to do a marathon without training just to challenge me!

Why isn't this video called "The simplest explanation of running training". There was no fat on any of the explanation of different kinds of runs. I'm just going to steal this when explaining the difference between running training names.

Running Good For Health 👌🇮🇳

I d would be entertained if you would attempt it with real subscriber. like me in new-brunswick im not too far. id be down for a 21km, i ran a marathon in 2021 havent train after that with the new baby at home and all those excusses i come up with as i go in my procrasrination. hahaha