Milling It!
Many runners (including you perhaps!) emphatically declare, “I hate the treadmill.” Some opt for the elliptical or stationary bike in lieu of stepping onto a moving belt. To be sure, few would choose the mill over a nice outdoor run. But adding to my prior post, Inside Out, the past couple of weeks have been unusually cold and windy in Vermont. For both safety and comfort I’ve been spending time on Treadmill #53, a Cybex 770T at the UVM Rec Center. It’s one of a bank of six high-end Cybex and Woodway treadmills that look over the UVM soccer/lacrosse field, where hardy UVM athletes often practice in extreme conditions. And there are clear views of Camel’s Hump, the second highest peak in Vermont some 30 miles away. #53 is a pretty new machine with a cycling display of time, distance, pace, calories, calories/hr., watts, and METS. Plenty to watch! Well and good. But to be honest I do find it hard to get started. An inner voice asks – “can I stand doing this?” That was the case last Sunday when I was planning to do a 12-mile run. But with outside temps at minus six and 25 mph winds … Continue reading