I need some advice or maybe a reality check here as I am struggling with my half marathon training.
So I used to do a lot of running, was a member of a club, ran three times a week and have done several half marathons but this was all 6/7 years ago before marriage and kids and life got in the way. Before last year I hadn't been out running at all for about 5 years.
I decided last year I wanted to get back into it because I used to love it, I wanted to get fit and healthy after having my DS and I wanted to raise money for a charity very close to my heart. So I signed up for a half in April. I started training last October and went right back to basics starting with couch to 10k.
I started well, out three times a week, meeting all the targets on the app and went from nothing to running 20 mins straight within about 6 weeks. I was loving it again too and the weight was dropping off. Then illness hit us all. DS started nursery and over December all of us were constantly sick, I ended up on antibiotics twice. A family member got rushed into hospital too so my running went out the window.
I had the first week of Jan off work so thought I'd get back into it then but I am really struggling, mainly with my stamina and breathing. I can barely run 15 mins now without stopping. I just can't see how I can do this half in April, I am nowhere near the mileage I need to be. At first I was hoping to get close to my old times (nothing major, just 10 min miles) but now i'll be happy just to finish the half. I don't know what to do. I'm back to going out three times a week but I just can't seem to increase my mileage at a rate that will get me close to 13 miles.
I would be gutted to pull out/defer as people have donated money and I am running in my daughter's name which is something very important to me, I wanted to do something in her memory. But I just don't feel I can do it not unless I walk the whole thing :( It is such a struggle when i'm out.
Any advice/tips/kicks up the backside? Is it really doable in 11 weeks??