I redeemed myself and walked 30 minutes on the treadmill at 3.8 speed- that's huge for me and I felt like my legs were taking on a life of their own! I was just sooo relieved to see that 30 minutes tick away!! Then I worked on nautilus machines for another 30 minutes.....I also talked to a trainer to get tips on how to increase my speed for the marathon in 1/2005....here's what he said....
Here's what I do now, walk 3 miles 4x during the weekdays, 2 days at YMCA- and walk 4-5 miles once on the weekend. He said take 2 days during the week and instead of doing the 3 miles outside come to the treadmill and note my calories burned/distance. He said gradually increase your speed/incline a little each workout so that your calories burned and/or distance is being increased each time- even a 1 calorie increase is good. Also he said even if I lose weight continue to put the same weight into the treadmill for consistent readings. Hope this helps someone!!! I'm going to start noting calorie/distance next time.
Tara