Slow Starter

[emily_in_nc]

Yep, I am the same, mtbdarby. It often takes me like 10 miles, to really warm up and get into the groove, but once I get going, watch out! My endurance is a lot better than many I know; and I will often get second and third winds on into a ride. I really struggle at the start of a ride and everyone else seems like they are going way too fast, but later in the ride, sometimes it seems like they are poking along, and I am chomping at the bit to go a little faster!

For me I think it takes awhile for my breathing to get in the groove as much as anything else. I have asthma, and despite medication, it seems like I just don't breathe well early on in a ride, many times. Perhaps it's party nerves/excitement, and then I settle down as the miles wear on and feel myself breathing much more evenly and with less effort.

Emily