What's worse than running on a treadmill?? Not being able to run at all. Which is what I thought was going to happen today when I tweaked my back hoisting boxes of toys around. Since the roads were slop and the temps were below zero, I had already decided it would be a treadmill day. …
Category: treadmill
Monday Madness
Back to the dreaded treadmill today. This time for some speedy stuff. Here was my 5:00 a.m. workout. Treadmill: 1% incline Warm up: 10 minutes @ 6.9 mph 4x 2 minutes @ 8.0mph with 1 minute @ 6.7 recovery in between Then 10 minutes recovery at 6.7 mph 5 minutes @ 8mph (took 30 second …
Embracing the Enemy
Today, for the first time in ages, I embraced an old enemy: The Treadmill. I despise running on a treadmill. I seriously go mental from boredom. I am not coordinated enough to run on a treadmill and listen to an ipod (don't ask). I can't run and watch tv because I don't have my glasses …
Confession
I have a confession to make. I have sort of been liking the treadmill lately.* Seriously. It's actually been a nice escape from the cold/dark/ice. And it has been allowing me to get some quality workouts in, which have been impossible with our Minnesota conditions. Hills. Random speed. And today, downhills, thanks to Jen's suggestion …
Epic Fail!
I made one of the ugliest-ever attempts at a long run on a treadmill today. Oh, and it wasn't just an attempt at a long run, but an attempt at a marathon pace long run. In retrospect, I shouldn't have tried it. I HATE the treadmill and hardly ever run on it (like maybe 3 …
How cute are my girls?!?
Is it just me or do they sort of look alike with their curls? Another kick-butt treadmill workout yesterday. The horrible roads made me attempt intervals on the TM and I did it! 10 whole miles. On the treadmill. With 5x1000m at 7:19 pace in the middle. And it wasn't too unbearable. Tough, mentally, but …
