Hi!

Hoping to tap into the experienced knowledge here to help with some goal setting. TLDR; what time should I be aiming for in Oct marathon. Current half around 1.43.

Background - drunk on bottomless mimosas in October of last year before cheering a friend on in the local half, another friend and I decided next years Marathon would be a good goal to aim for.

My last previous run in any kind of 'organised' environment was a 10k in 2016. 43 minutes. Since then my cardio output has been limited though i remain active (gym, odd cycle, odd spin class)

After signing up for the Marathon, I got into running once or twice a week without a plan, this trailed off over Xmas but I have built it back up this year without much guidance and direction. Did run a half marathon a month or two ago when I was feeling like I had it in my legs. Wasn't a full push but came in at 1.44, feel like I could probably shave a minute or two off. My 5k is around 21 minutes though i haven't tested that for a while.

I'm now 3 weeks into an 80/20 plan. Running 7 days a week around 60km, building up to around 90km and starting to see the initial benefits of low effort consistency. But I'm stuck on setting a target for the race in October. I'm quite hard headed and like a tough goal - what would you say is tough but achievable in this time frame?