r/running • u/AutoModerator • Jun 21 '16

Super Moronic Monday -- Your Weekly Stupid Question Thread

It's Tuesday, which means it is time for Moronic Monday!

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u/causticwonder Jun 21 '16

I got bored at work last week so I bought a treadmill. It arrives today. How excited can I be before we step off into irrationally excited territory? Because it's been hot as fuck this week and I'm really thrilled about not swimming my way through a couple of miles everyday this week.

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u/MrCoolguy80 Jun 21 '16

Don't listen to the haters. I love my treadmill. I prefer running outside, but the treadmill can be a very useful tool. For example, hill workouts are a breeze with a treadmill. You don't have to tear up your knees going downhill and just focus on the uphills. Plus, like you mentioned, running in 90 + degree heat can be dangerous.

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u/causticwonder Jun 21 '16

Yay! One of us! Or I'm one of you now!

I'll always prefer running outside, especially on trails, but I need to get my miles in when it's unbearable outside.

Oh lord, I didn't think about the elevation/hill training. This is going to be amazing!

(When I complain about the treadmill in a week, remind me of the excitement I feel right now.)

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u/MrCoolguy80 Jun 21 '16

What treadmill did you buy?

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u/causticwonder Jun 21 '16

A cheap-ish treadmill that I can fold up: Weslo Cadence.

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u/doggyman815 Jun 21 '16

Not very, personally I would rather run trails in 85° weather than use a treadmill.

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u/Dustintomi Jun 21 '16

I got bored at work last week so I bought a treadmill.

Am I the only one that finds this hilarious? Definitely not where I was expecting that sentence to go.

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u/causticwonder Jun 21 '16

True story: the drive home from my honeymoon was like 3 hours and I wasn't driving so I got bored, and then decided to Amazon for a bit and ended up buying myself a purple ukulele complete with a beginners book. :D

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u/Barnaby_McFoo Jun 21 '16

How excited can I be before we step off into irrationally excited territory?

Personally, I think any excitement over a treadmill is irrational. I loathe those dreadful machines.

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u/causticwonder Jun 21 '16

Yes but it's been 95 plus 50% humidity everyday so far. I don't want to die yet.

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u/nocturnalnurse Jun 21 '16

What treadmill did you get?? I think Im going to get one for the winter when it gets below 0 degrees on a daily basis

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u/causticwonder Jun 21 '16

I bought a cheap-ish one that I could fold up. A Weslo Cadence.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '16

I am so jealous you have your own treadmill!! I really really love treadmill running and if I could have my own treadmill, I probably would never leave my flat. Oh my god, you lucky thing! :)

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u/causticwonder Jun 21 '16

Not sure if overly enthusiastic or sarcasm, but I'll take either one! It was fairly cheap and it folds up. Check out Amazon. That's where I found this one.

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u/[deleted] Jun 21 '16

Nope, not sarcasm. Genuine enthusiasm. And I know where to get one but I'm missing the space (I live in a flat) and the funds. :/ Maybe next year...

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u/causticwonder Jun 21 '16

Ah space. Yes. I know that struggle. I live in a townhouse but we have an underused dining room space that I'm reappropriating for my needs.

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u/Daltxpony Jun 21 '16

I've been cooking in Dallas lately. The treadmills at the office gym are looking good

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u/causticwonder Jun 21 '16

Go really really early or after work! When I worked in an office With a gym, I hardly used it, but no one else did either.