I felt like crap when I started moving… it was humid and hot, and my legs were dead and stiff. But I always just know I have to wait 3 or 3.5 miles and it’ll get a bit better.
I decided it’d be slow and relaxed. Mile 2 was Harlem Hill. then the run took a life of its own.
Is there such a thing as a “progression recovery run“? Because if so, I just did it!
PS: I love how the hamstrings hurt after a race. It tells me I am actually pulling the legs up and using the hammies even in a slow run. Great feedback!
runningandthecity 
Yep. Happens to me all the time – NOT! Sometimes, though, and it’s sweet.
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mostly because you never would have expected it!
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I always feel like crap when I start running. Things get better after the engine is warmed.
Even my heart bit is very different. At the beggining, even when I’m slow, my heart bit goest to 160~170, then after 2 miles I’m faster and the hearbit stays around 140~155.
That’s why I always warmup before a race. Even when it is a marathon, I use to warmup running at least to hours in a very slow pace.
I noticed the same pattern when I go for a recovery run.
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Hi Marcelo, I get the same patterns!! I don’t warm up for races shorter than 10k, because if I do I know I will go out too fast, I used my first miles as the warm up and then I am sure i will start with a conservative pace.
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