Can't say goodbye

[NetballKitty]

After my Take 2 post on Friday, having got back to W9 R2 for the second time I wasn't going to fail again! So.… very pleased with my shiny new Graduate wings. I'm not ready to say goodbye to Michael and will keep him for my consolidation runs, but actually can't imaging running without him!

Between May when I was working on my first attempt and now, working on the second attempt, I have switched phones and the GPS accuracy (even set to high) isn't brilliant. I know I'm running pretty much the same distance as I did before, and actually ran further today than before, (and I'm a saddo that records each run on a spreadsheet so can see all data in one go), but wasn't sure why it's a bit wonky as my new phone should be better than the old! I've been using the Fitbit tracking, but today tried Strava for the first time. The data between the two is different, and the map isn't quite right, so not sure if there is anything I can do to improve the accuracy. I'm interested in being able to track improvement, and certainly am not setting any records in pace, but would be nice to know where I'm actually at.

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate]

How great does that badge look!? 👍🏻😁

It's tricky with GPS, weather can affect it, many devices are slightly different... maybe you need to put a Garmin Forerunner on your Christmas list... 🤣🤣🤣

Any phone based GPS is likely to be a bit out depending on where you're wearing your phone. So many little annoying factors.

Even the best devices can be out, I just use one and go by that regardless otherwise we can really wind ourselves up with the anomalies. 👍🏻

[NetballKitty Graduate in reply to GoGo_JoJo]

tbf… I'm only grumpy as my new phone gives me worse stats! I wouldn't be complaining if it made me look good!!!

[GoGo_JoJo Graduate in reply to NetballKitty]

You say that but I started using the Samsung Health app, it was way too generous, I knew it couldn't be true! 🤣🤭

[Grannyhugs Graduate]

Congratulations on graduation go with the longest fastest reading whichever device gives you it 1😉

[Annieapple Administrator Graduate]

Congratulations 🥳 Enjoy your consolidation runs. You will live off of the adrenaline of graduation for many a day!!! 🎈👏😊

[Buddy34 Graduate]

Congratulations on completing c25k you must be so pleased well done 😊😊👏👏

You're definitely not a saddo a lot of us on here love stats and graphs and times and pace 😂😂

[SueAppleRun Graduate]

Congratulations, I don’t know about stats I use fitbit and although probably not accurate it’s a guide, so i know we are running longer and a bit faster than we did in the beginning and that’s enough for me

[Franglaise Graduate]

The stats get very addictive....i would consider a running watch....on my Santa wish list is a Corus Apex that uses gps and glonass, to improve accuracy.....depends how much you want to spend really

[shrinkingjaz Graduate]

Why is tracking in a spreadsheet a bad thing? As a fellow lover of data, I am impressed! I wish I had thought of doing that.

Massive congratulations on graduating

[Impetuous]

When I’m not running I’m scuba diving, I’ve got about 15 years of dives logged on a spreadsheet, it’s great to have all that information to hand when you want to see what factors affect your performance. Do you run faster or slower on cold days? Is your average pace increasing over time? Does a week off for a holiday make you slower when you get back? You can be a proper data geek. 😉

[NetballKitty Graduate in reply to Impetuous]

Ooooh.,. weather. time of day.. maybe I need more columns...!