Quick: Give me a treadmill running assignment

[Brit]

5-6 miles of total distance. I have not done a hard run since Sunday. This one doesn't have to be hard, just not boring.

[boston340]

I like this "Crossfit out of the box treadmill workout" -- I've done it a couple of times and it helps to break up the workout.

I also do this one a lot, but usually do it by lap instead of by minute.

[osulori]

1 mile warm up, 1/2 mile harder+1/2 mile easier x3 or 4, 1 mile cooldown.

[itsme]

Use the Zombie, Run app.

[Mushe]

Mar 12, 2014 10:48:09 GMT -5 @vtcupcake said:

Insert headphones, press play on your music. Increase the speed after every song. Repeat halfway through

This is what I do, and it always kicks my butt, and keeps me going! 

[Brit]

Mar 12, 2014 10:44:52 GMT -5 osulori said:

1 mile warm up, 1/2 mile harder+1/2 mile easier x3 or 4, 1 mile cooldown.

I ended up doing this because it was mindless, but not TOO mindless. I was on a metric treadmill, so I did 1500 w/u + 5 x 800 hard/800 easy + 500 c/d (because it was after 800 easy anyway) for a total of 10K.

[osulori]

Mar 12, 2014 11:35:46 GMT -5 Brit said:

Mar 12, 2014 10:44:52 GMT -5 osulori said:

1 mile warm up, 1/2 mile harder+1/2 mile easier x3 or 4, 1 mile cooldown.

I ended up doing this because it was mindless, but not TOO mindless. I was on a metric treadmill, so I did 1500 w/u + 5 x 800 hard/800 easy + 500 c/d (because it was after 800 easy anyway) for a total of 10K.

That's why I like 800/half mile repeats...like you said, it's mindless but not too mindless   Glad it worked out for you!

[Brit]

Mar 12, 2014 10:29:19 GMT -5 boston340 said:

I also do this one a lot, but usually do it by lap instead of by minute.

As in you do the faster portions as one lap, not one minute? Do you do the slower (3.7mph) parts as 1 lap? 3 mins still?

[boston340]

Mar 12, 2014 14:12:53 GMT -5 Brit said:

Mar 12, 2014 10:29:19 GMT -5 boston340 said:

I also do this one a lot, but usually do it by lap instead of by minute.

As in you do the faster portions as one lap, not one minute? Do you do the slower (3.7mph) parts as 1 lap? 3 mins still?

Yes, when I do it, I like to do it by lap (0.25 mile) so I get a little longer speed in.  So I would do fast lap, then walk for 3 minutes, run a fast lap, walk 3 minutes, etc. while following the workout plan.

[boston340]

Another treadmill workout I do is (after warming up): run a lap at 7.5 mph, run a lap at 8mph, run a lap at 8.5 mph, then walk a lap. Then run a lap at 8mph, run a lap at 8.5 mph, run a lap at 9 mph, then walk a lap. I usually do that for 4 miles total.