on a treadmill?

4.5 and not for long on that. I am not gonna make a fool of myself by falling off it!

6.8 currently

About 4.8 and it almost killed me

Slow and steady between 3.0 and 3.5 is my pace right now.

Ingrid

6.0, for about 1/4 mile. My normal "running" speed is currently 5.2, and my walking speed is 3.7.

5.8 is the fastest I've gone. My normal "running" and "walking" speeds are 5.0-5.2 (running) and 4.0-4.2 (walking).

A brisk but comfortable walking pace for me is 4.5mph at 6% or 7% incline. Comfortable, sustainable running speed is 5.5-5.6 mph at 1%-2% incline. Fastest? Doing treadmill intervals I can do 8.1mph at 1%-2% incline for 30-45 second bursts. Boy are my short legs a going like crazy when I do this! lol

Like Hat Trick I can go about 8mph for a short burst of time - maybe 30-40 seconds. Doesn't last long though!

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I'm a slow one on the treadmill, really hate it...4.5 is the fastest and not for long. My norm is 3.5-4.0 at a slight incline...I walk much faster outdoors, maybe because I enjoy it more.

The fastest I can walk on one is about 4.0. Generally I do 3.5 on an incline. For running I could do 6.0 but usually did 5.5. I've never done the short interval bursts so I don't know what my max would be. Like froufrou, I'm faster just outside than on a treadmill...not sure why.

The other day at the gym, bored with the usual I thought I'd try running on the treadmill.

I did 6.0 mph for 2 miles, which amazed me as I've NEVER ran in my life on a treadmill or anyplace else really. I didn't know I could! I've tried running on the street, but always for short bursts - the treadmill didn't allow me to quit. I was pretty noodle legged afterward, but smiling like crazy and proud as heck.

Don't you love happy surprises like that?

One of the problems I have with the treadmill is the fear that comes with knowing that it is a piece of machinery that you are not in complete control of (even with the emergency stop button/plug that comes on most models).

At the back of my mind there is always a fear that I will place one foot incorrectly, I'll be sent backwards into the machine/person behind me, and my running days will be over.

FrouFrou - I understand what you mean. I've also heard there is also something like a 40% difference between a treadmill and running outside.

I asked this question because yesterday I beat my fastest speed - I got to 15.4 km/h as my highest during intervals. I was only there about 30 or 40 seconds but I made it! I used an online converter to calculate that it is 9.5 miles per hour.

On a side note, does anyone here find it (even if more challenging) somewhat more comfortable when running uphill at an incline of 5 or 6? For some reason I feel like it is less straining on my knees.

5.4 is about the fastest I've ever gone.. and I don't last very long at that, either!

OMG you ladies are incredible and motivational!!!! My fastest ever was 3.8 at an incline of 3, which about killed me!!!! I felt at THAT speed that my legs were going so fast I'd have to run to go faster!

Guess I'll get there if I KEEP PUSHING!!

8.0 mph, but only for a couple of minutes. Now if I could just run that fast for an entire 5K !!! That's 7.5 minute miles -- a sub-24 minute 5K. I wish!