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Woo hoo....1 run to do πŸ˜€ cannot believe it!

This is the first run using my new watch. But I don't believe it- it said I did 6.6km in 30 mins. I run very slow and the only other time I measured distance was on a treadmill. That was 3.2 for 28mins. How can i Check distance is accurate. Is there a map app I can use? I know where I ran from and to....

How did you all celebrate your final run - I need ideas πŸƒβ€β™€οΈπŸƒβ€β™€οΈ. Mo

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6.6 would be huge! Try running Strava, MapMyRun, Nike run club, or one of many others alongside it. Great run though whatever the distance... I hope you love every step of that graduation run.

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couchwheelieGraduateβ€’ in reply toUnfitNoMore

I know it's not true ! Would be a miracle ...I will have a look at those thanks 😊

I plan to enjoy it - cheers

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You might need to calibrate it. If you run with it with no gps or on a treadmill it won’t be accurate without a calibrated foot pod.

It’s looking like my graduation run is going to be on an oil rig offshore Nigeria, so celebration will be subdued to say the least.

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couchwheelieGraduateβ€’ in reply tosnagsboson

Ok thanks...sounds technical ! You will definitely remember your graduation run though - sounds amazing 😊

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A GPS watch will track your distance, whereas a pedometer type of unit counts your steps.

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couchwheelieGraduateβ€’ in reply toIannodaTruffe

Yes it's counting the steps - I am going to check distance on the map. Definitely not 6kms! Thanks

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6.6km in 30 mins is impressive but achievable. Free strava app on your phone with location switched on will verify your distance next time.

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couchwheelieGraduateβ€’ in reply toWannabeAthlete

Thanks !

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Mine does the same and I think It is the stride setting which is on default, so it thinks I am running further and faster than I actually am. Strava reads 4.9km with 28min run (week 7 with extra running) and warm up walk and watch reads 6.7km.

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couchwheelieGraduateβ€’ in reply toTsukiko

Aaah yes that might be it. It didn't ask me to set stride and I am not tall so my stride will be very short! Thanks πŸ˜€πŸƒβ€β™€οΈ

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