Real David H.

older. wiser. slower.

I ran on a treadmill and the world didn’t end.

I hate getting emails with a sentence as a subject line and nothing in the body of the email. It would be like writing a headline with no blog entry.
That’s kind of how I feel about this blog title. I don’t need to provide context, but then I’d hate myself later on.

So a few things about running on a treadmilll …

* My outdoor-only running streak has ended at around 4 years.

* I joined a cheap gym.

* I joined that gym because I’ve been very tired in the early mornings with my baby working his way toward a schedule and with the sun setting earlier this time of year my neighbor hood is crazy dark at night.

* I actually liked it. Sure it was only 10 minutes, but I was quickly reminded at how I can do a variety of speedwork on the treadmill that I may not normally try on the road.

I have several other reasons for doing all this, but what’s important is I survived and don’t feel any worse for having run on a treadmill. And the world didn’t end and hell didn’t freeze over. At least not yet.

4 responses to “I ran on a treadmill and the world didn’t end.”

  1. Karen Avatar

    Ahh the treadmill, sometimes it’s the best/ only option! I don’t like it either but sometimes ya gotta do what ya gotta do 😉 Glad to hear you made it!Karen @karenlovestorun

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  2. Phil Settle Avatar
    Phil Settle

    I guess Im an odd ball in the running community because I look forward to my treadmill runs. I see them as the perfect merger of man and machine. I perfer 4 milers, but will go twice that. Like you said, it gives speed work an extra dimension. I couldn’t do it without tunes though. I recommend bluetooth wireless headphones and just whatever tunes help you find your groove. Best of fortunes with the mill!

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  3. Coco Avatar

    You must be sleep deprived because we haven’t changed the clocks yet — or did I miss that while I was traveling? I haven’t been on the TM in ages but squeezed in a 30 min TM workout this week before I had to dash to the airport.

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    1. David H. Avatar

      What I meant was the fact it’s just getting dark earlier. I edited my post to hopefully make more sense! But yet, I’m sleep deprived.

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