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SECOND wind

Gasping, legs burning, you slow to a walk. Hands on your hips, you look up and wonder how you’ll get to the top. But after a minute, you feel so much better and manage to power to the summit!

Where did that second wind come from? Dr Gabe Mirkin has answers, and they might not be what you expect.

When you run very fast, you reach a point where you gasp for breath and your muscles burn so much that you feel like you have

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