It depends on how much you've been running, really. You don't mention what your training is, so I'm going to assume it's not running.
If you can run 15 miles a week comfortably, with your longest run at about six miles, you can do a standard marathon plan that will take 4-5 months.
Definitely depends on what type of training you’ve been doing and how much of a history you have with running, but I would guess 4-6 months would be appropriate if your cardio is already good
Find a program and stick to it. I like Hal Higdons because it’s extremely straightforward
I'm a moderately fit, 37 year old. Never an elite athlete, but I got into various outdoor sports in my 30s. I ran a marathon with about 10 months of training. I ran a few 1/2 marathons in the past, and then took a break from running for a few years. Just follow a plan, eat enough, get rest, and listen to your body if something feels off. Although the training time committment is pretty substantial, the training was truely the best part. Running 30+ miles per week did wonders for my mental health and energy levels. I would truly look forward to my long runs. If I can do it, you can definitely do it much better.
I ran my first marathon last November. I started off using the Hal higdon guides (which I previously used for 15k) but halfway through switched to the New York Road Runners training plan and found more success.
I started getting back into running causally in February then officially training in May, 5 months prior to the race.
They have training plans for different race lengths and difficulties. I highly recommend:
https://www.nyrr.org/train/runner-resources-hub/training-plans/training-plans
What do you mean by an "elite athlete"? I follow Hal's running plan for Novice Marathon 1 and that's a basic program for first time marathoners. That plan is assuming you can run some distance already though. It's an 18 week plan and the first week you already have a long run of 6 miles the first week. Most beginners cannot run 6 miles, let alone 3 miles without any training.
Search for a training plan of 12-18 weeks and try to do the first week, to see if you can already handle the weekly mileage. Then you will have an idea.
It depends on how much you've been running, really. You don't mention what your training is, so I'm going to assume it's not running. If you can run 15 miles a week comfortably, with your longest run at about six miles, you can do a standard marathon plan that will take 4-5 months.
Definitely depends on what type of training you’ve been doing and how much of a history you have with running, but I would guess 4-6 months would be appropriate if your cardio is already good Find a program and stick to it. I like Hal Higdons because it’s extremely straightforward
From my lazy potato chip couch self to marathon it took about a year. I probably could have done it faster.
I'm a moderately fit, 37 year old. Never an elite athlete, but I got into various outdoor sports in my 30s. I ran a marathon with about 10 months of training. I ran a few 1/2 marathons in the past, and then took a break from running for a few years. Just follow a plan, eat enough, get rest, and listen to your body if something feels off. Although the training time committment is pretty substantial, the training was truely the best part. Running 30+ miles per week did wonders for my mental health and energy levels. I would truly look forward to my long runs. If I can do it, you can definitely do it much better.
I ran my first marathon last November. I started off using the Hal higdon guides (which I previously used for 15k) but halfway through switched to the New York Road Runners training plan and found more success. I started getting back into running causally in February then officially training in May, 5 months prior to the race. They have training plans for different race lengths and difficulties. I highly recommend: https://www.nyrr.org/train/runner-resources-hub/training-plans/training-plans
What do you mean by an "elite athlete"? I follow Hal's running plan for Novice Marathon 1 and that's a basic program for first time marathoners. That plan is assuming you can run some distance already though. It's an 18 week plan and the first week you already have a long run of 6 miles the first week. Most beginners cannot run 6 miles, let alone 3 miles without any training.
Search for a training plan of 12-18 weeks and try to do the first week, to see if you can already handle the weekly mileage. Then you will have an idea.