Treadmill

[Duckaroo]

Hello started running on the treadmill since weather has changed did 5.5k today but it took 50 mins .when I ran outside I could do 5k in 34 mins it also felt harder on the treadmill does anyone know why I ran at a fast pace of 6.5 per k???

[John_W Graduate Ambassador]

Hi, I use treadmills a lot. Can you confirm what the speed and distance units on your treadmill are?

You say "6.5 per k" - can you clarify exactly what that is? Do you mean 6.5 minutes per kilometer? Was that today's pace on the treadmill or is that the pace you normally run at?

5k in 34 minutes would be 6.8 minutes per kilometer.

What was the speed setting on the treadmill you used today?

Is there a possibility you set the speed on the treadmill to '6.5' but it was actually 6.5 miles per hour and in that 50 minutes you ran 5 miles (8 kilometers) ? 8 km in 50 min is a pace of ... 6.25 min / km ... a bit quicker (and harder!) but not a million miles away from your possible 6.5 min /km.

[Duckaroo Graduate in reply to John_W]

Thankyou yes it’s set to Miles not kilometre thanks for advice

[John_W Graduate Ambassador in reply to Duckaroo]

OK, so you did 5 miles, not 5 km as you thought

[Duckaroo Graduate in reply to John_W]

Yes quite impressed with myself now thanks for help