Week 8 in the books, and things are still going swimmingly. Today's long run was spot-on. There was an odd hiccup smack in the middle of it -- the treadmill I was on had some sort of fault and came to a relatively quick halt -- but thankfully the one right next to me was not being used. So, I had less than a 1-minute breather in the time it took to shift over, put in the couple of speeds, and got it going. Had I stayed with the original treadmill and simply rebooted it (which I know works, having done it before), it would have been as much as 3-5 minutes of downtime. I'm glad it was open, because the only other functioning treadmill of the type I can deal with in the gym was occupied (and three others are STILL broken after over 2 weeks).
And, yes, there can be huge differences between various brands/models of treadmills. There are two that we have in my gym: Technogym and Woodway. I use the Technogym ones for two reasons: the tread itself (think a continuous fabric, a very forgiving surface) and the built-in TV (which is only connected on two of the three functioning ones right now). The Woodway -- while far more prevalent in my gym -- I can't tolerate being on for even five seconds. I find them VERY painful. The only way I can describe the tread is as a tank tread -- that's exactly what it looks like to me. It is very unforgiving in nature and somehow feels FAR worse to my legs than running on the streets or sidewalks. (Strange that rubber can seem so much harder than concrete.) And, what's worse, it doesn't even have a built-in TV to help distract you.
So, while I've got tomorrow as a rest day (thanks to my long run today), hopefully when I get back to the gym on Tuesday 1) one of the mills will be available when I arrive (rather than having to kill time on the stair stepper waiting for it) and 2) the other mills that have been broken for far too long will be working again (increasing my odds of one being available when I arrive).
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