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Time vs. Moving TIme - Consistent 2 Second Difference?

My most three recent (recorded) activities (all runs) coincidentally all have a difference in Time vs. Moving Time of 2 seconds:

4/26: 49:16 - 49:14 (ET 50:22)
4/23: 27:32 - 27:30 (ET 29:02)
4/14: 1:10:18 - 1:10:16 (ET 1:12:40)

I also had another activity on the 19th, however I didn't realize I hadn't fully pressed the Start button and only recorded my cool-down when I thought I had hit the button to Stop. So it was deleted.

I have several street crossings on my runs. Some of which require waiting for a light, while others I can go if clear. So there is starting and stopping. But what's the difference between Time and Moving Time? The extra one to two minutes between ET and Time seem like a reasonable amount to account for when waiting for traffic. But where do the other two seconds come from?

0 travis.vitek over 11 years ago

https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/simpleCase.faces?caseId=%7Bb6dded60-28a4-11e0-d39a-000000000000%7D

0 seeverist over 11 years ago

https://support.garmin.com/support/searchSupport/simpleCase.faces?caseId=%7Bb6dded60-28a4-11e0-d39a-000000000000%7D

Which results in this:

Garmin Connect processes the data of an activity in many ways to help you fully evaluate your activity data.

Below are the more in depth descriptions of various time and pace/speed fields:

Moving Time: includes only the time you were moving
Time: includes time moving and time not moving (if Auto Pause is off)
Elapsed Time: includes time between when timer is started, stopped, and reset (includes Auto Pause or manual stoppage of the timer)

Average Pace/Speed: Pace or Speed for entire duration of an activity
Moving Pace/Speed: Pace or Speed that only includes time spent moving (does not include Auto Pause)
Best Pace/Speed: Best Pace or Speed throughout the duration of an activity

Being aware of the differences between the various timing fields will assist you in utilizing them fully in evaluating your training.

I always have Auto Pause set to on, so I'm not sure how that affects "Time," based on what that link says. The Elapsed Time seems more reasonable based on waiting to cross streets, however I also wait until I get my first recovery update before resetting. Based on this information, that time would also be added, since I usually reset right after.