Dreadmill

Did 1.8 on the dreadmill today. I hate the dreadmill. But it serves a purpose. Instead of dragging my almost 2-year-old along in the baby jogger, she got to play inside, in the warmth of out house while I sweated and gruntted. Honestly, though, I see three real advantages of the treadmill for me.

First, it allows me to get in runs when my schedule/weather don't permit it. Don't get me wrong, I live in Wisconsin and enjoy running in the cold, the snow, etc... Blizzards are awesome to run in. Problem is I have moved out into the country and sometimes it just isn't safe. I don't run at night because it would be to easy for someone to not see me and smuck me. When I lived in town, I would run an nearly any hour. The treadmill allows me to safely, if inhumanly, do that still.

Second, it lets me run fast during th winter. I've always slowed down during the winter because the poor footing and extra clothing slows you down. Once spring comes and I shed the extra clothes, takes the legs some time to remember how not to trudge along.

Finally, it allows me to work on heat aclimation. Don't think I've seen 50 degrees for a long time. But it is in the 60-something in my basement and if I don't turn the fan on, it is actually hotter than normal because on the 'mill, you don't get a breeze.

We bought a portable DVD player for car trips, I'm planning on using that to watch some movies while on the treadmill and see if I can forget how much I hate the darn thing.

The streak, if it is one, is at 3. Did a half mile warmup then did 0.05 at 8/9/10/9/8 mph with .05 recovery 6mph . Then did .13 hard sessions of 8/9/10 mph, 7 mph recovery.

Stats:
1.80 miles in 15:43 (8:43 pace)
Splits:
9:15
(8:07)

peak pace: 6:21