For a high school runner training to run for XC I can not run outside much due to the extreme heat and storms in my region occurring oftenly. Will I get the same or similar benefits and improvement of running outside if I train on a treadmill at 2% incline 4-5 times a week?
TreadmillXCTrainer wrote:
For a high school runner training to run for XC I can not run outside much due to the extreme heat and storms in my region occurring oftenly.
Do you oftenly adverbicize adverbs?
Assuming you are an American high schooler, you need to be running outside. I don't care how hot it is. Unless your storm happens to be a named hurricane or is a tornado, you need to be running outside. If you happen to reside in the UAE or another desert country in the middle east or the Sahara desert treadmill training is acceptable because the weather actually is that extreme. What are you going to do in September at your first meet in the heat of the day - coach can we hold the race on a treadmill?
I ran the best track season of my hs career training all winter on treadmill. It put me in the best shape ive ever been in because its so hard mentally to run in the same spot for over and hour. But i had mine on 1% or .5%
Cross country you really need to be outside to acclimate to hills and inclement weather. Indoor track Ive gotten away with a lot of treadmill training but you'll be shooting yourself in the foot if you don't train outside.
It's a mixed bag. Yes, you need to acclimate to the heat. You need to be outside. That being said, a couple of treadmill runs a week won't hurt you. When I ran my best marathons I did all of the long tempos on the 'mill because you can hold the pace exactly where you want it. It's not all bad.
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