When the weather is perfect, there's nothing better than a nice run outdoors. But when it's not so great, or when it's downright miserable running weather, you have three options:

• Run in terrible and/or unsafe conditions anyway
• Skip your run and hide under the covers
• Or, if you have access, hop on treadmill

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But is treadmill running really the same as running outside?

Do you really need to adjust the incline or play around with your speed to make it more like outdoors?

And why doesn't the machine ever line up with your running watch?

On today's Run to the Top, I'm going to answer those questions with the latest research. I'll also go over how to use the treadmill to get the best workout and I'll even get into how to make the dreadmill a lot less dreadful.

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