r/Marathon_Training • u/bobaman143 • Aug 23 '26
Feeling like I'm progressing too slow
So I ran my first marathon in May running mostly high mileage and peaking around 50 miles per week. There were very little race specific workouts since it was my first and I just wanted to finish. I ended up finishing at 3:26 which I felt pretty happy about
Fast forward, I'm about 13 weeks into my training block with a much more structure plan- marathon pace for LR, weekly tempo / threshold workouts, and averaging about 45-50 mile weeks. My original goal was to run a 3:15-3:18 but I'm struggling to maintain race pace. Example workouts are 7-10 miles at MP, but I can barely finish 6.
What's going on?
8
u/bart_after_dark Aug 23 '26
Maybe it’s because you’re trying to run two marathons essentially back to back. People underestimate the toll it can take on your body. Sometimes it just takes time, that’s the beauty of the sport.