I have two questions.
1) How cold does it have to be for you to hit the treadmill? It's supposed to be be in the single digits for at least the next week where I live. Average is around 20-30 degrees. I'm not sure if I should keep heading outside, or if I should stay inside until it warms up again.
2) How do you deal with boredom on the treadmill? An hour run on the treadmill feels way longer than it does outside.
Find a treadmill sandwiched between two hotties.
Put good music on and cover the display thing with a towel and only check it from time to time. If you're staring at that stupid thing and the seconds going by it's horrible and feels twice as long as it is.
It isn't cold that keeps me inside on a treadmill but icy roads and sidewalks.
When on the treadmill I run a lot of intervals and/or hills to break up the monotony. Unless it is a workout day I start off with nothing particular planned. I just crank it up a few notches for a minute or two then recover. I throw some gradual long hills in, recover and then throw some short steep hills.
I try to mimic terrain changes you would encounter outside. It really helps make the time go by.
And good music as someone else mentioned.
First if youre going to use that name it should be dreadmill, second quit being a () and wear warm shidd and make the most out of it. Unless there's ice... I'ont fuk wit ice
Gooodluck trying not to die on hour+ runs on one. They're brutal mentally and take a toll on motivation.
Also, titties help
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Ice and dark keep me on the treadmill. I watch marathons I've recorded with the sound turned down while listening to music.Last weekend I did a long run watching Wanjuri win the gold and and the weekend before watched the 92 Barcelona marathon with the Korean and Morishito.
I did 16mi on the treadmill three weeks ago. Way too icy outside.
Go on youtube and download marathon videos.
Use this site and paste in the youtube link and download the video. I rip them to DVDs then watch those.
Or watch on your ipad/tablet/etc.
I find it much easier to get through a long run or treadmill workout if I am watching triathlon or marathon videos. Keeps me psyched.
That and definitely cover up with treadmill timer and all clocks. Looking at the time go by each second will kill you.
When on the treadmill (my goal is half my runs because the soft surface keeps me injury free) I stream video on a tablet or Smart TV.
similar strategy here - I like the marathon links above - thanks! The right entertainment makes all the difference. I usually just watch a DVD to keep myself distracted - I'm cheap, we cancelled netflix, there are a ton of good ones at the library for free.
No music, no TV, just focus on the run and vary the pace. I have done 20 milers in the winter prep for Boston and found it to be good training. Just start slow and crank it up every mile or so ending at or near MP.
Jogger to be wrote:
I did 16mi on the treadmill three weeks ago. Way too icy outside.
Go on youtube and download marathon videos.
http://www.clipconverter.cc/Use this site and paste in the youtube link and download the video. I rip them to DVDs then watch those.
Or watch on your ipad/tablet/etc.
I find it much easier to get through a long run or treadmill workout if I am watching triathlon or marathon videos. Keeps me psyched.
That and definitely cover up with treadmill timer and all clocks. Looking at the time go by each second will kill you.
I did this last night except I was on the elliptical. It was great; I really got pumped up. Thanks for the idea!
hamstrong wrote:
No music, no TV, just focus on the run and vary the pace.
Same here, I find that running on the treadmill is a mental drill that helps prepare me for the later miles in a marathon, where I find it harder to hold mental focus. That said, I prefer not to run on the treadmill, but when it's bitterly/dangerously cold and/or icy out, I'm not above staying inside on the machine.
One way to deal with an hour:
Put some tunes on and start at a slow pace (say, you're recovery run pace). Increase the speed by 0.1 MPH (basically 1 click of the button) after each song until time is up. In an hour, I'll typically get from 7.0 MPH (8:30 pace) to about 8.5 MPH.
Another way to do this is to increase the incline 0.5% after each song, but keeping the pace steady.
Oh, and towel over the display at all times!
[quote]Sausage Wallet wrote:
One way to deal with an hour:
Put some tunes on Increase the speed by 0.1 MPH after each song
Another way to do this is to increase the incline 0.5% after each song, but keeping the pace steady.
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I got the bright idea to do a "song" fartlek running a faster pace for one song and a recovery pace for the next song. The idea didn't seem very good when an 11 minute song came on during a fast session.
Don't any of you have TVs on your treadmill? I listen to my ipod, watch tv with closed captioning, and run all kinds of workouts. The time flies by. I did a 3 hour run last month doing a course simulation getting ready for a 6 hour race.
I will admit when I need an easy day and just put it on one pace and put the time in, it can feel pretty long.
treadmill dread wrote:
I have two questions.
1) How cold does it have to be for you to hit the treadmill? It's supposed to be be in the single digits for at least the next week where I live. Average is around 20-30 degrees. I'm not sure if I should keep heading outside, or if I should stay inside until it warms up again.
2) How do you deal with boredom on the treadmill? An hour run on the treadmill feels way longer than it does outside.
Count your steps, man. That's the only way to make an hour on the treadmill go by like nothing.
Pretty much what others have said. I try to save the mill so that it's a last resort. If I have to do an hour I make it into a progressive run or break it down into repeats.
Doing a long sustained run on the mill would be tough.
I find a nice video of a race or a video of traveling over a road. There are several on youtube and it really gives your mind the sensation of moving.I have a tablet and put in on the treadmill in front of me. Boost the incline and don't worry about speed just run and relax.