Originally Posted by
Chesha Neko
As it is, on my 20 minute commute it is taking 10 to 15 minutes just to feel warmed up and it isn't until the last 5 that I feel like I can really get going.
Clearly your route is too short. Work out a longer route.
I feel the same way on my direct 4½-mile direct route. So I use it only in foul weather. I take a longer 9¼-mile hilly, meandering route much of the time, and other times, a 16¼-mile flat loop that starts by heading 6 miles in the wrong direction.
I warm up by starting out easy for the first few minutes.