Nice early morning run

[Shelley2310]

Went out this morning, not quite as cold as normal. It wasn’t fast, it wasn’t far BUT I loved it. Happy running 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🤣

[cheekychipmunks Graduate]

Lovely Shelley. Sometimes the little ones are the sweetest aren’t they? 🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[MelsieJay Graduate]

I would say that is fast. I do 7-5 km per hour speed! 🐌

[Shelley2310 Graduate in reply to MelsieJay]

That’s less that 7kmph that’s per km 🤣

[MelsieJay Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

😂Dur. I’m old. Still slow tho x

[MelsieJay Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

Ok I’m going to hold my hand up and say I don’t have a clue actually what that figure means! Can you give me an idiots guide? On Strava it sometimes says 8. something and sometimes 7.5 ish. I don’t know what it means to tell if I’ve done well or worse x

[Shelley2310 Graduate in reply to MelsieJay]

It depends whether is pace or kmph.

[Shelley2310 Graduate in reply to MelsieJay]

Pace is how long it takes for you to run 1km. Kmph is how many km you’ll do in an hour at that pace. Does that make sense now lol

[MelsieJay Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

It says pace above it. One is 7.55 and the other is 8.10 /km So does that mean it takes about 8mins to do a km? I am so rubbish at stuff like this. All I know is I’ve lost energy since that virus I had the day after graduating and can only just manage 18-20 mins now 2x weekly. And it almost kills me 😱 Rubbish. But better than nothing. X

[Shelley2310 Graduate in reply to MelsieJay]

That means it either takes you 8min 10 sec or 7min 55sec to run 1km. Mine says it takes me 9min 16 sec to run 1km. Since I’ve graduated I’m struggling to get past 20 mins too and I haven’t been ill.

[MelsieJay Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

Strange isn’t it. That happened last summer when I graduated. Took me weeks to get back to 30 mins then broke my leg a week later!! We will get there x

[Shelley2310 Graduate in reply to MelsieJay]

Hope so I’ve pre-registered for the London Winter Run next feb!! 10k

[ktsok Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

Both are measures of pace/speed. You can either look at kmph (kilometres per hour); or time per km.

Or miles, of course!

The difference is that unless MJ actually ran 7.5km, her stats show a projected distance if she sustained her current pace.

Shelley’s show the pace she was running at for that km/those kms.

MelsieJay’s pace is 7.5 kmph (I think that’s what the 7-5 means, as opposed to 7’50”?).

Shelley’s average pace was 9’16” per km.

So if we convert MelsieJay’s kmph pace to time per km: 7,500 metres/60 minutes = 125 metres per minute. 1km/125m = 8 (handy!). MJ’s pace is 8’ per km.

If we convert Shelley’s pace to kmph then: 60 minutes/9’16” = 6.47kmph

I think.

Clearer? 🤣

[Shelley2310 Graduate in reply to ktsok]

Thank you, the club I’ve joined I’m in the back buddie gang, it’s nice to run with those at the same pace as well as on my own 😊

[ktsok Graduate in reply to Shelley2310]

Yes, absolutely. It’s got to be enjoyable, first and foremost. And a buddy is one of the best ways to achieve that 🙂