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Running time is slower than other running apps

Former Member over 4 years ago

I have the vivoactive 4 and have noticed the running times are about 1-1.5 minutes per mile slower than my typical run time and over 2 minutes per mile slower than the time recorded by Samsung Health on my phone. Has anyone had the same issue and found a solution?

0 ovekvam over 4 years ago

Indoors, or outdoors with GPS?
My watch also struggles to estimate the correct speed indoors, based on running cadence. It overestimates slow jogging, and underestimates fast running. Outdoors, it is spot on.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to ovekvam

Outside. I contacted customer support and they told me to go to the System Menu\Data recording and select "Every Second". It was set for "Smart" I'll post an update if it works. Thx.

0 pshare over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Also, check your auto-pause setting. I find that "when stopped" often doesn't start up fast enough for me. I solved it by setting an auto-pause of 30 minutes per mile instead and that works much better.

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Changing to "every second" worked. My running speed now seems right.

0 pshare over 4 years ago in reply to Former Member

Any effect on battery life?

0 Former Member over 4 years ago in reply to pshare

there doesn't seem to be.