After 4 days of not running, it was hard to drag my sorry bum out the door this afternoon. But the temperature had warmed up to 32 (from -6 this morning) and the sun was shining and no wind ... I had no good excuse. I took the same route as Thursday, but my pace was faster and I felt better. I've been doing a lot of research on treadmills lately as I curse the cold and the snow. But I still haven't come to a great solution. Do I spend a couple hundred dollars for a machine that moves but might die in a year, or over a thousand for a machine that might not need repairs for 4-5 years? I want to run outside most of the time, so the treadmill will be a backup ... but if it's loud or a lemon, I might resent it. What a ridiculous dilemma! I've also wondered if a gym membership with baby-sitting is better than an expensive treadmill - but in the long run, it's actually a lot more expensive. Ugh. We need to decide sometime very soon because I missed my minimum requirement of running 4 days last week. | 