W9R1 Strava or Fitbit correct?

[RUNDMC1]

Just finished W9R1 and am delighted! ☺️Waking up on a furloughed Monday morning 9 weeks ago and on a whim deciding to give this a go was the best decision ever! I’m wondering though which distance is likely to be correct, Fitbit is 4.55k and Strava 3.71, both switched on after the 5 minute walk

TIA x

[AlMorr Ambassador Graduate]

It's not as those two distances are slightly different, they are 0.840 metres apart, nearly 1K, I wonder why.

[Spottymug Graduate]

I had this with my Fitbit but the other way (Fitbit was underestimating my runs by about 2k😬). Ended up using Map my Run and Strava against the Fitbit and the Fitbit was way out whereas Strava and Map my Run were more or less identical.

Well done on nearly finishing. The feeling when you graduate is amazing! Enjoy!

[RUNDMC1 Graduate in reply to Spottymug]

Thanks for taking the time to reply, I’ll check out map my run and see what it says 👍

[Dtay1978 Graduate]

If you can map your run out on google maps and see which is closest and just use that one 😊

[Reggit Graduate]

Is your Fitbit a step only counter or a newer one with GPS?

If you’re doing the slow running technique, you’re steps are significantly shorter than a normal walking step. The Fitbit calculates the distance based on number of steps multiplied by step length - this can be edited in advanced settings.

I treat myself to a charge 4 around week 3, that syncs direct to Strava.