So having put in a ballot for the London marathon (first time) on a bit of a whim when a bit drunk I have unexpectedly been accepted.
A year ago I was able to do a relatively comfortable 7-8 miles, slowly, but for a number of reasons have not run this year until about a month ago. I can now just about manage a 30 min 5k but that's it.
A bit of me is thinking this could be an opportunity to push myself and to some extent turn my life around a bit (necessary for a number of reasons!). Any experienced runners who can tell me if it's even possible to do this in 6 months time?! I certainly won't be running with any time ambitions, just to finish. Or should I try and defer (is it easy to do this?) and get some half marathons under my belt next year? Don't want to set myself up for failure and injury, but will not waste the opportunity either.