running on a "dreadmill"

So I have now run on the treadmill twice this week -- in fact, my first 2 times since training for Boston this year...and now I remember why only twice...boring!

While the workout is good (really keeps me honest about pace, although I have my suspicions about the calibration of the treadmills in our office's gym facility!), there's nothing better that being outside and running with real air (yes, and the real cold/rain/snow/sand-on-the-street/mud/etc. that goes with it!).

As I wind down the distance aspect of training and try to get a few, shorter/'faster' runs in to build quickness, I will be shackled to the "dreadmill" for another couple of weeks...I hope it pays off, b/c the irony of it all is that it's been sunny and beautiful, spring weather just as I started to run inside!