Right now I'm only doing a 5 minute strech before the run, and I really feel this isn't adequet. I've just reached the 3-mile run in my routine (ran it for the third time Wednesday, second time I timed it).
The first time I ran it, last Wednesday I didn't have a watch with me. On Monday I ran it in 27:05. Yesterday I ran it, not feeling 100%, in 28:21. I've been picking the pace up by about 30 seconds per mile each mile. So on Monday I ran roughly 9:30 for the first, 9:00 for the second, and 8:30 for the third. I did similar yesterday but started off at a 10 min mile.
I feel if I warmed up better before the run I could pick the pace up easier at the beginning, and reduce my time by 30s to 1 min.
So, anyone have a good warm-up routine?
The first time I ran it, last Wednesday I didn't have a watch with me. On Monday I ran it in 27:05. Yesterday I ran it, not feeling 100%, in 28:21. I've been picking the pace up by about 30 seconds per mile each mile. So on Monday I ran roughly 9:30 for the first, 9:00 for the second, and 8:30 for the third. I did similar yesterday but started off at a 10 min mile.
I feel if I warmed up better before the run I could pick the pace up easier at the beginning, and reduce my time by 30s to 1 min.
So, anyone have a good warm-up routine?