Getting slower before you get faster
From The E=MC2 of running by Maggie Cooper
March 3, 2026 · 11 min · Season 3 · Episode 13
About this episode
Maggie discusses her recent training experience of getting slower before improving and shares insights from a German perspective.
Another week of training under my belt and I'm still getting slower not faster - what's happening? And how a German helped me see that it isn't all bad news.
Topics covered
- training
- running
- performance
Keywords
- slower
- faster
- training
- German
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