Treadmill or Track

[baskingshark]

I run on a treadmill for about half my weekly runs. I find running on a treadmill harder than running outside, but my DH finds exactly the opposite. I find listening to music helps to pass the time better than watching TV. It is very hard not to keep looking at the clock though. But, I'm not willing to run alone at night when it's dark out (I run in a city park) and I can't run during the day except at the gym, so I save my outdoor runs for the weekend.

[pll]

I still prefer to run outside, although we rarely have 6" of snow outside, and I would be inclined to use an indoor track if large enough (5 loops to a mile, for example, which are scarce). Most indoor tracks require 10 loops to a mile, which can strain the knee facing the inside of the track. Alternating directions is typically not possible... Between a small track and a treadmill, I would prefer the latter, but it I find it boring and keep looking at the clock. In most gyms, you need to keep it at 30 minutes.

[Tuckervill]

I listen to This American Life podcasts when I use a treadmill. It's the only time I get to hear all the stories without interruption.

thislife.org

Karen

[ummbnb]

I listen to This American Life podcasts when I use a treadmill. It's the only time I get to hear all the stories without interruption.

thislife.org

Karen

Great idea! I was going to go to the rec center tonight but dh had dinner waiting when I got home....and I stuffed myself Normally we have dinner after I'm back from my run.

When I was out yesterday afternoon it was hard to find a place to run that wasn't either snow packed or straight up ice.

Thanks for the input ladies!