Average pace for short intervals

I have been having trouble doing interval training I do a warm up then when my effort starts the average pace is all over the place and cannot cope with the initial effort and gives all kinds of readings. It is impossible to get correct readings for anything below minute intervals . My first one was averaging 6:05 then my second one was 7:37. This is my second watch, is anyone else affected by this

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SAHO over 5 years ago +1

The shorter your intervals are, the inevitable deviations/fluctuations in instant pace will have greater impact on average pace.

So, in order to get accurate average pace you will need accurate instant…

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0 Mistamb over 5 years ago

you could use average lap pace for less jumps. if you doing a training a intervall would be a lap. so that could help. i am not sure, but i feel running with the hrm-tri gives me a more accurate pace. a pod gives you more accurate pace.

0 geoff_a over 5 years ago in reply to Mistamb

Thanks for the reply I have tried a Garmin footpad but can never get the calibration right

0 SAHO over 5 years ago

The shorter your intervals are, the inevitable deviations/fluctuations in instant pace will have greater impact on average pace.

So, in order to get accurate average pace you will need accurate instant pace. Speed from GPS is not very good at dealing with rapid changes in speed and/or direction - hence instant pace based on GPS speed is not very reliable.

I am using the Stryd foot pod, and find that to be VERY consistent in terms of pace/distance. Also, the calibration factor is consistent across different paces. (I've seen reports saying the Garmin Foot Pod is not very good at that)

0 geoff_a over 5 years ago in reply to SAHO

Thanks for the reply are there any other foot pods out there that will link to the Fenix that I can use.

0 geoff_a over 5 years ago in reply to Mistamb

Does the HRM tri give you speed/pace?

0 SAHO over 5 years ago in reply to geoff_a

Check out Stryd. It's a little pricey, but it's also really good in my experience.

www.stryd.com

0 geoff_a over 5 years ago in reply to SAHO

I had a stryd pod a few years ago when the mk2 first come out but they had a fault that was when you were running with someone who had a stryd pod the watch latched onto theirs and was giving false readings stryd then gave me a full refund

0 SAHO over 5 years ago in reply to geoff_a

I have not had the issue myself, but I think there is the ability to enter the Sensor ID into the settings to "lock" the pairing to a specific device to avoid just the scenario you experienced.

Maybe that's new since you tried Stryd the last time?

Stryd also has their own user community, try asking there if this is still an issue. (club.stryd.com)

0 muness over 5 years ago in reply to SAHO

Indeed, you can put in the Sensor ID in the Stryd Connect IQ Data field settings. It's listed as "Summit ANT ID" in the settings. I think this only affects how the Data Field makes its own custom connection to the Stryd though.

I think the pace reading is based on the Footpod ANT+ sensor pairing at Settings > Sensors & Accessories level. If this wasn't a necessary pairing then any ANT HRM would confuse the watch too which I have never observed.

At any rate, I am with SAHO, I've never had an issue with my watch or my Stryd getting mixed up so much that I found its readings useless.