So yesterday morning I got up all ready to run. I was feeling good and just knew I could rock my last Week 7 run. And? I was doing fabulous. I was feeling a little tired just as I hit the 20 minute mark. I slowed down for just a few seconds to grab a drink of water, and that's when I felt the treadmill belt slipping under my feet. I sped back up to get back into running speed and the belt was sliding all over the place. I finally gave up and tried to finish my run by running small circles in my basement but it just wasn't the same.
After I finished, I took a quick look at the belt to find that it was buckled in the middle and bottom layer of the belt is shredding away. Not so good.
I have two choices - replace the belt for about $90 or buy a new treadmill. Neither option is really what I want to do right now, but if I'm going to be ready for my 5K, I'm going to have to choose one or the other. I'm not very comfortable running on the road and there are no sidewalks in my neighborhood. Plus, I'm on a very limited time limit in the mornings and can't really drive to find a trail to run.
For tomorrow I think I'll just get up and do a Wii Fit or EA Sports Active workout so I don't totally miss it and then try to get out for a run on Saturday when I don't have a time limit. Hopefully by next week I'll have the treadmill issue worked out.
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