I have heard that it is a good idea to run with an incline on the treadmill, so I tried that today. 5k at 1-2%, alternating depending on when I got too tired at 2.0%. Is this a good incline to start with? I did OK, but ran the 5k about 3 min slower @ 28 min. What would you recommend as a progressive training so I get uses to running hills in about 2 weeks. Not too tired, but quads are burning a little ( good right?). I also felt my IT bands tighten a bit while running.

Sorry noob here I only walk on mine at 3.5 speed and 5 incline. What speed do you run at with a incline of 2%. Blush

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Hi - I run at 6.5-7.0 mph.

Hi - I run at 6.5-7.0 mph.

Ok that's a run not a jog right. You have no clue how much of a noob I feel asking that lol

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You are doing great already and will be running faster before you know it! Just keep doing whatever you feel comfortable with. I want to encourage you to keep at it. Great things are in store for you.

BTB' date=' I have been training on my treadmill with the incline set to 2% for 60 min (10k) since originally posting this thread. It so happens that we had a sunny day today in Seattle, temps were mild and it happens to be a running day for me. With your encouraging emails over last month, I thought today would be a good day to take my game outside. I measured out 10k of relatively flat and tried it out. Success! I finish in 57 minutes. One trick I have learned this last week about posture is to keep my chest up and my head looking forward as well as back straight. This puts the center of gravity right around upper thigh region instead of in front of the abs. Before my whole body was leaning forward a bit. Also, I felt like the impact of hitting the ground was absorbed far better as my legs gave a little with each stride, much like a shock absorbing system in a car. After 10 minutes, I hit the sweet runner spot of cozy warm ness and the rest was fairly straight forward. Took the usual energy squares before the run.[/quote']

That's awesome. Sounds like another treadmill runner converted. 2 more and I get a free toaster.