speed on treadmill?

[chamber34]

Hi wanna do some speedwork on tread mill , how fast would i set tread for 800m 3m pace, 400m 1m25 pace and 5m50 mile pace. would you put a gradient on also?
Thanks, will do em on track when grass is cut an it gets lighter, just wanna try get some speedwork done before then but not sure of speeds

[Stolly]

Hi wanna do some speedwork on tread mill , how fast would i set tread for 800m 3m pace, 400m 1m25 pace and 5m50 mile pace. would you put a gradient on also?
Thanks, will do em on track when grass is cut an it gets lighter, just wanna try get some speedwork done before then but not sure of speeds

I haven't a fricking clue - why the hell would anyone choose to run on a treadmill unless maybe they were trapped in a hotel in an inner city hell hole or a dodgy foreign country?

[chamber34]

I haven't a fricking clue - why the hell would anyone choose to run on a treadmill unless maybe they were trapped in a hotel in an inner city hell hole or a dodgy foreign country?

Cos my local track is grass an needs cutting! wanna stay of the hard tarmac as hurts my kneees, until grass gets cut and lighter nights tread is only choice!
I quite like running on treadmill, not as good as outside but enjoyable

[nikalas]

Not being flippant but.... speed = distance / time

As to gradient, consensus is that a 1% incline is roughly equivalent to running for real on the flat.

[Stolly]

Cos my local track is grass an needs cutting! wanna stay of the hard tarmac as hurts my kneees, until grass gets cut and lighter nights tread is only choice!
I quite like running on treadmill, not as good as outside but enjoyable

Nope, still don't get it. I'm assuming you don't want to run in the country or hills and you just want to run fast and flat but blimey there must be a local park or something?

[chamber34]

Not being flippant but.... speed = distance / time

As to gradient, consensus is that a 1% incline is roughly equivalent to running for real on the flat.

cheers for gradient, i get what u saying distance over time but dont work out, unless i doing it wrong - which wouldnt be a suprise

[Derby Tup]

Ive heard that that fetch is good for this stuff :closed:

[Pilgrim]

Hi wanna do some speedwork on tread mill , how fast would i set tread for 800m 3m pace, 400m 1m25 pace and 5m50 mile pace. would you put a gradient on also?
Thanks, will do em on track when grass is cut an it gets lighter, just wanna try get some speedwork done before then but not sure of speeds

Assuming treadmill is kph then those paces would be approx 16, 17 and 16.5 if mph then approx 10, 10.5 and 10.3

[chamber34]

cheers pilgrim appreciated

[chamber34]

Nope, still don't get it. I'm assuming you don't want to run in the country or hills and you just want to run fast and flat but blimey there must be a local park or something?

Stolly i do plenty of running in the country, just fancy doing some speedwork. until my local track is ready i dont fancy doing speedwork on a field as not smooth surface, can go over on ankles.Also treadmills give you accurate distance and split times. I dont mind running on them, i know not everyones cup of tea. In summertime i wont be in the gym. With work etc not always have time to run in the daylight and cant do speedwork in dark on a field. I wanna get faster in races and improve think this will help!
Cheers