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Been away for work. Almost took my running shoes but knew there wouldn't be time for running, so did a run this evening once I got back. Strava must not be very accurate because it says I only did 2.7km but I ran longer than last time (28 mins + 10 mins warm up/down) and further on this route than before. Last time it reckoned I did 4.9km (different route).

The time recorded was also less than Laura said.

Or maybe I really did run at half my usual speed?

Frustrating, but I feel good for having done TWENTY EIGHT whole minutes. It did seem to go on for ages!

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

28 minutes is very good. Pace maybe inaccurately reported at times, but it’s nit so important. Just as rest days are good, taking a week or two off can also be, and most guys start back with a recover run at easy pace, so if you ran less that’s good, if the app was wrong that’s good, but what’s great is you ran again.

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BaddieThePirateGraduate in reply to UnfitNoMore

Thank you. Didn't feel any faster or slower than before. I'll just keep going!

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Ang33333Graduate

I'm never sure how accurate the technology is. Focus on the time. That can't be wrong!

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BaddieThePirateGraduate in reply to Ang33333

C25K app and Strava had totally different times. I'm going with C25K. Maybe Strava lost signal part way through.

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