Just set it to max incline and keep going till you've climbed a mile straight up. That's what I'm doing every other week or so this winter, indoors, as a longish run replacement. My fav Rec center incline 'mill goes up to 30%, so that's the setting I use. I'm old and slow and it takes me 1:18 to climb 5280 feet. You could probably get it in half that time if not better.

 

From looking at my log, it appears that the last time I ran outdoors was January 1st - the gym was closed for the holiday. I'm ALL about staying warm and happy while I run my ass off.

I'm not sure how high my machine goes but it is not 30%!  Given the races I'm training for I think that would be a bit overkill on the hills.  

I'm sure that is a killer workout though.  I wish I had my college 1/4mi black diamond ski hill to run up....IIRC you were considered a stud when you broke 4min.  I've never sucked wind like on that workout (we did it every Monday).

Well, here's what I get for running outside today. Stupid f'in dog sunk his teeth pretty deep in there. My fault for looking so tasty I guess. Definitely a faster 2nd half of this run - adrenaline fueled anger.

Depending on the circumstances, to me, this is grounds for WAR against that owner and/or dog.

 

Yeah...100% on them - I was just running by on the road, was about 30 yards fully past their house when the mutt came screaming out of the driveway, caught me, chomped down, then turned around and went home. "Oh my...did he get you, hon?" I was pissed, and it hurt like hell - but going to war against a 90 year old farm lady and her calf high scotty?...I dunno. I'll just be damn more on high alert next weekend.

As a dog owner, let me say that I really, really hope you kicked that thing in the face.  Hard.

 

+1.  Next time send the little football for a field goal.  If you have to go for the doc for that, take her the bill.  And, I hope you at least call Animal Control and make things a bit unpleasant for her (and get the dog a record going in case this isn't the last time).  Since the dog actually did damage they will be more likely to ticket her.  The next passerby might be a kid on a bike.

I lived on a farm and if one of our dogs even chased out onto the road after someone we would have wholloped it in front of them so that a) the dog NEVER did that again, and b) the person knew we were seriously taking responsibility for it.

Yup.  Be ready for it next time and send it flying!

Ouch!

I feel like adding my "wound" (taken the following morning, after a run, of course).  Only send it flying once it has stopped being "latched" to your leg (or you get bonus bruises too).  

I've certainly become a lot more wary.  This dog got me from the side and was on a lead.  We were on a narrowish path and I just got unlucky that the dog leapt at my leg as I went past, the claws got in but my leg was still moving.  I think it was just bad luck for me that the dog jumped up/across at me, but I do expect to be able to run along a path where a dog is being walked and not be jumped at.

I don't necessarily boot dogs that are off the lead and come at me, but I do stand still until they've been called back.  I had one owner, again with dogs on leads, shout at me because their dogs jumped at me (apparently it was my fault for being on the pavement), and I had a similar incident with a dog, this time off their lead, where we got shouted at and told to eff off because the dog came at us twice, but it was apparently our fault for running across (and indeed using) a field which is a public right of way and not a private dog-walking field. 

I was a dog owner, I like dogs, but I still don't trust that the dog will always be "friendly" and "just want to say hello".