I Thought This Was a 5K?!: TOT (Training on the Treadmill)

TAKE ME BACK!

Welp, we're back from Mexico, but the weather surely doesn't feel like it! It was bad enough that while on vacay it was too hot to run outside, but when I came home I expected to be able to pick up right where I left off with my outside runs. Wrong.

Because the heat and humidity was far too high in Mexico, I did all of my runs, exccept one short run, on the treadmill. For some reason I always assumed treadmill running would be harder than outside running. Wrong, again.

Thanks to modern technology, running on a treadmill is actually easier in a lot of ways. Mainly for pacing. It's much easier when the treadmill does the work for you, keeping a constant pace - with hills, holes, and traffic, maintaining a truly constant pace outside is much more difficult. I still think I prefer the scenery of an outside run, but I did log some of my best times so far while on the treadmill, including a 1:00:51 for my first 7 miler. However, the marathon is not on a treadmill, thank the lord, so hopefully I can get back to my outside runs starting this weekend!

Even when the temps start to cooperate with my training schedule, after my first long run debacle, I will surely be running with ample amounts of HYDRATION! Im still wavering between hydration belts - I'm going to do some more research this week and hopefully make my selection this weekend. I like the 4-bottle belt styles, they get good reviews about being light weight and easy to use while on the run, but Im also not opposed to the idea of a CamelBak, especially the fanny-pack type, although I worry about sloshing. Right now my top 3 right now are:

1) Revenge 4 Bottle-Belt $47.95