Pace

[MuddledGardener]

Please can someone explain to me how the pace bit works on the Fitbit?

On Friday’s run, I ran for 25:13 minutes, covering 2.82 km, my pace being 8’56”.

On Monday’s run, I ran for 25:09 minutes, covering 2.91 km, my pace being recorded as 8’39”.

On Monday, I ran faster than on Friday, according to my running buddies and my own experience. How does this relate to the pace recordings? I don’t understand them. Do they mean that the lower the number, the faster my pace? Please excuse my thickness! 😁

[Lindsey-joy Graduate]

I think that might be minutes per km maybe. In which case the number will become lower as you get faster.

[MuddledGardener Graduate]

Woo hoo! So I AM getting faster! 😃 Must be my new running shoes! 😁

[Hatman Graduate in reply to MuddledGardener]

Perhaps the big heart powering those shoes deserves credit too. Well done you. Yet another moment for Chariots? Go MG! go!

[MuddledGardener Graduate in reply to Hatman]

Lol! Oh bless you! 😁

[Debston Graduate in reply to MuddledGardener]

😂 They're magic!

[MuddledGardener Graduate in reply to Debston]

I think Brooks should pay me to advertise their shoes! 🤣🤣🤣

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Pace is a measure of time divided by distance eg. mins per kilometre

Your Monday run was at a faster average pace.......you were averaging 8'39" per kilometre, which is normally written as 8:39/k.

Well done, that is an impressive increase in pace.

[MuddledGardener Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Thank you! I was six seconds faster this evening! 😁

[Windoze Graduate]

You were running at an average pace of 1km in 8mins 56 seconds on your first run and 8 mins 39 seconds on per 1km on your second.

To be fair dont worry about your pace times at this stage...they are far from the important thing (it's cool yes I knos) but completing steady runs at a slow pace with out injury is the goal. What week ya on?

[MuddledGardener Graduate in reply to Windoze]

Just done W7r2. Read my latest post! 😀