Why does the Letsrunner think running on treadmill makes you less of a man?

Whatcha going to do if it's cold and windy at a race....

I'll tell ya, you're gonna lose.

There no crying in running wrote:

Whatcha going to do if it's cold and windy at a race....

I'll tell ya, you're gonna lose.

Yes, but if it is warm and the wind is at my back, I'll CRUSH you idiots like a bug.

There no crying in running wrote:

Whatcha going to do if it's cold and windy at a race....

I'll tell ya, you're gonna lose.

There is only one winner. So most likely you’ll lose either way. And even if you won, there’s still gonna be in the world about a million people running faster than you.

You are aware that no one forces you to run in a freezing cold weather, right? Won’t your ego be better fed with faster times on the treadmill than with very weak inconsistent struggling stuffering times on a freezing cold morning day outside?

I agree with the OP. The treadmill can be an effective training tool. Next time I beat someone at the end of a race, I'm going to tell them that I'm a treadmill runner just to piss them off.

"running on the treadmill" is a misnomer. All you are really doing is standing in place and lifting your feet up and down while the belt moves under you. Has absolutely no application to actual running.

Two words: mental toughness

down south wrote:

Two words: mental toughness

Try running 12 miles on a treadmill then we'll talk mental toughness. There is no shame in a treadmill run.

Only the slow letsrunners diss on treadmills.

Up-North wrote:

down south wrote:

Two words: mental toughness

Try running 12 miles on a treadmill then we'll talk mental toughness. There is no shame in a treadmill run.

Surviving boredom isnt what I meant. Does it rain on the treadmill?

Because most make letsrunners have never closely interacted with a female, so they are confused on the subject of what makes a person male versus female.

I jumped on the treadmill yesterday just to give my body a break from the blacktop.

It was my easy day.

can see both sides of it. Treadmill can be effective in some sotuations.

I live way up in canada, in a town that gets a lot of snow. If the sidewalks or roads arent clear, I’d rather run on the treadmill than stumble around on janky snow footing, at least for some workouts. I feel like its too hard to run with good form when the surface is too uneven and slippy. more chnace of injury. And all the good races happen in the spring after it melts

But also think OP you need to be mentally tougher. Sounds like you just dont like the cold wind.

Have you tried running outside in the cold? just put on an extra sweater and some mittens. Its not as bad as you think.

Also if you run into the headwind for too long, you could freeze your peepee so wear underwear

also measuring your times on the treadmill can also be unpedictable as well for q sessions

for example, if your treadmill takes forever to change speeds from jog to fast, you might have run the first part of interval too slow

or conversely, lets say yoi calculated out what speed you run an interval at, then bonk after fewer reps? are you out of shape, or does it mean when you ran outside before you slowed down toward last part of interval? treamill mainains same speed

also dont forget on treadmill you have to incline it a bit. 3min 1000 on treadmill at 0% is effectively a downhill interval according to some. dont run “downhill” intervals to predict your fast times

so who can say what is more unpredictable! q session in cold, or q session on treadmill.

Treadmills are for icy days and gym butts.

down south wrote:

Up-North wrote:

Try running 12 miles on a treadmill then we'll talk mental toughness. There is no shame in a treadmill run.

Surviving boredom isnt what I meant. Does it rain on the treadmill?

Are you joking?

I'm raining more sweat during a 20 mile treadmill run than the sky could ever pour on me outside.

Since treadmill isn't real running, I tell people after a race I win that I only average about 3 miles a week!!!

The rain actually cools you down..... wrote:

down south wrote:

Surviving boredom isnt what I meant. Does it rain on the treadmill?

Are you joking?

I'm raining more sweat during a 20 mile treadmill run than the sky could ever pour on me outside.

I sweat plenty at 10 below. Just dress warmly. Treadmill is exercise, but it's not the same as running outside. Mentally it's hard to get out there in 10 below, in the rain, in 95, or at 5 am to avoid the heat, and that mentality translates into something useful, just as the mentality of always being comfy indoors on the treadmill with the tv and headset translates into something negative.

There no crying in running wrote:

Whatcha going to do if it's cold and windy at a race....

I'll tell ya, you're gonna lose.

On cold, windy days, I drag my tradmill outside and run on it.

Best of both worlds.

theres an aid with treadmill