Visiting a friend who has a treadmill this weekend. I've never run on one before and thought it might be nice to give it a try and avoid the inclement weather. Question - having never run on one before am I susceptible to injury or anything if I attempt a long run (up to say 2 hours)?
Cheers,
Monty
Not sure about injury, but psychological torture for sure. I can't fathom staying on one for 2 hours.
Aren't you Canadian, or at least live near Canada? C'mon, tough it out and get outside...
I do so regulary just did a 20mi on it yesterday. You have music or TV in the gym you will live. MP3 whatever. Make it less of a hassle. Or think happy thoughts or solve problems in your head or just let it wonder.
Pete,
I figured that it might be an adventure to try a treadmill, but I'm very wary about putting myself at any sort of injury risk as Hamilton's just around the corner. What part of Canada do you hail from, if you don't mind me asking?
Monty, that's an interesting question (to me). I was born in southern Ontario to mixed heritage (French, Irish, Scottish, English) Prince Edward Islanders. I was raised in Bowmanville, Ottawa, various places in PEI, and then northern Ontario. I left northern Ontario to join the military and then spent time in Kingston (ONT), Chilliwack (BC), Winnipeg, Ottawa, Chilliwack, Ottawa. We've since relocated to the east coast, but will likely be back in Ontario in a year or two. I have a sister and cousins in Hamilton. My wife (full-blooded Ukrainian) was born in Gypsumville (northern Manitoba). My son was born in Winnipeg. I've been to pretty damn near every corner of Canada except Cape Breton, but I hope to weasel my way on to a team for the Cape Breton relay this June (fantastic event, by the way, or so I'm told). I guess I hail from all over Canada.
Picture my head spinning on its axis.
with regards to injury actually the treadmill belt is a softer surface than road so you'll have less problem/soreness. You have to use incline to compensate for wind resistance. Keep you head still and let your wheels do the spinning:)
Monty, I have done a good bit of treadmill training in the past (an still some today). I think you'll be fine with your run, especially if it is just a one-off.
I do think that it is easy to run slightly different (I am not even sure how) than when you run outside (at least I think I do). So, while some people have been able to run entire seasons on the thing, I start getting oddly sore if I run on the think 3 days in a row (not due to fast pace). Just my opinion.
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