Running in the Cold / Boring Treadmill

Lately it has bee really cold outside. So wanting to continue to run, I have had to run inside. I had initially though of buying a treadmill. I had looked them up online through craigslist. I had even contacted someone about buying theirs. Then I spoke with a friend, and she reminded me, "Don't you have a gym membership." I replied, "Oh, Yeah." Then remembering this, I have since gone back to the gym. Running on the treadmill stinks. I don't like it at all. I can't run the distances that I want. I don't want to take up the time on the treadmill during the busiest time of the day. Because all the people right now are still upholding their new year's resolutions and so the gym is very crowded. But at least I am still running.