I am planning to spend some more time doing gym stuff in the next few weeks and as I am on the IC ( achilles flare) I want to do my runs on the treadmill ( yikes). I want to be able to record this on my Garmin 225. However I am not sure how to?
Any ideas and advice on this and running on a treadmill welcome...
Thankyouplease
Juju
Hi Ju-ju,
Hope I can help you with this, as a resident data/tech geek 
First, I'm assuming you don't have a foot pod? If you do, it's much easier (plus you get goodies such as cadence and impact) but it's still possible to track using just the watch.
To make a long story short, the only thing you need to do is turn the GPS off.
Instructions on how to do this: garmin.com/manuals/webhelp/forerunner225/EN-US/GUID-E8A09E94-632A-4380-8564-2EB6BE02C47C.html
I'm not sure if the 225 has the ability to add activities from Garmin connect, but if yes there's the option to add the 'run indoors' activity to it, so it will do it automatically.
Your distance will be calculated by the accelerometer, and might not match the one displayed on the treadmill, if that is the case (and you're confident in the treadmills accuracy) you can adjust it. You should also have a setting in connect for your running stride- seeing this up correctly helps with the accuracy.
Hope this makes sense? If not, or if you got more questions, please feel free to reply! I'm chuffed with the opportunity to help you in a small way and try to give something back for all the awesome things you do here
I have no personal insight, but coincidentally the Hungry Runner Girl's blog today has a list of treadmill running tips. I've kept reading her because, despite the fact that I always have to wade through acres of pictures of her kids and what she had for lunch, she has a lot of running knowledge. So scroll down to the end of the post for the treadmill goodies 😊
From the Garmin 225 Manual:
www8.garmin.com/manuals/web...
I know you hate the treadmill Ju, so here's my guide to starting.
WARNING: you get a lot warmer and sweatier on a treadmill than running outdoors. So take water with you and a towel or paper tissue.
Literally... walk on it before you can jog or run. Nice easy walk - say around 3 or 4 km/h (assuming treadmill is set to km/h, not mph. Do that for a good few mins to get comfortable with being on the treadmill.
Then increase the speed gently until you're doing a very very brisk walk. Do that for a few mins and then finally either: change to a jog (same speed) or increase the speed again until you're forced into jogging/running. It really isn't that bad.
You're about 10-11 min/miles, yes? That's about 8.5-9.5 km/h on the treadmill.
But with your Achilles, please be careful with your pace.
Good luck!
John
That is incredibly helpful, thankyou.... and thats good to know that I can do it on my Garmin by switching off the GPS.... much appreciated. I will take my paper tissue and my playlist off to the gym tomorrow.... yikes!!! I will do a reportage of whether I fell off etc...
Looking forward to hearing all about it And to be honest, keep the speed to no more than 8.5 km/h with that Achilles in mind.
John
I will, I am being super careful going slowly and have been doing run/ walk combos on my short runs as its still swollen 
Thankyou so much
Ouch - I know how that feels. Mine is a little swollen and I'm limping a bit today after Saturday's run. I'll be ok by Wednesday though, but no running for me until Sunday now
Sorry to hear you have a sore Achilles! 😖
I had some of that last year to the extent I cut the back of my shoe and I applied Vaseline to the back of my heel so there was no rubbing. It was really twangy for quite a while
It got better on its own thank goodness 🙂. I hope yours does as you do your strengthening work 💪🙂👍🏃♀️
Sorry to hear of your injury. I have the forerunner 35. This has an indoor run option which is pretty good. If you've been running with your watch outside it will have a very good idea of your stride length, and indoors it will simply count steps and multiply this by yr stride length to give distance covered.
speedy recovery!
I have no advice but i do know dread mills make me feel sick and dizzy!
i am sure your 235 can it, i know some fancy one's can link to watches but a footpod will maybe the best way to go, just make sure it takes ant+
Don't incline it. That'll add extra strain. Been there, done that.
HHM Training - Week 8 Day 3
Treadmill - slower pace and more perspiration?
