To start running, you might look at Jeff Galloways’ Book on Running. See here.

The reason you don’t experience the five stages is very likely that you’re still way much in the first stage of a runner’s career, which is almost entirely about the body. Fortunately, each stage has its own unique rewards and satisfactions – getting fit is hugely enjoyable, as you’ll surely discover. The secret is to “inch up,” make steady, slow, relaxed, enjoyable progress. Good luck!

Re OM – it’s a stretch, I grant you. The proof is experience, not blind belief or “figuring it out.”