I was just planning to cross train today but I got to the gym and saw a few people motoring along on the treadmill so I figure I should join them. Apparently "workouts" are popular these days so I tried an abbreviated version. 2 mile warm up, 3 x 1 mile at 5:00 (quarter mile jog in between) and then 3/4 mile cool down. The first two miles were at .5% incline and since the treadmill maxes out at 12 mph I raised it to 1% for the last one. But before I think I need a faster treadmill I need to be able to do these at 1.5% which is closer to a road equivalent. That pace didn't feel terrible but I wouldn't say it was easy. The best thing about the treadmill in my opinion is that I don't have monitor my pace, i.e. I just set it at 12 mph and I know that 5 minutes later I will be done with a mile. Average for the 6.25 mile run was 5:45. Some cross training, AIS and hip stuff afterwards.
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