To train or not to train.......

My friend J walked the "Rock & Roll" Half marathon today here in Portland.  This was not her first, nor will it be her last.. OH I should mention.. this woman is OLD  LOL, But seriously, like in her 70's!!  Anyway, back to this marathon...  Today after it was all over she was telling me I should do it with her next year.  and honestly I'm considering it.  I've done a 5k walk before, nothing serious, but it was awesome...So, I looked up a training guide cuz I am seriously in need of training if I am going to try to do a half marathon.  Here's the guide I found for a 12 week training schedule, I think I would change it to a 12 month schedule since I have a year till the next "Rock and Roll" marathon.

Month	Sunday (Rest)	Monday (Easy)	Tuesday (Cross Train)	Wednesday (Easy)	Thursday (Cross Train)	Friday (Rest)	Saturday (Long)
1	Rest	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles)	30-40 Minutes	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles)	30-40 Minutes	Rest	4 Miles
2	Rest	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles)	30-40 Minutes	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles)	30-40 Minutes	Rest	5 Miles
3	Rest	35-42 Minutes (4 Miles)	30-40 Minutes	35-42 Minutes (4 Miles)	30-40 Minutes	Rest	6 Miles
4	Rest	35-42 Minutes (4 Miles)	30-40 Minutes	35-42 Minutes (4 Miles)	30-40 Minutes	Rest	7 Miles
5	Rest	35-42 Minutes (4 Miles)	30-40 Minutes	35-42 Minutes (4 Miles)	45-50 Minutes	Rest	4 Miles (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2
6	Rest	35-42 Minutes (4 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	30-40 Minutes	35-42 Minutes (4 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	45-50 Minutes	Rest	8 Miles (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2
7	Rest	45-50 Minutes (5 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	30-40 Minutes	45-50 Minutes (5 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	45-50 Minutes	Rest	9 Miles (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2
8	Rest	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	35-45 Minutes	45-50 Minutes (5 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	45-50 Minutes	Rest	6 Miles (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2
9	Rest	45-50 Minutes (5 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	35-45 Minutes	45-50 Minutes (5 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	45-50 Minutes	Rest	10 Miles (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2
10	Rest	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	35-45 Minutes	45-50 Minutes (5 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	45-50 Minutes	Rest	7 Miles (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2
11	Rest	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	35-45 Minutes	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	45-50 Minutes	Rest	6 Miles (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2
12	Rest	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	30 Minutes	30-36 Minutes (3 Miles) (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2	Rest	Rest	13.1 Miles Race day! Run/Walk (A) 3/2 (B) 4/2