I hate the treadmill, but winter is coming...any tips?

Nothing will ever take place of running outdoors!!! Hands down!

I just bought a treadmill and I feel like a hamster on it. What I end up doing is running on it as a warm up on my really cool days (get my heart rate up, and get my sweat on and head right out doors) and it makes my run much better to go out side as I only have to do minimal warm up to the climate except getting my breathing in check and pace started.

I do live in the south and will have many more 50+ mornings to run, but there will be plenty of 40- days as well so I will dress in my "cool gear", running gloves and warm up with a sweat before I head outside..

I've had to make friends with the treadmill. Wind chills can get to -40 below where I live. I've learned I can't watch tv on the treadmill at the gym. I'm 5'2" and I have to tilt my head upwards to watch the tv and it really affects me. It's not my normal running posture. So I listen to music or great podcasts. And people watch.

I also have learned I run slower on the treadmill than I do outside. If I try to run the same pace it is not pretty.

If I'm tired I set short goals like run .9 miles and walk .1. It really helps.

I try to run in anything above 20 degrees but below that it's the treadmill.

Shovel. And shovel your neighbors' sidewalks.

iPad and Netflix and just run. Don't think about it so much.

@kvansteen Finally found the discussion that I was looking for, check out page 3 as it has a great Winter Workout Layering Guide.
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/401508/running-in-cold-weather/p3

I do not run outside when it gets in the Negatives I just do not enjoy it. I enjoy running outside but I also like treadmill, Headphones on TV in front of me I do not have to worry about kids, dogs elderly (bless all of them) but they have a habit of stepping in front of me just as i step to go around them. Treadmill has its positives but so does outside and they both have there negatives. Try to look at the positives you might start enjoying it. Maybe?

I don't mind the treadmill but it hasn't always been that way. I would recommend the same as others - HIIT to keep it interesting, watch some shows OR... my favorite is audiobooks. I know it sounds lame but I get totally absorbed in the story and it makes time fly.

For those that run outside in the snow/ice: how do you keep from sinking in the snow, or slipping? How well do YakTrax work? We have so much snow and ice here in the winter I'm not sure how to navigate it.

@brendak76; For those that run outside in the snow/ice: how do you keep from sinking in the snow, or slipping?
This has been a strange winter to say the least, normally we would have 50-100 cm ( 20-40 in ) of snow in Northern Canada where I live but are basically running on bare pavement and single track/double track bush trails with 2-10cm ( 1-4 in ) of snow. Quite simply " Find a Local Running Group and join them " as they will have lots of local experience about good running options no matter what the weather or your skill level. Ask runners you meet on the Trails, ask at your local Running-Sporting Goods store or Search on Google-FB.
With my local group we don't run in deep snow as there are to many hidden dangers, so when the trails close up we start doing the Dreaded Real Estate runs around the local sub-divisions. Some of our trails are outside Town Limits so there are no restrictions on motorized vehicles, we will run a snowmobile on these trails to pack them down and give us a good solid stable base that will hold up until the spring melts. Within the Town the Riverbank and Park Trails are plowed/cleared by the Town after a snowfall so we can still run on them. But what we have now is a joy.
How well do YakTrax work? We have so much snow and ice here in the winter I'm not sure how to navigate it.
Have only used " Traction Aids " twice and they were very helpful and confidence boosting. The ones I have are actually a collection of Tungsten Spikes similar to YakTrax that leaves about 60% of your shoe tread free to make contact with the running surface. They are great on compacted snow - ice layers but on super thin sheet ice or bare pavement they become uncomfortable on long runs. I still have them but haven't used them for a run this year as I have improved my technique/shortened my stride on ice and this keeps my foot plant under my hip which gives maximum stability. Shoes? If you have a lot of snow/ice investing in a pair of Winter Bush Trail shoes might be a good idea, if nothing else they have a more aggressive tread pattern and are more water proof which helps keep your feet dry. Hope this helps you.