[quote=Blogstar]Are you calculating equivalent paces with in incline? According to this ,http://www.hillrunner.com/training/tmillchart.php, incline makes a pretty big difference. Some people say they are slower on a treadmill some say faster. 1% incline is supposed to cover lack of wind resistance at any pace. That’s assuming a comparison to a calm day outside on level ground.
The treadmill spits on the miles I ran and the time 🙂
Maybe it’s off…
I set the pace to about 7.6 for the first 2 miles. The program I use on the treadmill starts off with a 0.5 incline for the first 2 minutes and than gradually ramps up to 1 to 1.5 with a 30 second interval around 3 and then back to 0.5 and back to 1-1.5 and then back to 0.5. Toward the last mile, I sometimes need to drop the pace of to around a 7.4
I think I’m probably faster on the treadmill, because I set the speed above what I’m normally use to running on the road. It forces me to keep up. If I running on the road, I don’t think I push myself as hard. The treadmill is also much easier on my feet. I didn’t think it would make a big difference. But I think what gets me to stop running sooner isn’t my heart or lack of breath, it’s leg/foot fatigue. Orthodics helps a lot but I can still feel much more running on the road than on a treadmill. In my work gym, we also have a treadmill that only moves based on your running. I haven’t tried that yet, but that’s suppose to be more realistic. Myabe I should run on the road more. I use to, but ever since I moved offices, it’s a little more of a challenge.
The heart rate “monitor” on the treadmill (again probably not accurate) says around 167
