Treadmill Friday

Saturday, January 28, 2012 · Mike Davis

Friday, January 27, 2012

Treadmill Wednesday on Friday

Since I haven’t been sticking to my plan of running on the treadmill on Wednesdays, I decided today would be a good day to run on the treadmill. Figuring I was only running an easy 4 miles and it was raining, the circumstances seemed ideal.

We have a small gym at the base that has a few treadmills, elipticals and many other weight working machines. I would rather go to Planet Fitness because it’s bigger, not so limited and I pay $7.50 a month. However, today I figured it would be easier just to jump on the treadmill at our gym. I brought my Iphone and ear buds so I was able to listen my mostly country music. I hardly ever listen to music when I’m on the road, so it was nice to run and listen to the best music there is.

As I planned, I set the settings for 4 miles and around 9:50 pace. After the first half mile I sped it up to 9:30 and then 9:20 where I settled in for a comfortable run. I tried to focus on my posture and getting decent lift. If I’m going to be on the treadmill I figure I might as well get some value out of it. The idea is to have some slight lean from the ankles up but with good straightness starting with legs all the way to the back of your head. Kind of like there’s a cable going through the center of your chest pulling tilting you slightly forward from the ankles up. Having a mirror on my side was helpful in seeing my posture.

I have to say that this particular treadmill run was one of my best in some time. I felt better than I expected, the music was good and I got something out of it. The 4 miles seemed to pass quickly and I was done. Because I had some time after, I did some pull-ups and planks to round out my workout.

That’s it. Tomorrow I will be running 12 miles with my gang of trainees as we do most of the Half Marathon route that they will be running in less than a month. This will give me 37 miles for the week and I’m pretty happy with that. The ups and downs!

Cheers!

mike