I have a half marathon, two full marathons and even an extreme ultra-marathon distance. But what separates me from most other marathon runners, is that with the exception of a rare run outside, has all of my training was on a treadmill. Most other runners I know hate the treadmill, and sometimes also referring to how the dreadmill. But the treadmill has some advantages over running outside. Of course there are also some disadvantages.
One of the biggest advantages of a treadmill is theAbility to run day and night regardless of the weather. Where I live, it is brutally cold in winter and uncomfortably hot and humid in the summer. But with a treadmill, I can train all year.
Another advantage with a treadmill is the ability to run at a certain speed. Most marathon schedules call for operation at different stages on different days. Outside, it is almost impossible, at what pace you run, run while you know. You can click on a track,and look at the clock as you learn to pass certain markers on what speed you are already running. And depending on the terrain, it may be difficult if not impossible to obtain, maintain a consistent pace. But when my running schedule says 10 miles at a 10:00 pace walk, I can just 6mph on the treadmill and run 10 miles exactly at 10:00 minutes per mile pace.
The biggest drawback is on a treadmill monotony. Most people get bored, on a treadmill forHours. I have built up a TV in front of me, and watch movies, or whatever is on TV.
Another disadvantage of long distance running on a treadmill is the potential for distractions. It's going to be easy to take a bathroom break, eat lunch, or e-mails. This is one of my biggest problems. I will take breaks during long runs in order to take care of the distractions. As long as I run all those miles, I've generally okay in the end. But to be with will power, this problemto overcome.
Another minor drawback is the training on a treadmill that you are not by the passing air is cooled as you walk. I solved this by a small fan blowing on the floor in front of the treadmill, air cool for me to help me.
While training on a treadmill for my first road race, a half marathon, I was over whether the road would be much harder than the nervous walking on the treadmill. I've seen a few training runs on the road, as itwould feel. I was surprised, found little difference in the impact information, and that I actually ran faster on the road than I expected.
I was also concerned about the lack of hills on a treadmill. In my earlier treadmill training, I would climb to 3 or 4 I read somewhere that this would be the better way to simulate. But I was not able to run so fast. So sometimes I would be inclined to the lowest level is set, and would run faster to do. Over time, I was just leftthe slope to the lowest setting, and run faster. I have not found that this limit my running. Most marathons are already relatively flat, with only a few small hills.
I was also worried that since I do not really driving my body before, how would I be when actually on the street, which was on a treadmill actually easier than outside. This did not appear to be on a topic. When I was outside in the race, I'm actually ratherto run faster and easier than I have on the treadmill.
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