BQ by 40

I was initially thinking of one of the low end TRUE treadmills, or maybe even dreaming of a Landice L7, but I ended up settling on a Sole F80 Treadmill:

I was able to run (with sock feet) on it for about a minute at up to 7’30″ pace.  Very sturdy.  It has a 3 CHP motor, and goes up to 12 mph and 15% incline.  It has the standard hokey 12V fans like on the Star Trac treadmills in the gym (or your home computer), but it also looks to have a nice little set of speakers and other features.  I’m really only hoping to bridge the days when I can’t break away to run outside or during lunch, but this little treadmill should also give me the occasional opportunity to run a long run indoors the next time storm debris is littering the streets outside.  The best part was, I only spent half my originally planned amount.

• Streak? Day 3. 2.6 miles in 25'07" #twit2fit Ran a slow progression on the Sole F80 treadmill with my old ASICS Gel-1120s.  Tried out the built-in speakers on the treadmill with my iPod.  Pretty nice. 0.0-0.5 miles @ 6.0 mph 0.5-1.0 miles  @ 6.1 mph 1.0-1.5 miles @ 6.2 mph 1.5-2.0 miles @ 6.3 mph 2.0-2.5 miles @......
• Is there life after DNF? - a partial-race report [/caption] Race Preparation: Something about this morning's race just wasn't right. There were just other priorities going on this week, starting with the night of Thunder Over Louisville and every night up until last night, I had been up late with kids who had stomach bugs, or just going to......
• Trying to break the monotony of running outside... *heh* #twit2fit #running It's amazing how running 50 miles in 7 runs over 4 days can make even running in pleasant weather a bit of a mental challenge.  On Monday-Wednesday of this week, I ran outside, starting at 5:45 AM.  Daylight doesn't bleed into the sky until near 7, so running down streets......
• 2 days x 2 runs x 6 miles. Daily doubles #running #twit2fit Monday morning/lunch: 6.27 Miles in 1:00:00 6.01 Miles in 54:35 Tuesday morning/lunch: 6 Miles in 55:30 6.02 Miles in 57:33 I finished my second consecutive day of 6 mile double runs.  I'm aiming for 70 miles this week, and I'd prefer to do 5x10-mile days and 1 20-mile day, but......
• My new tactic. 1% treadmill run + -3% incline on cool-down #twit2fit Streak day 51.  7.51 miles in 1:15:00. For my last two runs on the treadmills at work, I've actually been using the "cool down" as an actual cool down.  I ran 1 mile in 10 minutes, then reset the treadmill (60 minute session limit) for another 60 minute session at......