Salmon live all their life in the sea until its time for them to swim upstream, they begin to do so and never stop or take a break until they get there. They do their thing and then they die.
Tortoises take lots of small breaks, they take their time and get to where they are going eventually. They live for hundreds of years.
Exercise - specially endurance events are suited best to a steady pace. If you try to "blast" those first few minutes then you will suffer in your long game. Make sure you maintain a manageable pace regardless of the exercise you do.
Thats not to say you shouldn't push yourself - but dont do it at the start, do it at the end when it will have the biggest impact on your training and eventual stamina gains.
Today we cycled about 47 miles in the southern Highlands of Scotland. There were killer hills and it was important for us to take regular breaks to allow our muscles to overcome the pain and help build their endurance. If we had pushed on too hard we would have been stuck without a means of getting home. We managed it though - at one stage it felt like I ran out of gears and could do no more to get up the hill other than get off and walk it. On the way down though...hoooooly moley! we hit speeds of about 45-50mph and had a hard time making sure we didn't collide with anything. Thankfully there were no cars on the hill when we were pelting down it. Having that small break going downhill a few times helped make sure we made it home - well to Tullies again for a pint of cider! :-)
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