Comments on: The Indoor Dilemma http://www.irun.ca/blog/index.php/the-indoor-dilemma/ Home to Canada's running community and iRun magazine Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:44:39 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Lesley http://www.irun.ca/blog/index.php/the-indoor-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-13901 Lesley Fri, 09 Apr 2010 13:20:36 +0000 http://www.irun.ca/blog/?p=4657#comment-13901 When non-runners (who want to get started) ask me questions like, "What's the best way to train?" my answer is always the same: Do it the way you want to do it, that way it is more likely to get done! If you're a weather wimp, nothing wrong with hitting the treadmill on crappy days (rather than doing nothing at all). Running on a treadmill (or riding on a trainer, or doing elliptical or the rowing machine) might not be AS good as "the real thing" but it's better than skipping the workout altogether. And in some cases, the treadmill or bike trainer can provide a safe, controlled environment to get some key workouts done where paces, times and HR are important and you want to be able to control them. When non-runners (who want to get started) ask me questions like, “What’s the best way to train?” my answer is always the same: Do it the way you want to do it, that way it is more likely to get done! If you’re a weather wimp, nothing wrong with hitting the treadmill on crappy days (rather than doing nothing at all).

Running on a treadmill (or riding on a trainer, or doing elliptical or the rowing machine) might not be AS good as “the real thing” but it’s better than skipping the workout altogether. And in some cases, the treadmill or bike trainer can provide a safe, controlled environment to get some key workouts done where paces, times and HR are important and you want to be able to control them.

]]> By: EndorphinBuzz http://www.irun.ca/blog/index.php/the-indoor-dilemma/comment-page-1/#comment-10817 EndorphinBuzz Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:01:16 +0000 http://www.irun.ca/blog/?p=4657#comment-10817 There's no substitute for getting out there and pounding the pavement. The gym is definitively not my preferred option, especially for 2 or 3 hour runs. I much prefer to enjoy the scenery, regardless of how cold and snowy. There’s no substitute for getting out there and pounding the pavement. The gym is definitively not my preferred option, especially for 2 or 3 hour runs. I much prefer to enjoy the scenery, regardless of how cold and snowy.

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