Jib it and get outside.
It doesn’t get called the Dreadmill for nothing
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- Thread starter blueloon
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Jib it and get outside.
It doesn’t get called the Dreadmill for nothing
I did my first parkrun for over a year on Saturday , it was nice to be back doing it and chatting to people, although I can’t say I missed it too much as 5km is too short and fast for my liking ……so I entered a 1/2 m next Saturday 
Treadmill has it's place, especially if coming back from injury. Tis good for easing into your run gradually, but also for fartleks.
Did a half marathon on the treadmill in a hotel in Berlin once, when training for a marathon.
The treadmill has its place imho. A very useful ally in a dreadful winter. Used to like playing timing games with the speed settings to make it more tolerable. Made it more like a fartlek session.Jib it and get outside.
It doesn’t get called the Dreadmill for nothing
'Kin running hipster, you.I’d rather run in a blizzard than use one.
Hate the things
@GrandOldTeam Is it okay to post fundraising links in here boss?
Been approved by the bossman so here's my fundraising link for next April.
Goes without saying but any donation whatsoever would be absolutely amazing and to a very valuable cause.
Jack's fundraiser for the Alzheimer's Society
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Goes without saying but any donation whatsoever would be absolutely amazing and to a very valuable cause.
While I tend to agree with you, last winter I was continually blasted by wind/sleet/snow/ rain , sometimes all in the one run and while it didn’t cause to me miss a run it did wear me down. I suspect that the prospect of treadmill running ( sometimes) is going to rear its head this winter so I’m going to sus out the options , particularly if it’s icy out there.I’d rather run in a blizzard than use one.
Hate the things
With all my running being off road, the ice and snow, doesn`t really stop me mate, it just slows me down a bit and makes things a bit tricky
I really despise the treadmill but some love it, but same principles apply here: go easy, don't overdo it. Some people love sprinting on a treadmill but IMO that's absolute madness.
Good for you on effort and likewise to all who can endure the treadmill, but for me the best part of marathon training was being outside and feeling alive. I never felt that way on a treadmill.
Ice is no good and an easy 30 minutes indoors can be far better than feeling uncomfortable. Wind is the only thing (non-dangerous) that I really didn't like, rain never bothered me. Well, maybe heat now but I'd still probably rather be outside.
It's the ice that has stopped me in the past. However we've not had a serious winter for a few years by me so it's not been an issue. Wind and rain I can by and large cope with. I quite like cold weather running. But I'm purely a road runner, so ice and mounds of snow are no-nos.
Yep , I get used to rain and wind where I live , otherwise I’d never go out. You know those large Wind Arrows on the weather forecast that start at the North Pole that they show the path of ? Well in winter they often skim past the Northern Isles , curve gracefully over the North Sea and hit land about a mile away from me , usually when I’m running along the coast of course