I bought my Proform J6si treadmill off of eBay for a couple hundred bucks. I used it heavily in training to run the Las Vegas Marathon. Then a few weeks ago, the belt started rubbing against the edge. I adjusted it, but it still rubbed some. But since I needed to run, I started running outside. I finished the Las Vegas Marathon successfully.
Now am starting to train for another marathon. Maybe the Buffalo Marathon. It is freezing outside, and I am fighting a cold, so I decided the run on the treadmill. But the belt was rubbing. I adjusted it some, but noticed the belt didn’t seem to be running straight. I started investing why, and found part of the running bed frame was cracked. Ouch! With some work, I mananged to remove the bed from the rest of the treadmill. My wife helped me carry it down to my car, and I am hoping to find a welder tomorrow, and get it welded. I think all the running on the treadmill may have been too much. Maybe it was designed more for walking, even though the speed of the thing goes up faster than I can comfortably run. Or maybe at 185 pounds, I weight too much.

Posted by Rob in Running on December 19th, 2006 |