the main reason that many treadmills feel much harder than running outside is that they have a very slight uphill incline. place a couple dictionaries under the back legs of the treadmill and you will be running 6 flat place like it's a jog....[quote]B. Moen wrote:
maybe we should go ahead and call it the "Sam W" then.
sam w wrote:
serunner11 wrote:should be called, if you use this you are not a runner. or joggertool
the level of ignorance and stupidity on this board in sometimes absolutely amazing.
christine clark trained almost exclusively on a treadmill and qualified for the sydney olympics on it.
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=50923as an aside, she WON the 2000 oly trials. and finished 19th in the olympics.
http://www.usatf.org/athletes/bios/oldBios/2001/Clark_Christine.aspi am going to guess dr. clark knows more about training for marathons and about treadmills than you do.
it is also a pretty fair bet she is more of a "real runner" than you will ever be.
Ingrid Kristiansen is reported as having used the treadmill a lot in her training. It worked for her:
(from Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
treadmill noun
1 any type of repeated work which is boring and tiring and seems to have no positive effect and no end.
2 an exercise machine which consists of a moving strip or two step-like parts on which you walk without moving forward
3 a wide wheel turned by the weight of people climbing on steps around its edge, used in the past to provide power for machines or, more usually, as a punishment for prisoners
Treadmill running is easier because the belt pushes your foot back for you.
burque wrote:
Treadmill running is easier because the belt pushes your foot back for you.
I hope you are a troll and not just stupid.
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I can't believe nobody has said this yet...
The Brandon Moen
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pablo wrote:
I can't believe nobody has said this yet...
The Brandon Moen
or...Moenator?
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Hey- screw you. Do you want to call Salazar a pussy for training on a t-mill for Comarades? I don't think so asshole.
Slow Guy wrote:
Chicago winter survival tool
Phoenix summer survival tool. Dumb thread as well.
check this out wrote:
The one thing a treadmill I do like about the treadmill is it allows me to do my progressive tempo runs correctly. Whereas outside I usually start out too fast.
Unless you do races on treadmills, I'd suggest learning how to pace...
Wichita marathon poster - did you run sub 2:40???
Running outside is easier because you don't need to know C++ to change pace when you feel like it.
jfggjfg wrote:
Phoenix summer survival tool. Dumb thread as well.
Amen to that. Also:
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Stationary Track
Trek-maker
Course Creator
Distance Belt
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The hamster wheel