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You can do this. My experience is somewhat limited, having done only a marathon a year for the last two years and training for my third. However, four weeks before my first one I strained my ITB. Between resting for 10 days, seeing a doctor, getting physical therapy, I only ran about 12 miles during that time. As a 48 year old, I still managed to hit my goal of breaking 4 hours. I too was concerned, but leaned on some advice: 1. You have never been better prepared to start and finish a marathon as you are today. 2. From here on in, its run from the neck up. 3. Set three goal levels, one for a perfect run, one for a really good run, and one for your base goal. Training, health, and weather can upset training levels and race day performance, but for me, I couldn't stand to walk away from everything I had put into it. Success starts with finishing.
I got a lot of help from reading various postings before my first marathon, from the injury to the mental approach. I'm not an authority, but hope that my experience can help you as others helped me.
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