Ahhhh, it’s my first official rest day! I’m not going to count day 3 of my training as a rest day. That was an accidental rest day when I missed my alarm. Today was official!
Treadmill running
A lot of people hate the treadmill but I’m one of those people that loves their treadmill. I purchased a Nordictrack Commercial 1750 treadmill in early 2021 and a week has not gone by that I haven’t used it. I use the iFit video training programs, the Google Maps feature and I also program my own workouts such as track intervals.
Treadmills can be extremely useful training tools. I think it’s great to combine outdoor and treadmill running. There’s a time and place for both in a training plan. I do not have access to a real track and if I did, I doubt it would be open at the time of day I typically run. Therefore, I program my goal times into the treadmill and create interval workouts using iFit.
For today’s rest day I still wanted some movement and I did not have time to get outside, so I jumped on the treadmill and did a half hour walk while I attended a Zoom meeting on my tablet. I didn’t need to participate so it worked out great. Don’t you just love multitasking?
Resting up tonight for Saturday’s long run!
Workout
- Treadmill walk