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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 5: 2.81 miles in 27'01" #twit2fit Yesterday was a "tempo" day--a 1 mile tempo.  Maybe that's an interval.  Needless to say, I thought I could run a 7 minute mile, but I lost the pace at about 4/10 of a mile and struggled to keep a 7'20" mile. Coming off of that effort with a little......
• 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 @......
• Progressive run on the treadmill as a fundraiser #running #twit2fit I completed my 2-hour leg of the 24-hour treadmill relay to raise money for the the World Food Program: Hour 1:  6.28 miles, from 6.0 mph to 6.6 mph Hour 2:  7.04 miles, from 6.7 mph to 7.5 mph Hopefully, I'll wrap up my 72-mile week tonight with a 9-mile......
• Slightly slow 17 miler in 2:44:15 #twit2fit I guess it's a good sign that I could finish a long run with any legs at all given that I've run my first back-to-back 60+ mile weeks ever.  I just hate feeling like my legs are dead on a training run. I did, however, manage a first half/second half......
• I get more miles in before sun up than most people get all week #running #twit2fit I ran 12 miles (just below 10-minute pace), mostly in the dark, on a clear morning in Fern Creek this morning.  When away from main roads, I could clearly see more stars in the sky than I ever did growing up in my old neighborhood.  The sun came up by......