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Training on a treadmill

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Annemc69 Feb 2013 3:55pm, 22 Feb 2013 First-time poster!!	Quote Pin Annemc69 I have no choice but to train on a treadmill until 3.5 weeks before a half marathon in April. I'm following a standard training plan - 1 longer run each week, 1 interval session, and 1 shorter run plus swimming and yoga in between. Any advice? I'm a bit worried.
DeeGee Feb 2013 3:56pm, 22 Feb 2013 13,698 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee It isn't ideal, you could use the opportunity to get the road under your feet. Why are you stuck on a treadie?
DeeGee Feb 2013 3:56pm, 22 Feb 2013 13,699 posts	Quote Pin DeeGee Welcome to Fetch, by the way!
plodding hippo Feb 2013 3:58pm, 22 Feb 2013 47,208 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo hello and welcome to Fetch Well, Greta waitz had to train on a tready didnt she As long as you cdan cope with the boredom? Some of us would put a 1-2% incline on the tready to increase resistance
sheri3004 Feb 2013 3:59pm, 22 Feb 2013 15,300 posts	Quote Pin sheri3004 It didn't do (former London Marathon winner) Ingrid Kristiansen any harm I think it would be better to try to do at least some of those runs outdoors, but you can certainly do some effective training on a treadmill.
becca7 Feb 2013 3:59pm, 22 Feb 2013 4,571 posts	Quote Pin becca7 Welcome to Fetch. As far as I know you can train effectively on a treadmill - there are people on here who have done long runs of 20 miles or more on treadmills when it has been icy outside. I think that the main thing is to make sure you include a bit of uphill and changes in gradient in these runs, as that is what you get outside.
sheri3004 Feb 2013 4:00pm, 22 Feb 2013 15,301 posts	Quote Pin sheri3004 I do think the boredom is the main challenge. I've never managed more than 6 miles on a treadmill for that reason. But plenty of people do.
early bird Feb 2013 4:02pm, 22 Feb 2013 11,055 posts	Quote Pin early bird I would echo everyone else in that it would be beneficial to increase the gradient slightly to help replicate running outside. Welcome to fetch and good luck with your HM
plodding hippo Feb 2013 4:04pm, 22 Feb 2013 47,210 posts	Quote Pin plodding hippo Hellen did 50k on a tready recently, didnt she I once managed 17 miles
Gobi Feb 2013 4:16pm, 22 Feb 2013 50,413 posts	Quote Pin Gobi Also did 50km on a tready. Music is good Have enough to drink. Don't feel the need to have the incline set to 1 all the time Zero is for heros Crack on Crack on