I did a quick post on Slowtwitchtonight labeled “I’m starting to think there’s something wrong with me.”  The reason is that I’m beginning to enjoy running on treadmills.  I hardly ever used one in training and only a few times at indoor tris.  But I’ve been having a nagging knee issue going on and I thought the flex deck on the treadmill might be worth a try to ease the impact.  So far so good.  As in today’s run felt really good.  I swam for about 20 minutes and included a couple throw it against the wall 50’s.  My stand alone 50’s are now in the low 30’s.  If I could only hold that intensity for 15-hundred meters…

 Anyway on the treadmill line for a bit more.  The flex deck seems to be helping a lot.  My perceived exertion in terms of pace per mile while running is pretty much spot on.  I’m hoping to get back in the 20 minute 5K range in time for the indoor tri circuit the next couple months.  Being able to immediately throw on an incline while holding pace is a good mental boost for me. I’m going to play around with the treadmills some more the next few weeks and see how this pans out.  I absolutely love running outside but this time of year in SW Michigan things can get a little wild.  I also like the indoor track at the club where I do most of my training.  But the treadmills are slowly inching up in favor.