Almost invariably, the first mile I run just kills me. I start out feeling stiff, distracted, etc.
It's at least very common if not universal for the first part of a run to be less pleasant. The concept of warming up didn't come from nowhere, and if you aren't completely warmed up before a run, you'll have to do so during it.
If the first mile is "killing" you and not just moderately stiff and awkward, you might want to try it slower.
I find that doing other things to warm up a little - some self massage with "The Stick", some Whartonesque dynamic stretching, etc - seems to help somewhat, as in maybe the stiff and awkward phase is less pronounced and over quicker.
On Mar 28, 1:41 am, "Charlie Pendejo" <[email hidden]>
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If the first mile is "killing" you and not just moderately stiff and awkward, you might want to try it slower.
That's my preference. And I try not to start out going straight up a hill, although hard to avoid sometimes. If I can keep my heart rate in the sub 70% range for the first mile, then I'm good to go. When it's a beautiful day, I just want to bolt from the start, but the legs say "gah!"
"Charlie Pendejo" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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determined said:
Almost invariably, the first mile I run just kills me. I start out feeling stiff, distracted, etc.
It's at least very common if not universal for the first part of a run to be less pleasant. The concept of warming up didn't come from nowhere, and if you aren't completely warmed up before a run, you'll have to do so during it.
If the first mile is "killing" you and not just moderately stiff and awkward, you might want to try it slower.
I find that doing other things to warm up a little - some self massage with "The Stick", some Whartonesque dynamic stretching, etc - seems to help somewhat, as in maybe the stiff and awkward phase is less pronounced and over quicker.
IMO, you either go for a few miles of warm-up and then try to get on pace fairly quickly with no discomfort to achieve the best clock time, or you start off slow and use the first few miles as your warm-up and don't worry about the lost time those first few miles To come out of the gate tight is about the worst option as neither you muscles nor your heart are ready or efficient.
