Count me in the category that would definitely get weeded out for not having a warmup time before fleeing from the bear.<p>Sample size of one: I just started to &quot;get fit&quot; after 10 years of sitting on my ass.  I&#x27;m running every morning when I wake up (I always wake up about 5am, but usually I just go back to sleep until the 7am alarm).  So I open eyes, put on clothes, and hit the road within 5 minutes of waking up.  I have to start at a slow jog, and I&#x27;m not able to go much faster than a speedy walk for about 10 minutes before I can actually jog.  So for 10 minutes I&#x27;m  pacing for a 15 minute mile.  I can literally feel the moment at which I can comfortably jog, and then I&#x27;m able to do 10 minute miles for the duration of the run.<p>When I started this at the beginning of April, I could only do 30 minutes at a time and was hitting about 2.25 miles.  This week I ran 5.5 miles in 60 minutes, still have to take my slow start.