Hello and thanks for taking the time to read this.

I've completed 3 half marathons since 2010 (my last one was this past April with a finishing time of 2:30).  I'm obviously not a competitive runner.

I've been training to complete my first full marathon which takes place the first weekend in November.  The program I was following is a run/walk method.  I'm not looking to break any records, just finish it.  Last years slowest runner for this particular race came in just over 7 hours.  I can't imagine it would take me that long.

My last long run was back in June (16 miles and it took me 3.5 hours).  After that my weekends got consumed with other life events and here I am with the marathon just a few months away.  I continued to run but no more than 4-6 miles at a time, and of course I've had (and will have) a few 5/10k's in-between.

My question is this, should I continue where I left off?  My next long run needs to be 18 miles, or should I scratch it and start from the beginning and set my goal for a later marathon.  I have until the end of September to make this decision.

Also, I'm getting ready to sign up for spinning classes as my cross-training (I'll be doing this regardless if I continue to train for November).  Not sure if this info. is needed or not.

Thanks for your advice.

~ M.I.M.