Best Treadmill Run Ever

I know I gripe a lot about the weather and having to run on the treadmill, but today was the best treadmill run ever. First, a bit of history.

Our treadmill has squeaked for the past couple of years. At various times I've tried to adjust the belt and its tension, but to no avail. Today I finally messed with the motor mount and adjusted it so that the drive belt was tight. And voila! No more squeak. Not one squeak the whole time I ran. That all by itself qualifies this as the best treadmill run ever.

I might have fixed it too good, though. To start my run I punched in 7 miles/hour and within a few minutes realized the pace was much faster than that. I lowered it to 6 miles/hour and that was still way faster than a 10-minute mile, but I left it there for the duration of the run. I may not be an expert, but after six marathons I pretty much know what a 10-minute pace feels like. This wasn't it. After running for 90 minutes the readout said I'd gone 9 miles, but I'm counting it as 11. As I was running I kept thinking that if I ran this pace during a half-marathon I would be pretty darn happy. My method might not be the most scientific, but that's what I'm going with today. Complaints may be left in the comments section, where they will be promptly ignored.