I wish to run a full marathon in my 40s like I did a few times in my 20s

I didn't run a full marathon in my 30s.
I ran a few full marathons in my 20s. My best time was 3 hours 55 minutes.
I wish to run a full marathon in my 40s. 8 years left.
Now I can't run 10 kilometers so fast as I did in my 20s. I was able to run 10 kilometers in 45 minutes. Now I can't run the same distance in 50 minutes.
In order to run full marathon, I have to jog longer and more frequently, and I have to do this while working full time this time. When I ran marathons I was a student, so I jogged in plenty of free time. Now I have to spare energy for work and jogging. This is much greater challenge than when I was able to run a marathon when I was a student.

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