Treadmill vs. outdoors?

I'm the opposite of that. :laugh:
I can only do around 30 on the treadmill and by the end of that I'm exhausted! And I don't even go that fast and I take lots of breaks.
But then when I'm outside I'm able to go at a steady pace for much longer without getting too tired. I also find that I get bored much faster on a treadmill than I do when I'm running outside.

I can jog on my treadmill for 30 minutes straight through, its usually around 2 and a half miles when I'm finished, but when I jog outside I huff and puff and have to stop to take a break before I even get to the end of the street. Does anyone else have this problem? Or, are my lungs just super strange?

Sounds like you are running faster outside and not as consistently when you are outside. Try slowing down and jogging instead of 'running'. If you can get to a track and time your pace it would be helpful - local high school track is very accessible...or county/municipal track.... Slow down!!! I had this problem too and there was a huge difference in my inside vs. outside pace!

Don't give up! Outside running is awesome!

I'm the same indoors and out. the only thing that affects my endurance is not drinking water before. So I just make sure I have at least 2 cups of H2O before any excercise.

Runnersworld.com suggests this....16 oz two hours before running and 12 oz just before your run....

I was always told it takes more energy to run outside. The treadmill moving so you are kepping up with it rather the pushing your body forward to achive the same distance when running outside.

Running is running though right, good for you for hitting the treadmill

I had the same problem. I could run and run on the treadmill but not outdoors. I then timed my runs and realized I was running much faster outdoors. Hills and wind also make a difference. Just keep trying. It gets better.

Bump. I had the same question. Ran for the first time tonight on a treadmill. I'd been running outside, but it's getting too cold.... The treadmill was a pain b/c I had to keep adjusting the daggone pace. I guess when I'm outside, I run at different paces. I was surprised at how fast I started out running, and then kept having to slow down and down and down towards the end of the runs :laugh: (doing the C25k, and this was D1 of W4). Even during the walks, I walk a lot faster than I had assumed. Anyway, I wondered if there were any thoughts on treadmill vs outside running?

If my handle didn't give you any clues, I run outside. When I decided to start C25K it never even crossed my mind to run on a treadmill until I saw other members talking about it.

I've made some posts in the "Begginning Runner's Club" thread about wind resistance on my runs. It makes a huge difference, and I think I'm a better runner for having dealt with it. That's on my daytime rout. My darkness rout there are several slight inclines, and terrain variences that I have to deal with.

I will run in any tempurature, but I won't run in a cold rain, warm rain for sure.

Finally, 5K's are run outside. If your goal is to run in a 5K or beyond why wouldn't you do the majority of your running outside?

Hi Everybody,
I so miss the time walk/jogging outside but can no longer do that during the week b/c it's too dark outside by the time I get home. DH scored a decent treadmill at a yard sale and I've been doing that during the week nights and getting outside on Saturday and Sunday --- i agree, it is very spiritual, I get to noitce things in nature and i just plain feel like i'm getting a better work out!!
Treadmill is kinda dull but I started dvr-ing comedy from the comedy channel and let it play while I'm on the treadmill - sounds goofy but it keeps a smile on my face and helps me keep going when my motvation is low. Anything to keep the action behind the desire, right??
I also dvr biggest loser and listen to that on the treadmill - every commercial break I'm jogging so I got a pretty good interval thing going on!!

Keep Striving,
J