All those things become excuses for me.Ī few weeks ago I started the C25K over again at week 3, this time picking up my pace quite a bit to improve my overall speed. I also don't like running wet, or when it's too hot and humid, or when it's too cold. I developed runner's knee running outside, which set me back a bit this summer. I've found that I can avoid injury on the treadmill. I was most concerned about avoiding injury, because I really wanted to be ready for the 5K. It took a few weeks until I was able to run the entire thing outside without stopping. To transition to the outside, I jumped back to week 5 in the program and began running a couple of times a week outside, supplemented with full runs on the treadmill once or twice a week. My first actual 5k was scheduled for about 5 weeks after I completed C25K. I ran almost exclusively on the treadmill throughout the entire program. I started on the treadmill in February of this year. If your change is following illness, then I am sure you are doing the best thing for you! Perhaps you will consider running outside every so often when we get one of those lovely 'Indian summer' days anywhere between September and April? Anyway, glad that you are keeping the running going. than vice versa - probably because of the non-moving feature of most pavements, fields, towpaths etc. *What I most recall from older postings is that folk who start on the treadmill have found it harder to move outside. There are undoubtedly more arguments for and against both - I'm sure you'll get loads of comments. Road minuses: traffic/animal hazards, allergens to trigger hay fever and asthma, you have to master forward progress as the road stays where it is and you need to move on, all weathers experienced (it works both ways!) Road pluses: all weathers experienced, every possible surface to challenge one, real air with all that entails, ever-changing scenery, continued interest. Treadmill minuses: sweaty smells, unchanging scenery, no real sense of going anywhere, boredom. Treadmill pluses: no weather probs, the running surface moves for you*, choice of inclines and programs - sometimes, air-conditioned environment It's such a shame that all the old tab links have been lost with the redesign of this web page, as there were so many postings about road v treadmill. Hi there Ladylovesmilktray (teehee, only mentioned this old ad campaign a few days ago and hardly anyone remembered it!
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