{"id":146,"date":"2026-09-27T22:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T22:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ascendk9athletics.com\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2026-09-28T01:56:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T01:56:49","slug":"why-treadmill","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ascendk9athletics.com\/?page_id=146","title":{"rendered":"Why Treadmill?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>#ascend-run{--lime:#a1d600;--dark:#101315;width:100vw;max-width:none;margin-left:calc(50% - 50vw);overflow:hidden;background:#fff;color:var(--dark);font:16px\/1.55 Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif}#ascend-run *{box-sizing:border-box}#ascend-run h1,#ascend-run h2,#ascend-run h3,#ascend-run p{margin:0;padding:0;color:inherit;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif}#ascend-run a{text-decoration:none}#ascend-run .wrap{width:min(100% - 44px,1160px);margin:auto}#ascend-run .hero{position:relative;min-height:570px;background:var(--dark);color:#fff;display:flex;align-items:center;isolation:isolate}#ascend-run .hero img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;z-index:-2}#ascend-run .hero:before{content:\"\";position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(8,10,12,.98) 0%,rgba(8,10,12,.88) 36%,rgba(8,10,12,.08) 78%);z-index:-1}#ascend-run .hero-copy{padding:80px 0;max-width:650px}#ascend-run .eyebrow{display:block;color:var(--lime);font-size:13px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.17em;line-height:1.4;text-transform:uppercase;margin-bottom:22px}#ascend-run h1{font-size:clamp(55px,7vw,102px);font-weight:900;letter-spacing:-.055em;line-height:1.04;text-transform:uppercase}#ascend-run h1 span{color:var(--lime)}#ascend-run .hero p{max-width:510px;font-size:20px;line-height:1.5;color:#e9eceb;margin-top:24px}#ascend-run .benefits{padding:85px 0 90px}#ascend-run .section-top{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:50px;align-items:end;margin-bottom:38px}#ascend-run .section-top .eyebrow{color:#628500;margin-bottom:12px}#ascend-run h2{font-size:clamp(38px,4.7vw,64px);font-weight:900;line-height:1.09;letter-spacing:-.045em;text-transform:uppercase}#ascend-run .section-top p{max-width:440px;color:#4c5354;font-size:18px;line-height:1.55}#ascend-run .grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));border-top:1px solid #d7dbd8;border-left:1px solid #d7dbd8}#ascend-run .item{padding:29px 25px 34px;border-right:1px solid #d7dbd8;border-bottom:1px solid #d7dbd8;min-height:270px}#ascend-run .icon{width:48px;height:48px;display:grid;place-items:center;color:#658900;margin-bottom:33px}#ascend-run .icon svg{width:42px;height:42px;fill:none;stroke:currentColor;stroke-width:2.2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}#ascend-run h3{font-size:23px;font-weight:850;line-height:1.16;letter-spacing:-.035em;margin-bottom:12px}#ascend-run .item p{color:#535a5b;font-size:16px;line-height:1.5}#ascend-run .end{background:var(--dark);color:#fff;padding:60px 0}#ascend-run .end .wrap{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:center;gap:35px}#ascend-run .end h2{font-size:clamp(31px,3.5vw,48px);max-width:680px}#ascend-run .end h2 span{color:var(--lime)}#ascend-run .button{display:inline-block;flex:none;background:var(--lime);color:#111;padding:17px 23px;font-size:14px;font-weight:900;line-height:1.3;letter-spacing:.06em;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase}@media(max-width:800px){#ascend-run .hero{display:block;min-height:0;padding-top:340px}#ascend-run .hero img{height:380px;bottom:auto;object-position:65% center}#ascend-run .hero:before{height:390px;bottom:auto;background:linear-gradient(0deg,var(--dark) 0%,rgba(16,19,21,0) 45%)}#ascend-run .hero-copy{padding:0 0 60px;max-width:none}#ascend-run h1{font-size:clamp(48px,10vw,74px)}#ascend-run .section-top{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:16px}#ascend-run .grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}#ascend-run .end .wrap{display:block}#ascend-run .end .button{margin-top:25px}}@media(max-width:520px){#ascend-run .wrap{width:min(100% - 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