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  1. #1
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    May 2005
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    What a good topic. I've found the same thing, especially since I face inclines soon no matter how I turn from the driveway. For me, it's about 20 minutes of thinking "whose big idea was this, I'm lousy, blah, blah, blah" and then...then...

    The trainer I work with, the masters champ, is FANATICAL about long warm ups. I think that even if you're younger and can get away without them, your body will hold up better in the long run if you warm up well.

  2. #2
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    Apr 2005
    Location
    Dallas, TX
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    I am 33... and it usually takes me about 5 miles to get into the zone. Which equals about 20-25 minutes.

    Then, if I stop, I have to get warmed up again... even if I have already done 10 or 20 miles.

    And, when I have done gym workouts... I tend to really start feeling it about 30-40 minutes into it.

    Here's how I see it though... I was built for distance... endurance... and someday that will get me through a 1/2 Ironmand and then possibly and Ironman.

 

 

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