secrets to treadmill success
incredibly, I just had a successful treadmill run!
Secrets:
- appropriate music (blaring missy elliott and ciara is essential)
- starting slow
the music entices you to speed up, but so long as you’re willing to start slow and return to slow, you don’t get discouraged.
I told myself I’d run for an hour. At the end of the hour, I’d done 6.7 miles, so I took a water break and went back for another half hour. I then figured it would be around that same length of time to do 3.3 miles, and get in an even 10, so that’s what I did.
I ended up doing 10 miles at just under an hour and a half, which is a respectable 9 min mile. Often when I start on the treadmill I push it up to at least 8:20 right from the start, and get overheated and frustrated. This felt really good, the whole way!
