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Stepping stones - advice please! I've done 3 weeks of 3 x 30 mins and thought I'd try Stepping Stones today which I actually enjoyed! (I ♥️Laura). So I kept with the beat pretty much all through. Question is - if I'm increasing BPM up to 160bpm why does my Garmin show me doing a slower min/km at 160bpm compared to 150bpm? Ie 150bpm was 8.39 min/km & 160 was 9.20...... I'm not getting too hung up on numbers but just wanted to understand wot's going on? Can anyone help?

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Was your Garmin showing you your heart rate (beat per minute, BPM) or Cadence (steps per minute, SPM)?

Stepping stones should have you running in time to the beat, so it's your foot strike that you should be matching to the music/beat.

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Blossom-Graduate in reply toJohn_W

My (old) Garmin shows average mins/km. Yes I'm matching footstrike to the beat.

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One possibility is that as you've increased your stride rate from 150 to 160, your stride length has reduced, in which case you're covering a shorter distance for a given time.

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Blossom-Graduate in reply toJohn_W

Hmm yes I guess that's what happened. So I guess when the BPM increases I have to try not to take shorter strides! Wasn't aware I was doing that though 😕

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If your stride length is the same then at 160 BPM you must be travelling faster than at 150 BPM. Maybe the GPS has a lag or is not accurate. Can you verify with a tracking app on your phone which uses your phone GPS. I use Sports Tracker.

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Blossom-Graduate in reply toMontyMooDog

Thanks I'll give that a go😊

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Use the Breath Naturally 1 2 3 4 analogy that Laura says, tech sometimes causes issues but Laura's way is the way to go. Good luck 😄

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Blossom-Graduate in reply toKnightrider_28

Thanks for that

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