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Running to stand still - Treadmill runners thread

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Toks Aug 2012 10:14am, 23 Aug 2012 28,579 posts	Quote Pin Toks Meant to say you are not a weirdo WD you just love running outdoors, simples
AndrewS Aug 2012 10:18am, 23 Aug 2012 114 posts	Quote Pin AndrewS There are Pro's and Con's for both. Some people are a bit sniffy about treadmills in the same way that the cycling community look down on people who use static cycles to train. Horses for courses..
Toks Aug 2012 10:20am, 23 Aug 2012 28,581 posts	Quote Pin Toks Each to their own, as long as one is happy and to me it is running anyway, whether on Treddy or outdoors
paul a Aug 2012 10:22am, 23 Aug 2012 9,558 posts	Quote Pin paul a All equal to me, each have their own attractions and I will happily train on either .
AndrewS Aug 2012 10:23am, 23 Aug 2012 115 posts	Quote Pin AndrewS *but I DO love running in the rain and snow though
Toks Aug 2012 10:32am, 23 Aug 2012 28,583 posts	Quote Pin Toks Me too Andrew, nothing like running with the element of the season, rain cold fine with me, hot weather, not for me that is why I run @ silly o'clock in the morning to avoid the hotness
AndrewS Aug 2012 10:39am, 23 Aug 2012 116 posts	Quote Pin AndrewS Heat is OK up to a point. I recently went on a couple of runs in Florida where the temp was about 35 degrees. The humidity was what killed me though Some gyms have fans in front of the treadmills which is a great idea IMO!
Son of a Pronator Man Aug 2012 10:47am, 23 Aug 2012 6,582 posts	Quote Pin Son of a Pronator Man running fast on a treadmill ? anything faster than 6:30 pace and I feel very nervous. One slip and you have a faceful of treadmill belt. Not a good look
Hackett Aug 2012 11:51am, 23 Aug 2012 629 posts	Quote Pin Hackett Treadmills just dont feel right and the gym I use is a council leisure centre so back to basics ... So running on them is so so so boring. However I tend to use for small interval sessions 6/8x400m at 14kmh etc ... Problem being Ive spent too much time on weights and not running now jumped up to 96kgs ooooops.
Chrisull Aug 2012 12:38pm, 23 Aug 2012 4,942 posts	Quote Pin Chrisull SOAPM, you would have loved the VO2Max I did last month then, last bit took us up to 6 minute mile pace, and then gradually increased the incline by 2.5% every minute. There was no stop button, so when you wanted to stop, you had to jump off!!! Not easy at absolute exhaustion point at 6 minute mile pace. No one in the test got injured or flew off backwards, but it was a miracle. When I jumped, I only managed to get one leg off, and the other came back down on the belt and flew out behind flamingo style!