treadmilll treadmill treadmill harsh winter

I think Dean ran a lot on the treadmill before that one race.

I ran a pyramid workout on an icy track, in the Bronx, in the dark, with a 20 mile an hour wind in my face on the back straight. I'm just bragging.

yeah thanks for the help, but you can definitely get more QUALITY on the treadmill at least aerobically if running outside is that bad

I would advise against faster quality work on a treadmill. I've had several club mates have injury issues with their hamstrings, ankles, etc. from trying to go too hard on a treadmill. I don't know why that is exactly.

what about tempo type stuff like half marathon pace or a little slower than 10k pace?

Christine Clark from Alaska did almost all of her training for the 2000 Olympic marathon trials on her treadmill in her basement, and then won the race.

The winner of the men's trials, Rod DeHaven, used a treadmill quite a bit too.

thanks didnt know that

Got this bad boy:

http://amzn.to/1bwj5NY

Not bad at all doing tempo workouts etc on it, aint nobody getting strides or 200s done on a treadmill but for all else it gets the job done.

I'm doing a workout today of 10X400 on the treadmill. I actually enjoy doing the harder stuff on it.

Been on the treadmill all winter... I do my tempo on the treadmill every week and if I can't get to the indoor track....I do my faster workout on there too... just broke 420 last week off this. Nothing crazy... but works fine.

yepme wrote:

Got this bad boy:

http://amzn.to/1bwj5NY

Not bad at all doing tempo workouts etc on it, aint nobody getting strides or 200s done on a treadmill but for all else it gets the job done.

How do you like the precor 9.23, and what does this mean?

"Stride Support technology senses the changes in your stride velocity and adjusts the belt speed up to 57 times a second at 12 mph."

Does that mean it makes sure the speed stays consistent, or does it change to different speeds?

What kind of paces do you run on it, and does it seem the same as a track?

The treadmill has worked well for me. I have done all my training on a new Cybex treadmill with top speed of 12.4 MPH. This winter in the Midwest has had ice and snow covering all my usual training routes. I ran a mile time trial at top speed and went up and down on the incline at .5 The next week I ran 4:55 indoor mile. The hardest part was trying to run the curves with zero track workouts.

Treadmill workouts leading to 4:55 mile. I know it's not that fast but I'm old.

Tempo runs at 22 min at 6:15 pace cut down to 5:45

Hill workouts at 6 incline at 4:50 pace run to failure.

6 x 2:30min. at 5:12 down to 4:50 pace

8 x 400m at 4:50 pace with 1. incline

My advice is to practice jumping off at high speed so when you are out of gas you can get off with out killing your self.

Try to run with a smooth quiet run which usually means not a lot of head bobbing over striding.

2 X Around wrote:

My advice is to practice jumping off at high speed so when you are out of gas you can get off with out killing your self.

That is a skill that I'd like to learn.

I just did my 49th straight workout on a treadmill. Been averaging about 75 mpw.

I suggest working harder by raising the incline instead of speeding up the belt. Much easier on your legs. The last 3 winters I have had some overuse injuries from the treadmill. By varying my paces and inclines, my legs have held up much better this winter. I also noticed that all the treadmills at the fitness center rock a little when level. If I use at least .5% incline, they stay more steady.

I do know that it will take my quads about a month to get used to the downhills once I get back outside.

yepme wrote:

.... aint nobody getting strides or 200s done on a treadmill but for all else it gets the job done.

I do strides on the treadmill. I prefer to do them outside, but when it's icy or snowy the treadmill works. It's miscalibrated, so it actually goes much faster than it's supposed to.

I watch the Price is Right wrote:

I do know that it will take my quads about a month to get used to the downhills once I get back outside.

Have you ever considered propping the rear-end up a little (so something like 3% or 4% incline actually makes it 0% flat/level). It's a way to get some practice running declines if you're stuck on the 'mill.

Carry on!

(I also have a major treadmill streak going this winter)

I watch the Price is Right wrote:

all the treadmills at the fitness center rock a little when level. If I use at least .5% incline, they stay more steady.

I put shims under 2 of the 6 feet on mine, and that got rid of the rocking.

J.R. wrote:

I put shims under 2 of the 6 feet on mine, and that got rid of the rocking.

I go to an Anytime Fitness center so I don't want to jack up or put shims under their treadmills. My goal was to run outside at least once a week this winter, but it has been exceptionally cold and snowy.

The back feet would bounce the most and are easy to level.

You just slide a thin piece of wood, plastic or rubber under the high side, and you can remove it when done.