A friend of mine had an ongoing affair with a treadmill for
over a year. Every day (and I mean EVERY day) she would go to the gym after
work and do an indoor run logging many miles each night. I would tease her and suggest
she to get the heck off that machine and run in the beauty of the outdoors. She
never listened. Now? I’ve eaten my
words a bit as I’ve come to realize there are some great benefits to (occasionally)
running on a treadmill..…..and today, actually enjoy doing so myself.
So what is it that I suddenly like about the treadmill? Knowing my exact distance covered at
any point during the workout, my pace to that point and so forth is great. I LOVE racing against the numbers on the display. I can take
one look at the data, crank up the speed and positive-talk myself (wait, did I
just say that?) into going faster. I suppose I could buy one of those fancy
Garmin watches to do the same thing outdoors - and probably will at some point
- but until then, I plan to enjoy my newfound relationship with the treadmill.
By the way, my friend has since stopped seeing the treadmill
every day… she’s now got something going on with a yoga mat.
love your witty and funny entry. I always wondered why people would prefer a treadmill over an outdoor run, but now I know why: it is the technological advantage! Maybe I will try it out myself one day :)
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It's a smart tactic to experience both forms! I know that when I run on the treadmill, I am forced to keep up a certain pace, otherwise I would slack off for sure.
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