Yes, this previous hater of the treadmill, is now having a hot love affair with it.
I'm pretty certain I previously hated it because of my craptastic condo gym.
I tend to look like I'm near heat stroke and rather irritated in that craptastic place ... maybe those two go together.
Unfortunately, I didn't escape the heat in the craptastic gym; I walked right into it. As an added bonus, my treadmill would stop mid-run occasionally.
But, running outside in Florida in the summer made me think my love affair with running was over. I debated taking a break from it. I wondered if I'd ever love it again.
Then, while on vacation, I found a treadmill that didn't stop mid-run in an adequately cooled gym, and I ran my farthest distance ever on a treadmill: 4.5 miles. And, I loved it. And, I realized it wasn't running that I had lost my love for, it was running in the summer.
Currently, I'm visiting South Carolina, and I have access to an incredible gym with beautiful treadmills. And, I'm having a hard time not running endlessly every day. I can't stay away.
I love you, treadmill (at least until the fall).
Do you love the treadmill or hate it? How do you cope with summer running? What is your longest distance on the treadmill?
