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Attaboy.

Recommendations for 1/2 marathon training for a beginner/fat-a$$?

^start running.

Nonsense ZRod. There must be some other way.

I use RunKeeper. Here is a training plan from them Beanman. http://runkeeper.com/fitness-class/running-half-marathon/20?userClassRegistrationId=2869952

Another one that you could use would be http://www.halhigdon.com/training/51131/Half-Marathon-Novice-1-Training-Program

The best advice I could give you would be to start small and go slow. Allow your body time to adjust. You will want to run 5 days a week. I started running a mile a day at a 15 minute pace and lowered it by 5 seconds a day initially. I built up from there. For you, if you could start out getting in 3 miles 2-3 times a week and then do a 5 and 6 mile run in your first week, that would be doing well. But I'd start a little smaller then that if you are really out of shape. Don't w...

I'll be starting slow. I'm overweight and running a mile at this point would be tough. Que up the Rocky 4 music boys!

Thanks for the info Mark. I signed my wife up as well, so this should be interesting. I plan on running along-side of her until the last 5 feet and then crushing her dreams.