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>I believe everyone physically able to should try running 13.1 mph on a treadmill just to get an understanding of just how fast these athletes run for two hours

>I believe everyone physically able to should try running 13.1 mph on a treadmill just to get an understanding of just how fast these athletes run for two hours. It is incredible. A whole bunch of treadmills don't go past 8MPH and even that seems pretty fast to me to run at for an extended period of time.

mikestew 9y ago
I can run 10mph for 13 miles, and I’m in my fifties. That’s not to brag, but to point out that an 8 mph speed limit on a treadmill is ridiculously low. Sure, it probably fits the 80% use case, but that’s only about 8 minutes/mile. Not a very useful treadmill, IMO. But I’ve been on a treadmill less than a half dozen times in my life, so what do the treadmill makers care what I think. :-)
- eitally 9y ago
  It's perfectly useful, because the vast majority of people using treadmills are moving closer to 4mph than 8mph.
- hsitz 9y ago
  You're in your fifties and you're running a sub 1:19 HM? Color me dubious on that one. Possible, but not likely. Although you're right that it would be a piss-poor treadmill if it were built to max out at 8 minutes/mile pace or slower. I suspect none are, but I think the fellow reporting it was at heavy weight, so perhaps that affected things.
  - Jenya_ 9y ago
    statistics shows there are indeed some runners in this age group which run 10k close to 6 minutes per mile and even faster: http://www.pace-calculator.com/10k-pace-comparison.php http://www.pace-calculator.com/10k-pace-comparison.php
  - mikestew 9y ago
    You caught me. 1:23, close enough for illustrative purposes. Besides, the age group record is 1:09, 1:19 isn’t that fast.
    - hsitz 9y ago
      Ha, still not bad, kudos. 1:19 is further out on bell curve tail, enough to raise some doubt, at least on a geeky website . . . .
- Retric 9y ago
  You burn more calories and do less dammage to your joints if you increase the incline instead of increasing speed. For most people that's a worthwhile tradeoff.
brianwawok 9y ago
http://www.treadmillreviews.net/best-treadmill/serious-runners/ http://www.treadmillreviews.net/best-treadmill/serious-runne... I see some going up to 18 mph, but they are a bit pricey :) Woodway is a popular brand for rich runners...

mikestew 9y ago

I can run 10mph for 13 miles, and I’m in my fifties. That’s not to brag, but to point out that an 8 mph speed limit on a treadmill is ridiculously low. Sure, it probably fits the 80% use case, but that’s only about 8 minutes/mile. Not a very useful treadmill, IMO. But I’ve been on a treadmill less than a half dozen times in my life, so what do the treadmill makers care what I think. :-)

eitally 9y ago
It's perfectly useful, because the vast majority of people using treadmills are moving closer to 4mph than 8mph.
hsitz 9y ago
You're in your fifties and you're running a sub 1:19 HM? Color me dubious on that one. Possible, but not likely. Although you're right that it would be a piss-poor treadmill if it were built to max out at 8 minutes/mile pace or slower. I suspect none are, but I think the fellow reporting it was at heavy weight, so perhaps that affected things.
- Jenya_ 9y ago
  statistics shows there are indeed some runners in this age group which run 10k close to 6 minutes per mile and even faster: http://www.pace-calculator.com/10k-pace-comparison.php http://www.pace-calculator.com/10k-pace-comparison.php
- mikestew 9y ago
  You caught me. 1:23, close enough for illustrative purposes. Besides, the age group record is 1:09, 1:19 isn’t that fast.
  - hsitz 9y ago
    Ha, still not bad, kudos. 1:19 is further out on bell curve tail, enough to raise some doubt, at least on a geeky website . . . .
Retric 9y ago
You burn more calories and do less dammage to your joints if you increase the incline instead of increasing speed. For most people that's a worthwhile tradeoff.

brianwawok 9y ago

http://www.treadmillreviews.net/best-treadmill/serious-runners/ http://www.treadmillreviews.net/best-treadmill/serious-runne... I see some going up to 18 mph, but they are a bit pricey :) Woodway is a popular brand for rich runners...