Someone had posted a question on treadmill running on another thread, so I thought I'd just start a new one. For me, I don't use the treadmill much during the cooler months, but I was it quite a bit more in the summer months. I have a difficult time with the heat and humidty here in Houston, so the quality of my road runs does down a bit. I'll use the treadmill to get my longer runs in during the hot months.

I rarely use the treadmill as well Only times i've used it is if conditions outside may prevent me from running, if the paths are icy for instance or its extremely hot. Though in recent years i've become accustomed to the hotter weather, but then what is hot, depends where you live. In the Uk we don't get the extreme hot weather though at times others may say it is but its because they are not used to it The only other time i use it is for speed sessions if i can't make it to the track, it was handy last year to head to the gym to do my 5 x 1km reps

backstretch do you live somewhere where its very hot or very cold if not i doubt you'd need a treadmill. otherwise just take it day by day

The treadmill also helps me get runs in between work and school since the gym is right around the corner. All in all I prefer running outside and find treadmill and track running boring. I never ran on a treadmill until about a year ago when I had a calf injury.