Treadmill vs "normal" running

I have just started running on a treadmill and was wondering what others think of them, in
particular how do people offset the boredom factor. Also, does anyone have an explanation for why I
can't seem to run as fast on one - I can do 7.30 miles easy on the road which is 12.8km/h but I
struggle at 12km/h on a treadmill!

Regards... Mark Baldwin

On Wed, 1 Oct 2003 19:47:34 +0100, "Mark Baldwin" <spam@nospam.com> wrote:

>I have just started running on a treadmill and was wondering what others think of them, in
>particular how do people offset the boredom factor. Also, does anyone have an explanation for why I
>can't seem to run as fast on one - I can do 7.30 miles easy on the road which is 12.8km/h but I
>struggle at 12km/h on a treadmill!
really? are you sure your treadmill is set to metric? maybe it's not. as for the boredom factor, you
could listen to music or you could dis-associate for a while. you could work on your form. relax
muscles one by one. anyway, how long are you trying to run? and what for? maybe your goals need
clarifying. not for me. for you. mine give me a purpose and sometimes when it would be a lot easier
to blow off the treadmill session and go lay down (i mean.. stretch), i think about why i'm doing it
that day and usually stay on.

but i'm only doing 30 minutes usually. very infrequently, i go longer. max is 60 minutes or a bit
more. if you're trying to run for much longer you'd better come up with some motivating reasons for
yourself. ...thehick

Well I have a TV in front of mine. Of course it does not help much while I am waiting for a
backordered repair part.

As for the speed. I have found that the speed indicated, while consistent, is often inaccurate.
You may well be running faster than your think. that is the way mine works. It seems from most
responses however most treadmills overstate the speed.

In any case few people seem to find them equal to running.

--
Joseph E. Meehan

26 + 6 = 1 It's Irish Math

"Mark Baldwin" <spam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I have just started running on a treadmill and was wondering what others think of them, in
> particular how do people offset the boredom factor.
Also,
> does anyone have an explanation for why I can't seem to run as fast on
one -
> I can do 7.30 miles easy on the road which is 12.8km/h but I struggle at 12km/h on a treadmill!
>
> Regards... Mark Baldwin

As much as I hate running intervals on the track I find that intervals or anything where you do
short segments at varying speed breaks up the monotony for me.

Dave "Mark Baldwin" <spam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I have just started running on a treadmill and was wondering what others think of them, in
> particular how do people offset the boredom factor.
Also,
> does anyone have an explanation for why I can't seem to run as fast on
one -
> I can do 7.30 miles easy on the road which is 12.8km/h but I struggle at 12km/h on a treadmill!
>
> Regards... Mark Baldwin

In article <3f7b7236$0$12632$a0465688@nnrp.fuse.net>, Dave <spencerde@fuse.net> wrote:
>As much as I hate running intervals on the track I find that intervals or anything where you do
>short segments at varying speed breaks up the monotony for me.
>
>Dave "Mark Baldwin" <spam@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:3f7b2146$0$65589$65c69314@mercury.nildram.net...
>> I have just started running on a treadmill and was wondering what others think of them, in
>> particular how do people offset the boredom factor.
>Also,
>> does anyone have an explanation for why I can't seem to run as fast on
>one -
>> I can do 7.30 miles easy on the road which is 12.8km/h but I struggle at 12km/h on a treadmill!
>>
>> Regards... Mark Baldwin
>>
>>
>
>

No doubt treadmill running is a real mental challenge. I can generally run about 5% faster on a
(correctly calibrated) treadmill vs road running (same incline) and compensate by setting incline to
2 or 3% on the treadmill.

I use the like to use the random setting (varies the incline between 3 and 8%) speed to 7.5mph
(8min/mi) and time for 45min for a good workout.

--mikeb

My guess is the speed is incorrect. Usually one can run faster on a TM as there is no wind
resistance so it needs to be cranked up to 1 or 2% to equate to road running. Also I find it's a
little less boring when running a "random hills" program. Doug Burke

Mark Baldwin wrote:
> I have just started running on a treadmill and was wondering what others think of them, in
> particular how do people offset the boredom factor. Also, does anyone have an explanation for why
> I can't seem to run as fast on one - I can do 7.30 miles easy on the road which is 12.8km/h but I
> struggle at 12km/h on a treadmill!
>
> Regards... Mark Baldwin