Hey @wolfje. I'm a fellow runner myself. I'm glad to hear you have decided to run a marathon! I've run 7-8 myself.

There is nothing like a big goal like this to elevate your performance to a new level. It may seem like a big and daunting task, but you commitment and dedication will pull you through it. Just believe in yourself and take one step at a time!

I've been running for about 3 and half years. I started with small races like 5ks and just decided to run a marathon. Luckily I made it through :) Over the past year I've gotten into ultramarathons and even ran a 100 miler in September.

Luckily I have a good community of runners around me and a really good friend that is a running coach. We've been training to qualify for the Boston Marathon. He creates plans on Fiverr for runners for $5. We used his plan throughout the summer and all ran sub 3 hour marathons, so I can testify his plans work wonders. We ran the marathon and qualified for Boston, but later found out the course director marked the course .3 miles short and it nulled our qualifiers!!! So now we are training for the next marathon in March. Anyway, if you are looking for a great coach that will create a personalized plan around your running goals, I'd suggest my coach. Here's a link to his running plan page: https://www.fiverr.com/jmoore184

Best of luck on your training for your first marathon! 🏃 💪