I almost can't believe that I ran only 3 miles. Long ago, I made a pact with myself (for some reason). We agreed that my shortest daily run would be 5 miles. We broke the pact. I chose the treadmill today. People in Utah won't understand this, but it was quite cold today (38F) and very dark. I have to slowly introduce myself to cold weather running. Here's the weather in Memphis for you: Sunday - quite warm (65F), Monday - a bit chilly (38F). Usually, I don't mind the colder weather, but something about today. It just looked soooo dark and cold when I peeked out of the window.
It was an uneventful 3 miles with a number of 100m strides thrown in. Our treadmill is a hand me down and is probably the cheapest model Sears sold back in the late 90's. All of the controls and slide bars and you are just guessing when you slide it to a number. Will it be 7.6 mph or 8.2 mph. This thing is also way off in the calibration department. 10 mph or 6 minute pace is supposed to be the fastest speed. When you crank it up to the highest setting, I would honestly say that you are running close to a WR 1500m effort. Why did I go on so long about our dreadmill and my measley 3 miles? | 