Week 5 Run 2

[JaxO]

Why is it that I find the first 3 - 4 minutes of running is the hardest?? Lungs felt as though they were going to explode, but... get that out of the way and the two eight minute runs felt damned good. Kept my pace reeeaally slow though. 😄

[Bloomsbury22 Graduate]

Just getting ready to go out the door for my W5R2 too. Know entirely what you mean. The first bit of the run is always the hardest. Have spoken with a friend of mine who is a big runner (marathons...eek!) and he said the same. I think it just takes a while for the brain to engage and everything to warm up, loosen up, to find our pace, to get in to it, literally. Will be interesting to see what everyone else has to say.

[JaxO Graduate in reply to Bloomsbury22]

Thank you and good luck 😉

[Bloomsbury22 Graduate in reply to JaxO]

Thank you! Just back. It was not pretty but did it! And yes, the first four minutes was definitely the hardest!

[Lizcanrun Graduate]

Hi JaxO, I asked a similar question recently. Thought I was weird because I found the first runs of the day harder than the others. But apparently I'm normal - as are you! The first ten minutes (ish) of a run are known as the ToxicTen. This is where your body gets used to being pushed up to a new level of activity, then you settle into it. Hope this helps. The answer I got was a bit more sciency!

[JaxO Graduate in reply to Lizcanrun]

Thanks Litorun and very pleased to know I’m normal (for most of the time eh 😅)

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Toxic Ten healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[JaxO Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Brilliant and that explains everything! Thanks 😊