{"id":2447,"date":"2011-01-10T10:21:01","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T15:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/?p=2447"},"modified":"2011-01-17T10:01:37","modified_gmt":"2011-01-17T15:01:37","slug":"beating-the-treadmill-in-5-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teamcrossworld.com\/running\/2011\/beating-the-treadmill-in-5-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Beating the Treadmill in 5 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I fought the treadmill and I won! A nice picture finish, but I pulled out the win.<\/p>\n

This past week we took Nadia to the YWCA for the first time. \u00a0I ran on the indoor track for 15 minutes and then stretched while Christy enjoyed\/endured the elliptical. \u00a0Then we switched and I ran on the treadmill while she did some weights.<\/p>\n

On the track I warmed up for 5 minutes and then alternated a up tempo lap with an easier lap for 10 minutes. \u00a0I didn’t track the number of laps, I think it is 7 laps to a mile though, it was a counter-clockwise day. \u00a0It was nice to actually run and not worry about ice or falling off the treadmill. \u00a0Not wanting to run for a full hour I stretched out and rehydrated, before the dreadmill.<\/p>\n

Once on the conveyor belt I started out pretty slow to get my legs underneath me and then 5 minutes<\/strong> later picked up the pace. \u00a0Every 5 minutes after that I picked up the pace a few pushes of the button. \u00a0By the end I was under 8 minute pace (which felt faster than I would have liked). \u00a0I only had to stop once to soothe Nadia. \u00a0She was wearing a pink outfit and \u00a0had pink hangy down toys and someone still asked if she was a girl. \u00a0Odd. \u00a0I felt like breaking the run up into those 5 minute segments helped me to stay motivated. \u00a0I knew a change was coming (even if it was faster running) and that helped \u00a0me push on. \u00a0I think 5 minutes<\/strong> is a good length, because it isn’t super short or super long. \u00a0It can easily be broken down but goes by fairly quickly.<\/p>\n

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That was a nice first session at the YWCA together.<\/p>\n

Saturday I ran with the Polar Bears<\/a>. \u00a0It was really stinking cold, 4 above and -14 wind chill. \u00a0There was a nice size crowd given the temperature and we made a lot of noisy on the squeaky, crunchy snow. \u00a0I was able to hang on for the first half of the run but slowly faded by the end. \u00a0I survived the 9 miles in 1:20 and thawed out at home!<\/p>\n

What are some tips you have for beating the treadmill?<\/p>\n

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