Fun (For a Treadmill Workout)

Here's the treadmill workout that I made up yesterday! It went by really fast, and I thought it was fun as far as treadmill running goes. I'll definitely be doing it again the next time I need a good 6-ish mile treadmill workout. 

*(Adjust speeds to fit your needs. Number 1 and 9 should be a comfortable pace that you could sustain for awhile. Numbers 3 and 7 (20 seconds on, 10 seconds off) should be a sprint.)

I left the treadmill running while I was doing the 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off. I would just jump to the sides and watch the treadmill clock for 10 seconds. Otherwise I would have been using the entire 10 seconds or more to slow the treadmill speed and then speed it back up. You just have to be really careful when you get back on! I used my arms to take a few steps at first every time I got back on so I wouldn't biff it. 

I was so focused on watching the clock for 20 seconds, and then 10 seconds that my workout was over before I even noticed how nasty sweaty I was.  

I planned to end with 2 more miles at the same speed I started (7.5), but after all those faster intervals, 7.5 felt too slow, and the 8.0 speed felt the same as the 7.5 speed had at the beginning! I love when that happens. Next time I think I'll challenge myself a little more with the 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off speed. I think I could have gone a little faster because 20 seconds goes by really fast! 

The total mileage for this workout was 6 miles, including the little bit of mileage from when I was taking the 10 second rests. I may have counted the reps wrong because it was kind of hard to watch the clock, and count reps, and run, and watch the movie that was playing in the cardio cinema. : ) (I've been doing a week trial at a gym this past week to decide if I want to get a gym pass for the next few months to help me train for my first triathlon that I hope to do this year. I need a gym pass to practice swimming and cycling, so we'll see how B does in the daycare.)