Forums >Running 101>?s for "dreadmillers"
DWARP Marathon Madness Mob
#2867
Run to Win25 Marathons, 17 Ultras, 16 States (Full List)
Beatin' on the Rock
Ten miles on the TM?!? OMG ...weren't you hotter than heck? Did you have Gatorade? Music? Or those TV's?
The biggest thing to remember is to always set the treadmill at a minimum of 1° incline (I never do anything less than a 2° incline) so that you don't hyperextend your back. The slight incline forces you to lean forward slightly; without it, you run the risk of having your foot carried back as you are leaning backwards which can be a bad combination.
E-mail: eric.fuller.mail@gmail.com -----------------------------
Suspect Zero
He had been known to run for over 30 miles on the treadmills in the student gym. He would be there longer than some of the people working shifts.
I've got a fever...
How do treadmills compare to road/path/trail miles for those who regularly use both? I don't have a heart rate monitor, but it seemed I was exerting more on the TM (and my pace was somewhat faster per mile than I'd typically run 10 miles in.
On your deathbed, you won't wish that you'd spent more time at the office. But you will wish that you'd spent more time running. Because if you had, you wouldn't be on your deathbed.
Even though I was a minute per mile faster outside, it felt like a much easier run than on the treadmill. But the heart rate was more or less consistent with the effort, so I think it's psychological.
Sherpagirl
From our own Jim2 - "The One Percent Incline Myth" http://mysite.verizon.net/jim2wr/id110.html But that doesn't consider this argument about hyperextension. I'd like to hear more on that.
I am going add my .02 on this subject. I ran an ultra in February last year. Due to weather I did 90% of my training indoors. Running on a treadmill is a lot easier!! Not only movement of air and pounding but also terrian variation, stopping, starting out running cars, dogs, slipping down a muddy hill that doesn't happen on a tread mill. I know when I do a lot of treadmill running I get sore when I go out the first time. I would guess that running on a treadmill is 20 - 30 % easier than running outdoors.