Bams blog got me thinking today on the topic of cross training so I tried to come up with something "fun". The logic was that if the incline was high enough to minimize the impact that I could get a good tempo effort in on the treadmill at lower speed. I think it was a success. 45 minutes tempo at 25 incline (the treadmill goes to 30). 5 minute "warmup" at 3mph then 40 minutes at 4.5mph. This was hard and I got some funny looks but oh well. The HR got up to 168 towards the end of the "tempo". Cooled down for 5 minutes at 12.5 incline. The treadmill said I climbed 4430 feet :). The miles logged are coverted based on time and effort. The treadmill said 3.69 miles. The good part is that with the incline that high and keeping the cadence up didn't irritate my hip flexor. It kept the effort on my quads and calves mainly. Good stuff. I will actually enjoy the soreness tomorrow. Weights at home afterward.
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