The first mile of any walking/training race is often very easy because you're still fresh, riding high on adrenaline, and well prepared for what lies ahead. Though, on a regular training walk/run, the first mile often can feel like you're wearing concrete boots or like the mile feels as if it's never going to end. There are a few physical....and mental....reasons why this is. Check out THIS article to learn more about why it can feel so daunting and ways to get around it.
P.s. My best piece of advice I ever received and still very much hold on to with EVERY workout I do (weight lifting, yoga, water aerobics, walking/running, bicycling, etc) is to just give it 10 minutes. Just get started and do the activity for 10 minutes. If after 10 minutes you still hate life - quit! Good job, you at least got 10 minutes in (remember the post earlier this summer about how getting just 1000 steps is beneficial? click HERE). But more often than not, you'll be 10 minutes into it and one of two things will happen. First, you'll either convince yourself that you're "this far" so you might as well "finish" and you'll knock out the rest. Or second, your body will be warmed up and losened up and you'll physically feel better and the task of walking/running won't feel as difficult so it will actually be easier to finish the session.
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