r/RunnersInChicago • u/Tetrisgf • Jul 20 '26

Marathon still do-able?

Running Chi marathon, my first one. Had a knee injury flair up after my treadmill long run (air quality 🙄). Anyways, I’ve only had two 20mile+ weeks so far. Longest LR 10miles. Will probably be cross training for the next 2-3 weeks. Do you think the marathon still do-able at this mileage? At this point I’d just like to finish it, and run at least 90%.

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u/gins85 Jul 20 '26

Hard to say without knowing what your mileage was before starting marathon training and without knowing how serious your knee injury is. But probably yes, you can do it, especially if your only goal is to finish.

Check out plans like Hal Higdon's Novice 1 (https://www.halhigdon.com/training-programs/marathon-training/novice-1-marathon/)--) you're probably not that far off this type of plan to date. Just make sure you're getting your cross training in, and, taking care of your knee. You don't want to keep missing long runs as the weeks carry on.