My trip up to Henderson was two fold, I bought new running shoes and I came to check out a treadmill I found on craigslist after several weeks of stalking. At first the ad looked too good to be true $350 for a Horizon fitness T54 which was advertisedas basically new. Hmmm. Thats about a grand off the retail price for a new one. Most of the ads on craigslist were asking $200-250 for treadmills that were about $600 so this was one heck of a deal. I emailed with the owner and decided we would swing in to check it out while we were up here anyway. I mapped out the stores location. It was pretty close to my running store! We arrived at Fitness Beast and I mentioned the t54 I was interested in and the guy I had been emailing came out, that is who I had been emailing with, and he explained the issues with the treadmill and we checked out the wobbly bearing issue and the fact that there was no safety key. He also mentioned the warrenty had been issued to his store when he ordered some parts that were damaged in shipping for this unit, but he would call horizon and order the key and bearings.. We decided to purchase it anyway and we were going to come back in a few hours to pick it up after visiting some family in the area. We couldnt get ahold of the family member so we came back fairly quickly and Todd had good news! He got the warrenty transfered to us and he ordered the key and barrings, they were going to be sent to our home. He even helped my husband load up the 220 pound treadmill into the back of our truck. We put a tarp over top and are headed home as I type this. I cant wait to get home, get the parts and key and go for a run! I am looking forward to running while the kids are napping or after they have gone to bed….ah no excuses now!
Here she is! Right beside my Keys Discovery Elliptical 
My search for a used treadmill began a couple months ago. I decided it would be beneficial to my training to have a way to run while my kids were asleep. My husband works crazy hours so many times, especailly in winter he is gone well before sunrise and gets home around sundown and between preschool and naptime sometimes my days get eaten up pretty quickly. Ive been known to throw the kids in the stroller at naptime and hope for the best, its usually a 50 50 gamble. Either the baby will nod off or the kids will fight and scream and be miserable. So I began saving for a treadmill. I started watching my local ebay auctions, checking local print ads and stalking the Las Vegas craigslist. I was hoping to find something within the first couple of months of the year. I figured February-April should be a high month for used fitness equipment, some of those people making good intentioned fitness resolutions were bound to have thrown in the towel. So I stalked the ads and contacted a few potential sellers but I hadnt found what I was looking for in my price range. I plan on using it fairly regularly and for running, not walking so I wanted a motor with 2.5hp. I saw an ad on the las vegas craigslist for a Horizon Fitness T54 for $350. This was the upper end of my budget but knew this treadmill goes for $1300-1600 new. I contacted the seller and found out it is at a store called fitness beast in henderson Nevada. It also had a few issues, but may come with a warrenty. The issues were it didnt have the little safety key and the barings were loose so the treadmill wobbled. So I made plans to head up to Henderson. I needed new shoes anyway!