I snuck in 7 minutes on the treadmill

[Woodstock Hippy]

I'm feeling very good with the workouts I'm doing now and I see Dr Marwin for my 6 month check-up next week so yesterday at the gym I snuck over from the elyptical to the treadmill.  I figure that I have to teach my legs how to run again and the treadmill is probably the best place to learn.  It took 2 minutes to get to 12 minute pace, then I ''ran'' for 2 minutes.  It felt pretty clunky.  2 minutes walking then 2 minutes at 10 minute pace, it felt a little better.  2 minutes walking then 2 minutes at 9:30 pace, it felt so good I did another minute and it felt great.  Then 4 minutes walking to cool down.

I've got to tell you, those were the best 7 minutes of this whole recovery! 

[David]

Good place to start Wood...
You can hang on and stop if you need to.
The road is a completely different feel than the TM though.
Remember the 10% incremental rule, a good guideline for hippies as well as all.
Congrats.
D.

[hernanu]

It's how I started, Woody. Still doing walking and running, with longer running stretches over a 15-20 minute period. As a runner, though I'm a better martial artist  .

[Woodstock Hippy]

With 2 minutes rest.

It really felt great.  I warmed up on the elyptical, then the treadmill, then weights.  It works out nicely at the gym because I don't have the pressure to do more.  It's only part of the workout.  Slowly I'll keep building it back up.

I'm coming back and I'm feeling great!

[imgetinold]

That's awesome.  My return to running was less than stellar, but I'm glad you're feelin' it.  Keep it up!

[Arrojo]

Question for people - which is a softer surface for running - treadmill, grass or track?  How would you rank them.  Just thinking ahead...

[Woodstock Hippy]

It's been a while since I have been to the track and they are all different but I would rate them from softest to firmest as:

grass, treadmill, track

all are much better than the road.

[Dannywayoflife]

I think I'd rate them treadmill as the softest and the track and grass are pretty similar. I suppose it depends on the track and the make up of the ground under the grass. I think most of the ground I've run on in the past was harder than the tracks I've run on so I'd say treadmill track grass.