Hi,
I recently got a very good deal on off peak gym membership, and have been going two or 3 times a week and doing 30 - 40 mins on treadmill - then 10 mins on stationary bike and sit ups...
I have been finding the treadmill more difficult than outdoors running though... I don't know if it's because there is more interest outdoors or more friendly people walking past that makes me want to push myslef, but is the treadmill actually BORING?
I am only planning my short runs on the treadmill - but as mileage increases that will still be a distance...
I am thinking of doing a medium long run on a monday in the future - so say 4.5 miles mon, rest tue and thurs and sun, 2.5 miles on treadmill + xt on wed and fri and 7 miles sat long run - but this would all vary apart from keeping the wed and fri workouts pretty constant and not going up all that much on the treadmill running... but i guess it has to stay proportionate so it will go up eventually i hope
Anyway - I don't hate running on the treadmill, it's just harder to fill my head, and actually to get much constant speed up - It's in km per hour - and i'm used to min mile pace - and It seems to be more difficult to push and keep pushing - i have been walking for a few seconds then screaming NO to myself and turning the speed up... lol
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Running on a treadmill is indeed really hard-I hate it and only do it when I absolutely have to!
I took a plan for marathon training from this website: www.marathontraining.com. I tweaked the plan quite a bit by adding several weeks to make the jumps in mileage a little easier.
Treadmills are boring because your going nowhere yet moving. I ran a treadmill once and I had to stop halfway through. It made me sick to my stomach because it just wasnt the motion I was used to. When your outside theres so much to distract your attention vs running in place starring at a wall/mirror/tv.
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