I row, using a rowing machine at the gym, for about 20 to 30 minutes before
running outdoors. This loosens me up and getting by that first mile is a
breeze.
"determined" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:Almost invariably, the first mile I run just kills me. I start out
feeling stiff, distracted, etc. I find myself wondering what the hell I
ever saw in running. Then by the second mile, I feel like I'm in a
groove, and could go all day. And almost always, I finish feeling
fantastic, and already looking forward to my next run... Do I need to do
some sort of warm up stuff so the first part isn't so difficult? I always
start pretty slow, and it just feels so awful.Which leads me to the next question - if you're only running a 5k, how do
you start off feeling great? I hate having 1/3 of the race feeling like
[censored]. Is there some warmup exercise to do? I thought about just jogging
to the race from my house, it's only a mile. But it'll be raining cats
and dogs tomorrow.