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There is no way that you lost that much fitness in 4 months. It just felt tougher. I stopped running for approximately 4 months after my marathon in June and lost at most 30 s/mile off my easy pace. The lungs felt it a little bit when I started back, but after a week that was gone. Started running again in Nov and Dec. I already have that 30 seconds back plus some on my easy pace. Don't worry about it. MTA: I gained about 15-20 pounds as well
You certainly can lose a lot in four months if doing nothing. I think it varies per person and genetics play a part. Also, how fit you are before taking time off makes a difference. I lost 2 min off my 5K from late Sept. race (20:07) to early Feb. and I was running just not as much. I went from 20 miles a week to about 15 miles per week and then took 4 weeks off in January for my hammy tendonitis after my cortisone injections. I ran 5 times and did a 5K in 22:03 and it wasn't an off day. I ran a good race but just a slow poke pace for me. I certainly lose it fast and I have a strong base of aerobic fitness for 21 years with only twice taking off a month in this time because of my damn hammys. It then took me 8 weeks of consistent running (17-20 miles a week) and building my long runs back to 9 miles and my last race this past week was 21:12. It will take me another 8-10 weeks to get between 20:00 - 20:15 if I get there. The hammys are still talking to me and I am confined to running around 9 min pace.