The running machine has a red cord that you attach to yourself in case you fall off the end… and having fallen off the end of a running machine once, I am an avid user!
Half way through my intervals today, I reached forward with both hands to reduce the speed from 9mph to 6mph at the same time as reducing the gradient from 3 to 2… and pulled the stop cord by mistake. I must have looked like a cartoon character trying to stop before hitting a wall! BANG!!!
Actually I was fine, but it caused me considerable mental strain trying to work out what the time had been before the machine reset itself and thus how long I ran for in the entire session!
I’m still confused, but I’m certain I covered 3.5 miles and I think I did it in 30 minutes & 48 seconds. (or 3.38 miles in 30 minutes). As they say on the trains, only pull the stop cord in an emergency!