Moving from Treadmill to Outdoors

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• Ynnec ✭✭✭

  March 2019 edited March 2019

  You'll sweat far less, yet your pace will probably decrease, so run to effort (using a Heart Rate Monitor if possible).
  
  Sign up for, and run your local Parkrun. You'll enjoy it, maybe meet some peeps, and get a benchmark for future performances. 
  
  And be wary of dogs on extendable leads, you won't have encountered many of them on the 'mill.
  
  All the best.

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• JenRenRuns ✭

  March 2019

  I've always found outdoor runs to be easier and definately more enjoyable than treadmill training!
  
  Know your route before you go, there's nothing more annoying than breaking your stride keep starting and stopping and dont worry about your pace to start with - you're losing the momentum of a treadbelt so it can drop off initially. Also be mindful of your shins, tarmac doesnt absorb the impact like a treadmill so dont do too much too soon, I learnt the hard way. Go enjoy!

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• LSMCFC72 ✭✭

  March 2019

  You're right about the shins and I did find it much harder,  hills and slippy, uneven surfaces keep it interesting,  but I've got out there now,  just got to keep going!

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