I walked/jogged 5 days this week. On Saturday. I did my long run by going to the Jordan River Parkway. I left the 100 South parking lot and went one mile south to the next "tunnel", at 106 South, and then returned to the 100 South parking lot.
Years ago, when I finished my first marathon, there was a man who finished in the same time as me (a few seconds faster than four hours). The only difference was that he was 83 years old and I was a middle aged man of 47. I am now 83 years old and I'm doing 5-7 miles per week instead of the 45-50 miles per week I did in my younger years. It all amounts to getting your body used to the longer distances, hence 45-50 miles per week, including at least one long run of 17-20 miles per week.
If I were to train for a marathon, it would take me about two or three years to get up to 15 miles per week and another two or three years to get up to 30 miles per week, plus another year or two to get really used to the long distance. That is, it would take me about five or six years to get ready for a marathon. I would have to dedicate myself to this training, and I would probably have to curtail my church and family activities to have time for this training. Younger people may run a marathon with less training, but they may suffer afterwards for their relatively quick training. I'm talking about an older person finishing a marathon with no injuries and with no difficult feelings afterwards.
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