Thursday, December 13, 2007

run 4 your life

okay, so I was back at steiner again today. on the treadmill. it was okay. I don't know how people can run long distances on those things. but four miles really isn't too bad. I think six is the max. anyway, I digress.

I felt pretty good today. I ran two miles, put the machine on pause to stretch and by the time I was done stretching everything had been reset. good thing I don't care about my time or my caloric burn (does the treadmill tell you that? I know the eliptical does...), 'cause then I'd be pretty upset with mr treadmill. I just hopped back on and went another two miles. no biggie.

my hamstrings were behaving, though tight. and you know, the usual random aches and pains that come and go. nothing out of the ordinary.

4 miles; steiner

2 comments:

Chris said...

Do you ever wonder if when your feet hit the treadmill they are propelled backwards, sort of assisting your stride? I wonder, cause I can run faster and farther on a treadmill than I can in the wild (outdoors). I don't know, maybe it is just me....

anna jo said...

yeah, I think the treadmill totally alters your stride. it's just not the same, I can feel that.

and I don't know how you can run farther on a treadmill... I am definitely the opposite in that regard.

and faster? I always feel like my legs are going faster (working harder?) for a slower speed. maybe it's all perceived effort. maybe it's because my little legs are just trying to keep up instead of propelling me forward. but I feel I run faster on the streets with less effort. does that make sense?