indoor running?

Well, you could just wear a watch and count laps. Ask the staff how large the track is, because indoor tracks are usually smaller than a standard 400m track. If it was 200m, then you would be running a mile every ~8 laps.

If you're using a pedometer, you can use your knowledge of the track length to calibrate it properly. For example, if you run 5 miles (known from counting laps) but the pedometer says it was 10 miles, you would just reduce the stride length on the pedometer by half. Once you get the pedometer to be reasonably accurate, you can stop counting your laps and just let the pedometer figure it out for you.

As far as calories are concerned, you can figure that out (approx) by timing your run and knowing the distance. There are plenty of calculators online that will figure out calories burned from weight, distance, and time (including one on MFP).

so, of course right now, its too cold to run outside

No, it's not.

Anyway, if you know the distance of the indoor track, just push your split counter at each lap (or at a scheduled interval that works out for you). Garmins support an "indoor" mode and it works like a regular stopwatch.

Maybe not for you. It is too cold for me to go outside and exercise. I am not about to hit the road when it's -20F -- or any degree that is below 40 right now -- and the wind is blowing. Nor am I about to go run outside while there is a layer of snow and ice on the road and potholes that I can't see. If I am miserable outside in the cold running my errands chances are pretty good that I will be miserable outside in the cold running.

People have different tolerances for cold. My tolerance level is extremely low.

so, of course right now, its too cold to run outside

No, it's not.

Anyway, if you know the distance of the indoor track, just push your split counter at each lap (or at a scheduled interval that works out for you). Garmins support an "indoor" mode and it works like a regular stopwatch.

Maybe not for you. It is too cold for me to go outside and exercise. I am not about to hit the road when it's -20F -- or any degree that is below 40 right now -- and the wind is blowing. Nor am I about to go run outside while there is a layer of snow and ice on the road and potholes that I can't see. If I am miserable outside in the cold running my errands chances are pretty good that I will be miserable outside in the cold running.

People have different tolerances for cold. My tolerance level is extremely low.

They make gear for low tolerance levels

Miserable to me is having to do math on top of running, and treadmills in general. So I guess it's relative.

so, of course right now, its too cold to run outside

No, it's not.

Anyway, if you know the distance of the indoor track, just push your split counter at each lap (or at a scheduled interval that works out for you). Garmins support an "indoor" mode and it works like a regular stopwatch.

Maybe not for you. It is too cold for me to go outside and exercise. I am not about to hit the road when it's -20F -- or any degree that is below 40 right now -- and the wind is blowing. Nor am I about to go run outside while there is a layer of snow and ice on the road and potholes that I can't see. If I am miserable outside in the cold running my errands chances are pretty good that I will be miserable outside in the cold running.

People have different tolerances for cold. My tolerance level is extremely low.

Layer, Layer, Layer...and if your cold tolerance is low, then layer even more.

And they make YakTrax for ice and snow.

Only time you will ever see me inside is during a blizzard or during lightning.

For lightning, just run with a person who is taller than you

I love how people say it ISN'T too cold to run outside when they dont know where the person lives. I'm sorry, unless your life revolves around running then 20-25 BELOW zero is TOO cold. That was the temperature today in Nebraska.

As for the running inside--if it is below 30 I go to the gym and use a treadmill. To make it less boring I turn the tv on and then alternate doing sprints. I wear a HRM. I average between what the HRM, MFP, and the treadmill states and use that as my exercise number.

She lives in Missouri...says so on her profile.

Too cold - It never used to be too cold for me, until I had a horrible accident last year and developed nerve damage in my arm. I love running, and my husband accuses me of yes, living my life around running, but with my nerve damage - yes, it is too cold for me to run outside. I'm working with my doctor to figure out how long term the damage is, but in the mean time, I sucked it up and bought a good treadmill. For some people, it's not about the gear, it's not about being a wuss, it's about actual physical limitations. A year ago I'd have never thought it would be me, but today it is.

To the OP - one warning: calibrating your foot pod to the inside track is a better idea than calibrating it to a treadmill. And while you might not be as accurate as GPS, you'll be more accurate than spotty GPS (and possibly more accurate than the treadmills, depending on the treadmill and maintenance schedule). When it warms up you can do a test run against GPS with it. Also, you can err on the long side of your runs, and add a fudge factor distance of say 15% if you're really concerned about under-running. For example, if you want to run a mile, run 1.15 miles instead - you know you've run at least a mile, maybe more.

Or you could shift your training to times instead of distances. It even works if you have a race - if you run a lot, you know your race pace, turn your distances into times and run those times, using your HRM to make sure you're at your paces. Then you know you'll be at least as good as your starting pace, likely better. Just another thought that doesn't use the foot pod or extra gadgets.