Mmastodon HealthFitness first seen 12 h ago, last 18 min ago, peak #9

Runner's watch cadence lock may have cost a 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 recounts that their sports watch locked onto a cadence reading early in a run, showing an inaccurate heart rate. They took a walk break to reset the sensor, and now believe that without the unnecessary break they might have set a 5K personal record. Other runners are discussing watch sensor glitches and how to handle cadence-locked heart rate readings mid-run.

Why now: Runners commonly experience GPS watch heart rate glitches and relate to the frustration of a seemingly avoidable lost personal record.

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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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