Meaning, a treadmill where the belt moves according the volition of the runner?
Meaning, a treadmill where the belt moves according the volition of the runner?
Do you mean like the original treadmills which were powered by the runner?
They're still out there. Try a local thrift store. I'm also pretty certain I've seen them in current "old people" catalogs.
Now if you are doing a workout on a treadmill, you will never in a trillion years experience the sport. You’ll think you experienced it, but you’ll be cheated. It’s such a sadness that you think you’ve run a workout on your ... fvcking treadmill. Get real!
that was hilarious
malmo wrote:
Now if you are doing a workout on a treadmill, you will never in a trillion years experience the sport. You’ll think you experienced it, but you’ll be cheated. It’s such a sadness that you think you’ve run a workout on your ... fvcking treadmill. Get real!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcNLEwf2pOw
I seem to remember Mark Curp used to appear in adds for a runner powered treadmill. It had a hand lever on the side, I guess for incline.
I mean ads, not adds. I have to subtract a d.
Lorenzo the Magnificent wrote:
I seem to remember Mark Curp used to appear in ads for a runner powered treadmill. It had a hand lever on the side, I guess for incline.
Yes. I don't remember the name of the brand. Marty Froelick (sub-2:11 marathoner) had one of them in his home back in the '80s. The running surface was inclined, so that the runner's own body weight would send the surface backward. It wasn't the most enjoyable contraption to run on, and it was very noisy.
Nordic Track have treadmills with impact-reducing cushioning. "NordicTrack's FlexResponse™ Impact Reducing Cushioning helps protect the important connective tissues of your ankles, knees and hip joints. It absorbs impact as your foot makes contact with the treadbelt, resulting in added protection and workout comfort." Kinda strange to run on.
Walmart sells some manual treadmills.
flyinghighrunner wrote:
that was hilarious
Agreed!
With a good headwind, could a glider take off a passive treadmill?
hahaha....where have a I heard this.....Hmmmmm.....I don't know. But here's a better question. With a big enough passive treadmill, could a plane take off????
:-P
I remember seeing ads for manual treadmills in the late 80's with testimonials by john tuttle, paul gompers, mark curp, and craig virgin. I was new to running then so it was the first time I ever heard of those guys.
Virgin also advertised hand weights (which he claimed to use during some of his morning runs prior to the 1981 Boston marathon) and, as I recall, a straw for a runner to wear around his neck so that he can sip from a cup during a marathon. (If you look at a picture of Virgin during the 1981 Boston marathon, I think you can see the "straw on a string" bouncing around his neck.)
Of course, Salazar advertised the altitude simulator, which you were supposed to strap on and stick in your mouth like scuba gear whenever you went out for a run.
engineering wrote:
Meaning, a treadmill where the belt moves according the volition of the runner?
The plane will not take off.