hi
Not sure what i;m asking here so please bear with me
Continuing to run, slowly improving my endurance.
Getting this strange phenomenon.
I do a wee jog to warm up, stretches etc......, run starts, nice easy pace, or so they say
At the start of the run, I'm dying, laboring, ready to quit.
Then around 1-1.5 k, It's like my body wakes up and i find a grove
This lasts for most of the remainder.
The group I'm now in average round 5-6k
I'm still breathing really heavily but movement is much easier
Is this common?
Should I warm up a little more to make this second wind happen quicker?
Ambition is eventually to move to a faster pace group, but prepared to hold off until I'm both physically ready and have a better understanding of how I run.
Sorry for the ramble, this is all new for me, loads of "unknown unknowns"
This is not uncommon - warmup as easy as possible. Chances are your running the rest of the time is actually a bit challenging too, so slow everything down in favour of consistency and enjoyment.