My Progress
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By Simon Gould
I’m Simon Gould and I’m the author of this website. I thought rather than just talk about treadmills which I like to do, I would show my progress of running on them.
I had an injury that kept me out of running for quite a while so I was forced to start from the beginning. As though I’d never run before I started again. And what better equipment to start again on than a treadmill.
Week by week
I will post my daily runs week by week. Here you can keep track of my progress of my treadmill runs. I will post my age and weight so you can get an idea as to the point I’m starting from.
If I’m starting out on a running schedule then anyone can. This is despite gaining a lot of weight and not exercising for a long period. These runs are shown in minutes to encourage new starters and because that’s the best way to begin.
* indicates a walk/run day and the number shown is the actual run time.
- 41 years
- Male
- 1.77 m
- 185 pounds
| Total Running Time (Minutes) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
| 1 | 5* | 5* | 5* | 5* | 5* | – | – | 25 |
| 2 | 10* | 10* | 10* | 10* | 10* | – | – | 50 |
| 3 | 12* | 15* | 15* | 15* | 15* | – | – | 1h 12 |
- 174 pounds
| Total Running Time (Minutes) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
| 4 | 11* | – | 17* | 18* | 20 | – | – | 1h 06 |
| 5 | 23 | 25 | – | 25 | 25 | – | – | 1h 38 |
| 6 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | – | – | 2h 30 |
- 169 pounds
| Total Running Time (Minutes) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
| 7 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | – | – | 2h 55 |
| 8 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 50 | – | – | 3h 10 |
| 9 | – | – | 30 | 30 | 60 | – | – | 2h 00 |
- 167 pounds
| Total Running Time (Minutes) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
| 10 | – | 40 | 40 | – | 60 | – | – | 2h 20 |
| 11 | – | – | – | 40 | 60 | – | – | 1h 40 |
| 12 | – | – | – | 40 | 60 | – | – | 1h 40 |
- 165 pounds
| Total Running Time (Minutes) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
| 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 14 | 30 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 30 |
| 15 | – | – | – | 40 | 40 | – | – | 1h 20 |
- 164 pounds
| Total Running Time (Minutes) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
| 16 | 40 | – | 40 | 40 | 60 | – | – | 3h 00 |
| 17 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 6h 40 |
| 18 | 60 | 60 | 60 | – | – | 60 | 60 | 5h 00 |
- 159 pounds
| Total Running Time (Minutes) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
| 19 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 6h 20 |
| 20 | 60 | 40 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 6h 40 |
| 21 | – | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 6h 00 |
- 155 pounds
How I lost 30 pounds by running on a treadmill and giving up booze
| Total Running Time (Minutes) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | Total |
| 22 | 60 | 60 | 60 | |||||
| 23 | ||||||||
| 24 |
I don’t update this page anymore. Suffice to say I found 60 minutes per day too much. I’m 42 and my left ankle couldn’t take it. I still run every week day (5 days a week) for 30 minutes on a treadmill as usual and still love it. My joints and bones can take that level of intensity.
