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2 years ago 09/04/2023 9:19pm EDT

Say if I wanted to run 4:30/4:40 pace on a 4front woodway, but I don’t have the motor upgrade to go faster than 4:48 pace.

Does increasing the incline at the max 12.5 mph pretty much count as running at a faster pace or is it not the same? (For longer intervals). There are several online treadmill calculators that tell what incline I need to set the treadmill at, but I don’t see anything that actually talks about this.

I would do this on a public HS track, but due to work-life and school starting up, availability is super limited where I’m at, unfortunately.

2 years ago 09/07/2023 9:56am EDT

re: Actuallycurious

Basically yes.

Things get pretty mixed up if you start really whacking up the gradient and slowing the pace down. Say 10-12% even walking paces start becoming a decent effort but with a much slower cadence and range of motion than the equivalent.

But if you're increasing it to like 2% or something? I mean, you're as near as dammit. It's a bit like doing the session on grass instead of the track. Yes, it's a little slower but you're still getting the same effort in and the biomechanics aren't noticeably different.

Certainly as a one-off. If this is for your whole season then maybe think it about it some more. But for now I just wouldn't overthink it.

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