Mmastodon HealthFitness first seen 7 h ago, last 16 min ago, peak #9

Runner blames watch glitch for missing personal record

Original: I was thinking about my run yesterday - really early on my watch got cadence locked, so I took a walk break to “unlock”

A runner in the Pacific Northwest says their sports watch locked onto an incorrect cadence reading early into a 5K attempt, forcing a walk break to reset the device and recover accurate heart rate data. They say without the interruption they believe they would have set a personal record, missing it by about 30 seconds.

Why now: Runners often swap stories about GPS and sensor glitches ruining races, and the narrow miss makes it relatable.

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• I was thinking about my run yesterday - really early on my watch got cadence locked, so I took a walk break to “unlock” it and get my actual heart rate back. I realized today that if MY WATCH wouldn’t have needed that walk break, I probably would have PRed my 5K 😭 I was 30… · cq@pnw.zone · 3

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