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Nice interval run, always fun to mix up the paces. When you figure out how to 'glide', let me know!!

they only count as race finishes if you are vomiting after each one

JG,

Well that's what it's looking like when I see others run fast! I kinda felt like my teeth were going to rattle out :-{

Chris,

But I was trying really hard ....!

Nice run! That had to give you a pretty good workout.

I usually figure I need to go close to .25 miles before I trust what my Garmin is telling me below that sometimes it seems accurate but sometimes it's definitely way off.

Hey Dave,

I was thinking .25 miles on each sprint at first, but I figured out after the first two that I couldn't sustain that pace so the distances got shorter.

.25 is a long way to do a sprint during a run. I do those sometimes too but usually just 50 to 100 meters or 1 or 2 phone poles [if I'm on the pavement].

Now you got me thinking about it & I am debating getting a video analysis done on my running ... although I guess that is not something offered in Kingsbury! lol I can actually get it done at a 50% discount from a well known coach, but it would still cost $50. I just hope my running form is better than my golf swing analysis I did a few years back!

Dave,

I wasn't actually holding that pace for .25 miles, probably more like .10 to .15 and accelerating and decelerating the rest of the time :-)

JG,

Can I take a video of me running and send it to you to have analyzed? :-) I definitely have no expectations when I play golf.

Hey IJR - the "best pace" is always an instantaneous pace (the lowest it records within the lap) so it doesn't matter how long the rep is; it will never be too accurate due to the time between updates. However, what you can do if you want your overall pace for that rep is hit your lap button right as you start picking up the pace. Then hit it again right before you slow down. It will record a lap of 0.15 or 0.20 or however long you run, then you can go back and look at your pace for that smaller interval.

Hey Joe,

Yeah I knew that was the case. I was really just trying to accelerate to the fastest pace I could and not really trying to maintain a specific pace. I think if I did that for any distance I would have to drop back to the 5's. I'm thinking next time I" do what you're saying and try and maintain an aveage pace over a specific distance...but it won't be a 12 mile run :-)

Saweet! I can see the orange outfit now. I love it!

Nice run today. I don't think I could ever get in the 3s and 4s...My legs are too short! ha!

Sorry, I am just now learning how to use my Garmin after owning it for 18 months so I forget that not everyone is as tech-unsavvy as me. But I did the lap thing today a little, and it kind of lags behind, so you almost have to start running fast for a few seconds then hit the lap button or it will start your lap with whatever your jogging pace was beforehand. If that makes any sense at all...

Der Hammer educated me on that lap issue before. I couldn't figure out why my Garmin worked exactly correct on the road (where I had driven and physically marked every mile for 10 miles) but wouldn't work on the track. I thought, what the heck, the high school built a track that wasn't even regulation distance. Anyway..I know the Best Paces are probably not completly accurate but it's a good mesuring stick for me even if it is a hand gernade approach to performance.

The best paces may not be that accurate but you still have got to be running pretty dang fast for it to read 3:anything.

Dave,

I agree it may not me exactly accurate but it let's me know I'm giving a good effort. I plan to go the the track and do some timed sprints to see how fast I can run on shorter distances. I'll use my stop watch to confirm how fast my little legs can actually go :-) I have no clue.