Hi, I am 21 and an experienced runner. I ran in the Athens, Oh marathon last year as my first one and want to run it again this year. However, I know this sounds like such a lame excuse, but it has been unusally cold here in Ohio this winter and too cold to be outside. Tredmills and indoor tracks only work for so long until I get bored. I have been running regularly and between 20-30 a week. My longest training run has been 8 miles. Is it possible to run the marathon in 31 days? How should I carry out the rest of my training? Or should I just stick to the half?

I'd run the half and pick another marathon further out. But if you just want to gut it out and if you're a strong runner you might pull it off. I guarantee you the last 8 miles won't be fun.