I run great on the treadmill, but terribly off? What's going on here?

[SterlingArcher]

On the treadmill I can run the equivalence of 3.48 mileswith it set at six, and 2 miles with it set at 8. Today my treadmill broke, so I decided to run outside. I ran a quarter of a mile!!! And when I got home I was so tierd I had to stop and lay down as soon as I got back. I've been getting offers to play track and soccer for my school because they saw how I ran on the treadmill. Soccer starts next week. How can I run better off the treadmill soon? What's causing this? Why is it so much harder off the treadmill?

I don't get hotter outside when i run and I have no fan or A/c when I run inside. I just start breathing a lot heavier when outside. Any advice should help.

[BertMacklinFBI]

same shit happened to me. treadmill isn't really running and it does like 40% of the running for you because you're only pushing off but not really pushing forward and of course there is no wind resistance and the treadmill im assuming is inside so the air is different than fresh air. omg I ran on a treadmill for like 3 months and then I tried running outside normally again I ran like a retard:P running outside is definitely better than any treadmill.

[srslyly]

Everybody runs better on a treadmill. I think it's because you aren't actually moving your body forward, plus the fact that you don't need to adjust to terrain. Treadmill is good for cardio, but to get faster and make your legs stronger, get outside and run.

[NotJustAnotherGuy]

It's because of
1.) yes, you don't have to propel yourself forward so there is less hamstring requirement.. therefore less fatigue
2.) slower people tend to jump in the air-- meaning, if i run a 5:00min/mi with quick strides, and you run a 8:00min/mi with jogging/hopping strides.. a treadmill is going to guesstimate my speed a little slower, and yours a little faster since I'm not moving the treadmill faster no matter how much force I push off with and you're getting extra distance by floating rather than propelling.

[harakiri]

Asphalt terrible to run on. Try grass or an actual track.

[ArabianPwincess197]

maybe you're more motivated when you are on the treadmill

[yaddayaddayadda02]

Are the hills worse where you're running outside than your treadmill? Plus you have more of a stress on your joints from asphalt.

[SterlingArcher]

It's all flat outside.

[yaddayaddayadda02]

Asphalt is still way harder to run on than a treadmill.

[Anonymous]

use incline mode on treadmill it adds resistance and it's obvious when you are out, you gonna run on harder surface which involves more of energy compare to the surface on treadmill which is softer