Coming back after a break...and getting slower???

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Subject: Coming back after a break...and getting slower???
Hello all,

I'm puzzled. I started the 30-week Hal Higdon Novice supreme for a full marathon I'd like to do in November. I haven't raced/done tri's since 2010.

I didn't expect to start back where I left off, and I didn't. When I started in the first of March, I had a hard time holding a 10:30 pace on my 3 mile runs.

But I've been following the plan religiously (honestly I'm working almost a month ahead) and I think I'm getting SLOWER. My last few 3 miles have been in the 10:50 to 11:20 pace range.

What is going on??? I got new shoes, I eat well, hydrate well, I have missed NO days of training, I cycle on my off days, what the heck?

Am I wrong to expect measurable improvements after 3 months?

2014-06-12 9:05 PM
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Subject: RE: Coming back after a break...and getting slower???
Your body is probably just feeling the cumulative effect of the training. Every time I significantly up my volume my training paces suffer for a while until my body adapts and starts to get stronger.
2014-06-13 9:55 AM
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Subject: RE: Coming back after a break...and getting slower???
Thanks for that. I realize that coming back is going to be as much of an exercise for my ego as it is for my body.
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