Treadmill repair

While I was running on my NordicTrack Commercial 2150 treadmill last Friday, the belt stopped moving.

My husband and I have been waiting for parts for a while. The treadmill repair guy was at our house probably a month ago because the belt jerked every now and then, the deck would decline on its own and the motor was making loud noises. When the repair guy opened up the treadmill, he saw that he needed a few more parts before he could fix everything.  I asked him to put the treadmill back together so I could continue to run on it. Last Friday, my luck finally ran out. The motor finally gave up.

I had to run outside when the treadmill was no longer functional. I ran outside for the next four days. That must be a record for me. For the past six or seven years, my daily runs have been on my treadmill. In those five days I ran in cold spring temperatures, sun and wind. Sunday morning was a treat because I ran in all three: sun, cold and wind. I started my run at 7 a.m. and it was so cold outside. It was so cold that frost formed on my car windows. So much for warm May spring temperatures. It was only in the 30s and it was so windy. Another windy day was Tuesday. It was really bad. The wind was around 20 mph. That isn't too fun running into that. But I made due and did log a few miles before a busy afternoon.

The repair guy had an appointment to come back to the house Tuesday afternoon. All of the replacement parts were waiting for him. He opened all of the boxes and got to work. It took him about two hours to replace all of the parts. Our treadmill is basically new. Everything was replaced except for the frame and console.

I got on the treadmill for a couple of minutes after the repairman left. It is such a smooth ride. My first run on the treadmill was Wednesday. It felt so springy and it was so quiet. For the last month, the motor was loud. Not anymore. I actually had to turn the TV volume down because it was too loud.

I know most people don't love the treadmill, but I do. Now that it is completely fixed, I will be starting my Interval Tuesdays again next week. I haven't done any since before my 100K attempt. I need to work on my speed and hills again.