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Assuming you can run 2 miles now at a nice easy pace (conversational), within 20 weeks you should be able to train up to being able to finish marathon distance at that nice easy pace (between 10 and 12 minute miles) or approximately 4 to 5 hours.
Between training runs and official races, I have run a half marathon distance more than 50 times. The 13.1-miles was daunting at first, but it quickly became my favorite distance. Hereâs how to train for your first half marathon. To the average person, running 13 miles sounds crazy. It takes about two hours on average to finish if you are in good shape and you could spend months preparing for your first race. Hereâs the good news: half marathons are not that hard. In fact, they are considerably easier than a full marathon at 26.2 miles.