I'm running outside again. Its hard.
Today was the second one, and my 5k was a minute faster than the one two days ago.
I'm less sick and had water, so that all makes sense. It was also hotter, I think.
Why is it so much harder to run outside than on a treadmill?
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Interesting! Perhaps it's because I'm from a cool, arid climate, but I find treadmill running to be incredibly difficult and outside running to be quite enjoyable (for the 4 months out of the year that it's realistic to do it).
ReplyDeleteI think they work different muscles! And its like 85 outside.
ReplyDeleteUgh. That is pretty hot.
ReplyDeleteI just find treadmill running so boring. Even podcasts aren't enough to keep me engaged.
Solitaire on the treadmill plus Hamilton, and a view of the Washington monument does it for me, Adam D .
ReplyDeleteBecause of weather, and there's a psychological effect of knowing that you can't just stop anytime; you also get to run back. Also, streets are a less comfortable surface.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I always found stationary bikes mind-numbing, and preferred bicycling, particularly because it's harder to read on a stationary bike than on a treadmill. I do prefer outdoor walking to the treadmill myself, but I live somewhere with a fair amount of nice weather.
ReplyDeleteWe have nice weather, just less and less of it.
ReplyDeleteRace day will be at 8 AM, so it should be cool. It was last year. Its in 10 days.
There's a track nearby; I tried it for the first time. Not sure I'm a fan.
I prefer going places to looping around a track. Even though my normal walk is a pretty set route, it's more interesting. When we lived downtown it was less of a pretty walk, but we had a good cafe at a good distance away so I used cappuccino as incentive. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso, dogs prefer longer routes and we walk with our dog.
I actually like that running outside "strands" me. It's incentive to finish my runs, and forces me to be realistic about my endurance.
ReplyDeleteI also can't read on a treadmill at all. Ereaders and paper books alike; part of it is that I have trouble focusing on the words when my body is moving like that, and part of it is keeping my page (for a paper book). I much prefer a stationary bike for that. I mostly do podcasts on the treadmill, but the lack of visual stimulation kills me. I'm not even sure nice scenery would fix it, since it would be the same nice scenery for the entire run.
Maybe I'm spoiled by the hundreds of kilometres of really lovely outdoor pathways in my city. I can walk about ten minutes from either my apartment or my office and have access to a paved, tree-sheltered riverside path.
It is cool that there are such diversities of opinion! I never cease to be fascinated by how different people's perceptions are.
Gretchen S. Walking, sure I can enjoy things. Running, I'm panting and trying real hard not to fall down. I'm less interested in pretty things, so I am discovering.
ReplyDeleteAdam D This last time, i was a block from home when I hit 5k. Planning!
ReplyDeleteSeriously, reading while running sounds like a recipe for disaster. Just, plop, fall down dead. I need something much more passive, like music.
Also, Gretchen S. , I hope that didn't come across wrong. Do what you can! For me, that's just about a 5k. For you, it may be something different. Every bit helps!
ReplyDeleteWilliam Nichols Not a bit! I'm disabled and there was a point during my rehab when half a block was a good day out, so.... I have more time to stop and smell the roses! :) Now I can do a bit over a mile pretty reliably, which is good for me but no shakes on what runners do. I usually only run to hustle the dog past foxtails or if I'm having a good day. (The dog does love it, so he sometimes talks me into more than I ought to do.)
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid I tried to read while bicycling to school.... I don't recommend it.