Dangers of a treadmill......

[caro8642]

1. Make sure you know where all family members are at all times.

As being tapped on the shoulder at 20 minutes into a 28minute run, when plugged into mp3 player, does cause a bit of havoc - and swearing! (on my part!!) he then decided that I ought to be going up an incline, and running faster. Given the cicumstances, I think I was very well behaved!....only used a few choice words and a swift elbow shove and managed to keep on my feet as well - (though goodness knows how!) needless to say son disappeared until I had finished. - fact is he should have known better at 20 years old.

[ScottishHoosier Graduate]

Thank you for sharing this. I found it very amusing.

[gdeann Graduate]

Thank goodness you stayed up and running! Remind me again, why do we love our kids at times???

[littlejow Graduate]

I'm enough of a catastrophe on mine without interference, generally pulling the emergency stop key out or sending the mp3 player flying, often both at once :). Before I started the c2 5k and I was just using it for walking I've put the iPad on the controls and accidentally slowed it down and speeded it up, don't take the iPad anywhere near it now though. Reckon I'd be even more dangerous if I ran outside though as I have a tendency to close my eyes

[CatLoverSue Graduate]

Oops. Hopefully your son was suitably shame-faced for some time after (although at 20 years old I highly doubt it)!

[caro8642 in reply to CatLoverSue]

he said I was going too slow and that he would show me how to do it. I am still waiting to see his efforts!

[Beads Graduate in reply to caro8642]

Yep, I got this. I got the treadmill at about week 5 or 6 and because I decided to redo week 1 on it in front of everyone son reckons he can run for longer than me because he can do 5 minutes and I can only do one minute then need to walk before I run again!!!

[Grammadog1947 Graduate]

LOL! Having seen one too many videos on YouTube of treadmill falls, I'm leery of stepping foot on one...but our weather has turned decidedly cold, and snow and ice are sure to follow (for the next 4-5 months), so I'm nervously eyeing them at the fitness center. All I can say is, hope someone has a camera handy, cause if someone taps ME on the shoulder 20 minutes into a run, it'll be YouTube fodder for sure!

[caro8642 in reply to Grammadog1947]

Ice and snow for 4-5 months! Where are you??

[Grammadog1947 Graduate in reply to caro8642]

I'm in NE Ohio in the colonies...lol. We get our cold from Canada and our snow from the Great Lakes....makes for dodgy running....