Quote Originally Posted by teigyr View Post
I'd much rather be outside but there are times it's dark and cold and the weather doesn't accomodate my wishes. For those who go to the treadmill in the winter, how do you simulate outside running for training purposes? I know the treadmill is easier, right? So if I run 5 miles on the treadmill, it wouldn't carry over to 5 miles outside. How can I offset that?
I've always thought the treadmill was harder than running outside. Running on a moving surface is unnatural - my feet shift around inside my shoes on the treadmill.

I'll probably run on the treadmill this evening, though. The weather looks like it won't accomodate here, either.

Deb