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Reddit mentions of The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer
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| Release date | February 1998 |
Yes - I went from never having run before (and 38 years old and over 200 lbs) to a marathon in 13 months (and not slowly, either). A year+ is a long time, and plenty of time to train in my opinion. I don't even feel the need to recommend a particular plan as all of them are <1 year in duration.
If you want 'mental' help, The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer is good. If you want techincal help, Hal Higdon's Ultimate Trainer was good and liked it (although you can find that stuff here if you read up enough).
This is what C25K plans were invented for. Biking uses different muscles and is (I'm assuming) a lot easier on the feet since they aren't taking a pounding step after step. I may take a bit of flak for this, but I think running is probably just generally more of a physical challenge than biking. This is why there is a huge long list of runner's injuries that typically stem from amping mileage up too quickly and not getting enough recovery time.
I had been doing pretty unstructured runs for a long period but once I wanted to enter a half marathon I was recommended The Non-Runner's Marathon Trainer. I found it incredibly helpful.
You may also want to look into Jeff Galloway's running plans since he actually times walk breaks into his runs (my sister PRed a race after using his run-walk-run method).
Some of the common errors people make when they start are trying to go balls to the wall sprinting instead of starting at a challenging-but-doable jog, and taking long strides which is great if you're sprinting but a waste of efficiency if you're doing longer runs (lots of distance runners recommend shorter, quicker steps).
Anyway, I was the DFL 16-minute miler in middle school and now my easier runs are 10-minute miles. You can totally get there, it just takes slow, consistent builds.
I went from ~280 to ~220 and a half-marathon in about 5 months; you can do it too.
I found this book to be extremely helpful: https://www.amazon.com/Non-Runners-Marathon-Trainer-David-Whitsett-ebook/dp/B006B7LSDY
It covered both a physical training plan, as well as some of the emotional/mental tools necessary to keep moving through it.
Second: weight loss is primarily about controlling your caloric intake (and changing your eating habits), not your training ... but they absolutely do re-inforce each other. Take a look at myfitnesspal --> basic calorie counting tool. It sucks to keep it up, but is effective.
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