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I broke myself of the treadmill habit after

• new treadmills were installed in the gym (with a more honest speed and incline calibration)
• beginning carpooling (arriving @ 5:30 to 6:00am is not feasible for everyone)

With the new treadmills on 1%, I built some solid strength. Other benefits that I missed:

• Softer landing surface
• Consistent pacing — easier at beginning, but harder at end.
• Controlled pacing — I was running 30-60 seconds too fast, and then trying to maintain. I probably killed the tendon around my ankle this way and some knee.

I still went too fast: 5.68 Miles in 50:00… 8’49″ pace. I tried starting at 6.4 mph, but my entertainment options on the TV were limited. Also, someone asked to “borrow” the remote for the TV. I did not see it return, so I was stuck on the current channel unless I wanted to break stride. Because of this, I sped up to wrap up. Such are the perils of a treadmill in a gym.

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• A better 20 miler than last time Elevation chart:Got about a 10 am start, and temps today ended up warming up quite a bit faster than the last few days--no risk of frost this morning either. Still, the temperature was in the low 50s and sunny to start--a little chilly for a sleeveless running shirt. By mile......
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