A few years ago i purchased a treadmill & have trained for 2 marathons with virtually all my training from it, been injury free & my times for the marathon have remained as good as when i've trained on the roads.I know a lot of runners are against them but for me the pros out weigh the cons in the winter.Anyone else got an opinion on this?
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tredmills for me in the winter as asthma kicks in in the frosty conditions.
Summer time - road and trail all the way !!
Strawberry jam, to be honest i found it less boring than pounding dark unlit streets in the dark, which i have done over & over.
Muppet, agree with you, there's nothing better than running a early morning run in the spring & summer,it's the winter nights i'm not sure about.
got to be outdoors. I started my running interest a few years back using the treadmill, now I have moved outside I have barely used a treadmill, and when I have I have hated it. I have taken my time to learn how to dress appropriately mind! I ran at the weekend, it was -3oC but with the correct layers and hat, gloves etc. it was a fantastic 11 miles, the countryside looked stunning. I admit it took about 20 mins for me to get used to breathing the cold air mind.
If it suits you then thats fine. Personally I couldnt think of anything worse.
Dark starry moonlit nights are lovely for running in.
I went out on Sat for 35 miles...started just as sun was rising....fantastic day (cold at -7 at first).....saw lots of wildlife (off road run) sun was shining all day....6 hours of very fresh air. Cant get that on a treadmill.
That said - I think its a better option than running in ice. But I much prefer to get out when I can. You see so much more.
I have a treadmill at home but I use this when mainly for speedwork and when
the weather is horrible. I still do the majority outside because lets face it, all of my
races are outside.
Then again, a treadmill can be used for marathon training. I think Ingrid Kristiansen trained
for one London Marathon using a treadmill because of the weather. Still boring anyway.
I was a pure tready runner to start with, and trained for 2 marathons with only minimal outdoor running, but building up the outdoor stuff as my legs get more resilient- I prefer outdoors now, if weather is reaasonable, but tready if wet/ windy/ icy underfoot- longest tready run was 20miler before marathon- on a couple of accaisions (luckily there were good films on the TV at the time).
Both are fine, outdoors nicer if conditions good, lots of people spout a load of cr*p about the tready doing all the work, rubbish, just set it to 1 degree incline, and it's at least as effective in terms of endurance, not so good for coping with running downhill (haven't seen a tready with a downhill gradient), or coping with uneven ground.
Certainly a good option in this weather. I find that if I have to run a quicker (tempo) run on my own, it's easier on the treadmill because once the pace is set I have to go with it. Wouldn't fancy doing a proper long run on one, though.
I've noticed recently that several people have commented that they feel the after effects of cross country races because of the sideways foot movements. That makes me think that running on a variety of surfaces is probably a good idea to strengthen against injury.
I am hoping that this combination will help prevent injury.
I always think the best training programme is one you can stick to and that works well for you. If doing most of your training on the treadmill suits you and helps you avoid injury, who am I to criticise it!?
Personally I can't bear the treadmill for steady runs of more than about 30 minutes - I swear that time slows down as soon as I get near one of those machines! I do like using them for speed sessions though as they force you to maintain the required pace - plus the pain of intervals is usually enough to distract me from watching the clock!
Interesting you've said posture D2D...
I've never run on a treadie, but I am neutral about it - do what works for you I think
However, I keep seeing people 'tigger bouncing' down the embankment and I cant help but wonder if they are usual treddie runners - not sure how else you would develop such a style naturally. These people dont seem out of breath (i.e. running fast for them) so I cant work why they are bouncing so high?
Any treddie runners got comments about style from road vs treddie?? Its just got me wondering...