RunningAHEAD - Topic: Maxed out the TM

Mr Inertia

Suspect Zero

posted: 3/11/2008 at 11:26 AM
modified: 4/3/2008 at 7:56 AM

Did 6 miles last night with some striders. On my last strider, I maxed out the TM at 10.0 MPH For one brief exciting moment, I was running pretty fast.

Teresadfp

posted: 3/11/2008 at 11:31 AM

Be careful - last month my son managed to break a TM at a small gym in Vermont because he was going too fast! It was my fault, too - the gym had a rule that you had to be 16 to use the workout room, but he REALLY needed to run and the roads were horrible, so I told him it was OK, even though he's only 15. Sigh. That's what I get for being sneaky.

DrewEOB

Idiot

posted: 3/11/2008 at 11:39 AM

Quote from Mr Inertia on 3/11/2008 at 11:26 AM:

Did 6 miles last night with some striders. On my last strider, I maxed out the TM at 10.0 MPH For one brief exciting moment, I was running pretty fast.

I did this a few times on some recent runs. That's quite fast for me, too. Though I will say it made me wish the TM went faster. Evil grin

nice job!

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Daisy99

posted: 3/14/2008 at 2:47 PM

I swear, you are a treadmill junkie! That's pretty crazy...I don't know if I'll ever run too fast for a treadmill.

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Lee Jeffries

posted: 3/26/2008 at 10:50 AM

I've maxed out the treadmills out at our local gym, albeit for 30seconds or so. When they hit 10mph (16 kph) the speed starts to decrease down a couple of tenths then goes back up. It's like it's trying to catch up with itself. It really does put you off your stride. Be careful not to fall off as you would look really silly. Lee

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PacerChris

posted: 3/27/2008 at 6:30 PM

Quote from Lee Jeffries on 3/26/2008 at 10:50 AM:

Be careful not to fall off as you would look really silly.

It is incredibly entertaining for people on the TM's around you though. It never is NOT funny, unless it happens to you. One guy always got on the TM next to me and would peek over to see my speed, then go a few tenths faster. He would hold on for dear life if it was too fast, and one morning he goes flying off the back. That was bad...trying to jump on the moving belt from the rear of the TM was a worse idea, and he landed face-first, smashing his nose (I'm pretty sure it was broken). I nearly fell off the TM I was on due to all the commotion - it was all I could do to keep from peeing myself with laughter!

Mr Inertia

Suspect Zero

posted: 4/3/2008 at 7:57 AM

Turns out the stupid thing goes up to 12mph, not 10. So I maxed it out on a stride this morning.

PolePole

posted: 4/26/2008 at 9:20 PM

I had the opportunity to find out what maxed out was--on a broken treadmill @ the local gym. The speed up/down buttons went haywire, and suddenly when I was trying to slow it down, it just kept speeding up...and up...and up... I had set it at 6.0, and when I was ready to slow down to the 5-ish range, it just wouldn't go!!! I finally bailed when it hit about 8.5 and was still climbing. 6.0 is fast for me at this stage, and above 8 I was having visions of being shot off the back of the belt like a dropped iPod. Shocked

But no fear...I just moved over to a different treadmill and finished. Smile

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