Treadmill vs street

I am canadian so treadmill....i do not run in snow. summer is different, then I hit the parks and trails. i love to groove to my tunes on the treadmill, outside i do not like music because i want to be aware of my surroundings.

street! it is much more interesting. I live in the bronx and find my neighborhood is lovely at dawn!
plus i am afraid my cat will get hurt bu going on the tradmill while it is moving

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Thanks! I don't currently have trail shoes - I just wear my regular running shoes when I hit the trails. Probably not a good plan for snow though.

If it's a fairly flat surface, with powdery snow, regular running shoes would work fine. If the snow get's really wet, it can compress and become a bit slippery. You just have to slow down, take smaller strides and take it all in.

What you didn't like 12,000 quotes in there? LOL.

Thanks for the advice! My trails are mostly flat - only about 3/4 of a mile section is hilly. Nicely paved bike trails but I doubt they'll ever be compressed since I don't think a lot of people use it in the winter. But I guess I'll find out! They were putting up cross country ski trail signs the other day...

Oh, don't run on the cross country ski trails. Those people spend hour upon hour grooming those trails. Walking and/or running on them destroys the trails for the skiers.

Get off the dreadmill and hit the pavement, trails or the track!

^^^ This !

Maybe that is why I was having shin splint problems... I was walking on a 3-5 incline.

Could be your shoes too. Make sure you have a good pair of running shoes that you get from a specialty running store. They will make sure you have the right shoe for your gait.

I always know when my shoes are dead, shin splints. I never used to track miles but now I have an app for that.

I prefer the treadmill. I lost all my weight from the treadmill and it broke because I wore it out! Now I have taken to the streets and I HATE it. I was use to walking/running on a 7 incline and now unless I go find an elevated ground area I am flat and I don't feel I am exerting myself like I did on the treadmill. I could burn way more calories on the treadmill using the incline than I do now. Now I have to stay out longer and go futher to compensate.

I always love when this topic pops up....me personally i can do both equally as well....todays run 89 mins ((no music)) treadmill....ppl always contend that treadmill running is so boring....well I run outside as well...beautiful 2.6 mile park....so unless you are running short distances to me I am still seeing the same old sites and sound... going around and around..to me thats boring as well...I run different places, same premise....it just require more focus especially if you are running longer...if you run a 10 min. mile treadmill or outside...same time...same sites....the 1 advantage I will give to the treadmill esp. long runs, my drinks in front of me....hate running outside carrying things....but the 1 advantage or disadvantage depending on your level of comfort abt outside is that you cannot deny the weather factor...that is huge...whichever you prefer Im all for it.....running is just the best feeling EVER.................enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Crummy for me (although I'm not the person you're asking) is anything not between 45 and 65 degrees, any kind of precipitation, wind more than 10mph, snow/ice/mud on the roads, and/or the threat of any of the above during the time I expect to be outside. I hate nature-and i am outside more than in (although I don't have any of the normal resentful feelings towards my treadmill). I will say safety is a much bigger issue than weather where I am-and that will bring me inside faster than hurricane sandy did.

Guess I'm a bit of a princess...
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I feel you on this. I live in New England and have had 3 serious ankle injuries in the last 5 years... not to mention I'm eternally clumsy and fearful of slipping when running with ice/snow. Crutches are the WORST.

So, I dont have to walk at an incline or anything to get the same benefit as walking on a trail?

Recommendation is 1-2% incline to make up for lack of wind resistance, etc.

Recent study conducted by Running Times showed that there is no compensation necessary for wind resistance until you are running sub 6:00 miles.

Really? That is good to know because whenever I use the incline on a treadmill I have a harder time with shin splints and asthma.

I prefer outdoors but from about May to Mid-Sept use treadmill. Too hot on the surface of the sun and I can't get up at 4am to run.

Maybe that is why I was having shin splint problems... I was walking on a 3-5 incline.

Could be your shoes too. Make sure you have a good pair of running shoes that you get from a specialty running store. They will make sure you have the right shoe for your gait.

Never found the specialty shoes to be necessary. I run in $30 clearance rack cross trainers indoors, and work or hiking boots on trails (I dont run on the street .. where people can .. see)

You are in the very fortunate minority. I've seen many peoples' running pains go away from the right shoes.

Never found the specialty shoes to be necessary. I run in $30 clearance rack cross trainers indoors, and work or hiking boots on trails (I dont run on the street .. where people can .. see)

A lot of people aren't as lucky.

I was in pain when I ran until I was fitted for the right kind of shoes. It made all the difference for me.

I always love when this topic pops up....me personally i can do both equally as well....todays run 89 mins ((no music)) treadmill....ppl always contend that treadmill running is so boring....well I run outside as well...beautiful 2.6 mile park....so unless you are running short distances to me I am still seeing the same old sites and sound... going around and around..to me thats boring as well...I run different places, same premise....it just require more focus especially if you are running longer...if you run a 10 min. mile treadmill or outside...same time...same sites....the 1 advantage I will give to the treadmill esp. long runs, my drinks in front of me....hate running outside carrying things....but the 1 advantage or disadvantage depending on your level of comfort abt outside is that you cannot deny the weather factor...that is huge...whichever you prefer Im all for it.....running is just the best feeling EVER.................enjoy it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

From Most to Least Boring: Track, Treadmill, Trail

So, I dont have to walk at an incline or anything to get the same benefit as walking on a trail?

Recommendation is 1-2% incline to make up for lack of wind resistance, etc.

Recent study conducted by Running Times showed that there is no compensation necessary for wind resistance until you are running sub 6:00 miles.

Really? That is good to know because whenever I use the incline on a treadmill I have a harder time with shin splints and asthma.

I prefer outdoors but from about May to Mid-Sept use treadmill. Too hot on the surface of the sun and I can't get up at 4am to run.

I was sent to the surface of the sun on a business trip this summer. Lovely place-I enjoyed that it was nice and flat but good Christ it was hot. No reason for it to be almost 90 before the sun is up. And I had to be outside because work insisted we stay in a ghetto hotel that had no gym.

Oh man, that had to have been difficult. I want to try running outside this summer but am so nervous. I went a few times on what seemed like a nice September afternoon... I learned quickly that 98 is still just as hot as 115 when you run at 1 in the afternoon.

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I used to run on the treadmill and was fine with it, but after spending a few months over the summer running outside, I can't stand the treadmill anymore. I get bored out of my mind after like 10 minutes. So now if I'm stuck indoors, I just find different exercises to do instead.