u/Slick583

Looking to do my first marathon in the autumn. It seems all the road marathons are up north or Scotland and always on Sundays. The issue being I live miles away from these and will have to be back to work on the Monday (no more annual leave).

The thought of having to drive 5+ hours home after it sounds miserable to me so i’ve pretty much ruled them out.

There is a local trail marathon to me in October and I was thinking of doing it, but not sure if it is a stupid idea.

I have done a little bit of trail running and really enjoyed it but 98% of my running has been on the roads. If I was to commit to doing it then I would make sure I do most of my long runs on trails in the block.

So what do people think, stupid idea or achievable?