Pace vs average lap pace - can anyone explain how this chart is even remotely possible?

The scales on each side of the chart are identical and completely aligned as far as I can tell. 

How is it possible for the lap average pace to be consistently about 30 seconds faster than the pace? 

My guess is that one of the scales are wrong.

I don't find the scales issue to be plausible. The scale is the same for the same variable. The difference is one being represented as instantly and other as average. That said the average must be in the "middle" of the respective sample..

But if the scales were different, it could be correct as it is. So the bug could be that the scales are identical.

As you say: IF, which isn't the case...

For some reason I can not upload images to the conversation, but, I've been looking at the graphics of activities I've made and even using the same scale, the average line is framed with the instantly registers.

if I remember right, there is a similar identified bug on the graphic of the HRV where the resultant average is presented above all the registers of a specific night / measurement

But we agree there is a bug here. My point is that the bug could be the scale, since it should have been different for the result to be correct.

Yep! That's it. Lets see if the Garmin guy on the forum takes this to the development team! 

Definitely a bug. And most likely introduced in software version 20.32 as it did not exist in any of my running activities before 7. October 2024 - which was around the time when 20.32 was released, I believe?

Is Garmin monitoring this forum? Then @Garmin, please get in touch.

This is really a user to user forum

I suggest you also report it to support.