Did Not

Well, I didn't run today.  I know, I know.  I decided to try the treadmill again today since I'm back to the intervals.  Seemed like I should be able to do it.  But then I waited around all day to go to the gym.  I know, I know.  So I finally got to the gym at about 9:20 (40 minutes before close).  Plenty of time to complete W6D1.  I had spent time earlier today making my podcast.  And then I synced my ipod.  I thought about looking at the workout right before I left but then thought, why should I?  I can just listen to it at the beginning of the podcast.  Bad move.  I'm standing on the treadmill about to start and I went to cue up the podcast.  Of course, it wasn't there.  Like at all.  Have no idea why it didn't sync - but it didn't.  And I had no idea what the workout was for today.  I remember an 8 minute interval but not anything else.

In my defense I did immediately call Clare to see if she could tell me what the workout was, but she didn't answer.  So I ended up just walking for 25 minutes.  

I know, I know.  I should've gone earlier, but I didn't.  I did decide that I simply cannot run on the treadmill.  I tried.  First I started out at 5 mph and it felt a little fast but it was okay.  Then I cranked it up to 6 mph just to see how it felt.  OMG - it felt like I was sprinting!  I really don't understand this.  I watched my watch the whole time to see how the foot pod was tracking the mph and it was pretty close, if not a little low.  Like, the treadmill would be at 6 mph but the watch would say 5.8 or 5.9.  And it was pretty close when I went 3.5 mph.  The foot pod reported mostly 3.5 but sometimes 3.4 or 3.3.  It only really got off when I went 3 mph.  At that point it fluctuated between 2.4 and 3.0.  Weird.  So I think for the most part the mph I am running on the trail is accurate.  For example, I don't think the foot pod says 6.0 and in reality it's 5.4.  If anything, I'm running slight faster than the foot pod is reporting.  And the distance was fairly accurate.  At the end of the 25 minutes, the foot pod underreported the distance by a tenth of a mile.  

I know, I know.  Speed doesn't matter.  But I just find it all interesting.  It is soo much easier for me to run faster on the trail than on the treadmill.  I guess I won't really know my speed until I do a timed race or run on a track.  I don't think I can run on the treadmill at this point.  I know it's mental for me - but the mental is a big thing for me.  

So I will just keep running on the trail.