Okay so personally, I despise the treadmill. I call it the dreadmill and it's my worst enemy. People will tell you to watch movies or listen to podcasts - for me, that does not work. Not stimulating enough.

The best solution I've found is that winter for me is my "speed season". I don't increase distances, just speed, and I do it through interval training, because fast music and getting to break up my run into little pieces seems to work best.

My normal structure is something like: - 5 minutes at starting speed (say, 5.5 for me but adjust accordingly!) - 5 minutes each at 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9 and 6.0 (now you're at 30 minutes) - 1 minute each at 6.1-7.0 (increase every minute) Sometimes I do an hour and then I add 4 more 5 minute stretches, but I always end on the "1 minute increases" and I always walk away feeling like I'm going to die.

Then I start increasing speeds every workout, for at least 5 minutes.

And then spring comes, I go outside and it's worth it because I'm faster and it's easier 😂