jogging?

[lea869]

im sortof confused as to the logic behind this.
whenever i jog/run, like on the treadmill, at first i might get a cramp, and its hard, but after about 15 to 20 minutes, i feel like... i can go WAY faster, and for a lot longer than i thought i would be able to. (its esp. cool b/c i always HATED to run when i was younger, i was always the slowest of anyone, and i never thought i would be able to run.... and now i love it! :) )
this doesnt happen on, say, the elliptical, or whatever.
can you all enlighten me?
:D
thanks

[ab-swing asianbabe]

hello!

I know the feeling. The first few minutes are the toughest for me. But I love running on the mill too!

I'm not sure if other bbers will tell you differently, but I've learnt that you could be "hitting the wall" i.e. glycogen stores are getting depleted are you start tapping into your fat stores for energy...anybody else?

[Megin]

Ah...welcome to 'runners high'


:D

[PrissyPants]

I've always heard it called "getting your second wind." Usually this will kick in around the 2 mile mark for me and then I'm good to go for a long time. That's why I hate the shorter 5K races and like the longer ones. By the time a 5K is over, I'm just starting to feel good.

[moogster14]

Ah...welcome to 'runners high'


:D

AMEN TO THAT!!!

[Megin]

I've always heard it called "getting your second wind." Usually this will kick in around the 2 mile mark for me and then I'm good to go for a long time. That's why I hate the shorter 5K races and like the longer ones. By the time a 5K is over, I'm just starting to feel good.


Silly rabbit...in order to get your 'second' wind, you must have a 'first' wind
:p

The term 'second wind' (wow, how unscientific are we...runners high and second wind :rolleyes: )come into play when you think you have used all of your energy and you are ready to sit down and puke...but for some odd reason, you go forth, then you start to feel better---then you are as good as new


Vital information for your everyday life

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[teechur20]

This is true for me as well and I have been a runner for several years. Almost every run I start feels sluggish until I get into mile 2-3. I'm training for another marathon and my training runs are getting longer--when I start out I'll think "crap, how am I going to make 10 miles?' but by mile 4ish I start to feel really good and it just gets better from there. I think the body just needs some time to warm up, get the blood flowing, and moving smoothly.

[StlBarbie]

Ah...welcome to 'runners high'


:D

YEAH BABY!!! There is NO SUBSTITUTE for the REAL THING!!! :D

[Megin]

"The most obvious aspects to address with runner's high are the biological and psychological aspects that can be associated with it. When the body is put under stress the mind reacts accordingly. This is why endorphins are commonly associated with runner's high. Endorphins are any of a group of opiate proteins with pain-relieving properties that are found naturally in the brain. The word "endorphine" comes from endogenous, meaning "produced within the body" and morphine, a chemical substance derived from opium that elevates mood and reduces pain. Endorphines in turn are neurotransmitters that are chemically similar to morphine.1 It has been realized that the brain responds to morphine and that morphine receptors are in the brain. Knowing that human cells have receptors for this drug suggests that the body produces its own morphine like substances. Endorphines and enkephalins are names given to these neurotransmitters.

Through studies with athletes it has been found that endorphine levels increase with exercise. Special interest arose in the possibility that elevated endorphin levels might explain the mood changes that occur during running, in particular the euphoria of the runner's high, and the increased resistance to pain that occurs during exercise.2 Pain can be described as a complex experience that involves a bodily response to a noxious stimulus followed by an emotional response to the event. In a sense, pain is a warning mechanism that helps the body protect itself from harmful stimuli. When a person is running they are putting their body under stress. When this happens, stress and pain occur, causing endorphin levels to rise in the brain. People's pain thresholds tend to increase directly following exercise such as a long-distance run and their moods are often elevated.3 An elevated endorphine level will then produce a mood change. Mood changes are not always positive though, and when some runners have an increase in endophines they experience negative mood changes. Overall, an increase in the brain's production of endorphines occurs when the body is put under stress such as long distance running, and the endorphines then cause a positive or negative mood change."

[Megin]

Hey teechur----> GOOD LUCK!! You will have a blast

[Rachel_n_SD]

also-the cramp is probably lactic acid, a byproduct of burning glycogen.

just try to breath through it.

[lea869]

really? i thought the cramp was from eating too much before my workout.
its like, right under my ribs, usually on the right.
yeah into the 2nd mile is about when it goes away.

thanks eveyone, glad to know im normal!! lol
my run was about.... 3 hours ago and im still in a good mood ;)

[Back2zero]

When I first read the question, I was thinking about painful cramping. Then, I figured you were talking about that "high" as well. But with your last post, I think I finally know what you are talking about.

I also get these cramps once in a while but they go away. Usually, for me, it is linked to the water I drink right before I run. If you drink a lot of water - or drink it fast - that may be it.

If I eat too much, I get heartburn.
If I drink too much, I get cramps.
But both go ahead if you keep a slow pace for a few minutes.