Transitioning from treadmill to outdoor running
RubyLou25
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I've done most of my running on a treadmill, but completing a race outside on Sunday completely changed that. I loved running outdoors. I mapped a few runs by my house and did a 5k today to see how it would go with running by myself. Loved it.
I just did a slow jog the whole way through because of the huge hills that I live by. I'm excited for them to be my new challenges.
The treadmill will be saved for late night runs now (I live in the middle of nowhere and there's no street lights).
Just curious if anyone has any tips or anything about switching to outdoor running.
I just did a slow jog the whole way through because of the huge hills that I live by. I'm excited for them to be my new challenges.
The treadmill will be saved for late night runs now (I live in the middle of nowhere and there's no street lights).
Just curious if anyone has any tips or anything about switching to outdoor running.
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Just curious if anyone has any tips or anything about switching to outdoor running.
Yes, it's going to be harder. You will be using different muscles.
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