Right treadmills how good are they really?
I have one in my garage/gym its not quite David Lloyd or LA fitness but does the job, it does 0-8mph, and i do about 5 miles on it if i have to use it because i cant get out for whatever reason.
Do you think they are nearly as good as going out running or would you never replace a training session with treadmill running any advice would be great hayley

I have a Life Fitness treadmill and do find it useful to train on when the weather is bad! The good thing about them is that you can regulate your speed, inclines and distance. The drawbacks of course are that you go nowhere, you run alone, you don't get the thrill of the fresh air and, if you are like me, you get a lot hotter a lot quicker, and all that entails!!

For me then treadmill running is a good substitute but not as good as the real thing.

I can`t imaging enjoying running on a treadmill,so I`ve never owned one,but others I have spoken to seem to use them when It`s cold or wet.

I`d rather still be running outside whatever the conditions.

See how good I am at answering posts without hardly ever giving any usefull advice......

Yeah i agree with everything you have said.Mines a body sculpture treadmill. My better half tells me not to run on it at 8mph or ill burn the motor out, but if i run at 7.5mph i do 5 miles slower than if i went out, plus i find it so so boring, but then i think its better than doing nothing at all...........

A master!!

Im doing some hill running tonight up down and up down, the the rest isnt flat either, then try and do 10k a few times up to the race on 24th, i find longer distance harder i think than i do speed so im trying to put it all together than maybe i might get 46mins at the finishing line.................................dont know why im so hung up about this race maybe because its my first 10k oh well

Well the good thing about this race is that however you go you will do a pb!!

Don't get stressed about it..you can only do what you can do and some days are better/easier than others. On race day adrenalin will kick in to help you.

If you can try to do a couple of slow, easy runs of say 7.5m before the race...they will help your stamina on the day itself.

Yeah iv never run 7.5 miles, its hard as my town is only small and id have to go out of brightlingsea and iv not lived here long,might get lost and look like a wally......
But i use nike routefinder which is quite accurate for distance so ill see what i can work out.

It only has to be a very slow 7.5m.....
If you are aiming for 46m for the 10k that's just about 7'30" pace so if you do 7.5m training run at 9' -9'30" pace you'll be fine...trust me!!

I have a problem with slowing my pace down and i dont know why, maybe to to get home faster to have that glass of wine in the evening haha No but i really not sure why this is