Hi, I completed my first ever 10k on Sunday and was quite pleased with my 54 min time. I'm hoping to do another early november, and am really keen to get a sub 50 time. My question really is whether when I'm doing my training runs, is it OK to try and mix in some running on the treadmill together with my normal road runnin..?
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However, I would sooner run outside anytime.
I mixture of both will do no harm. The more you run, the more you will want to be outside.
It is easier to monitor your speed and distance on the treadmill.
You must make sure to set your machine on a 1-2% incline.This will help to simulate outdoor speeds.
Good luck
I particularly like to do Long reps or hills as the boredom factor is reduced.The TM comes into its own when the weather is particularly bad on a cold wet windy winters nightand you can do a quality session in vest and shorts in a warm air conditioned gym!!!!
To condense my gym session in the run-up to a race last weekend (like you, I did my first 10K in 54 mins, and was mightily pleased with it), I did 30 minutes of intervals on the stair-climbing machine instead of my usual 20 minutes warming up on the steppy followed by 30 minutes of treadmill intervals. It was hard work but a pleasant change.