Marathons, Half Marathons, and 5k runs - Have you done one?

[Lil' Hannah]

I recommend the training programs on coolrunning.com. They have a great Couch to 5K program that can ease you into running. Once you've done your first 5K, they also have a training schedule program that lets you plug in your goals, your current mileage, etc. and it will develop a weekly schedule for you - it helps when you have daily goals to follow rather than just saying "oh, I guess I'll do 3 miles today."

I started running a few years ago and the longest distance I have done so far is only a 10K. I'm not fast, but just running for health and fitness reasons. I wanted to do a half marathon this summer, but unfortunately a torn ACL (from other sports, not running) has me sidelined for this year. I'm having surgery at the end of the month, so I'm going to try for one next summer!