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Endurance Score Meaning

As of V16.17 I now have an endurance score, and it's something absurd sounding ~ 9800.  I don't doubt that I have good endurance as I'm running over 100mpw but what is this really supposed to mean in terms of anything? race predictors etc are still terribly biased against me (like 15 min slower for my marathon than I actually run - seems to be common for runners at my level).  

So I get a score of "elite" but is this just virtual high-fiving? like I'm not an ultra runner, nor am I running for the podium in big marathons (maybe small ones) and doesn't make my vo2 nor my race predictors any more accurate.   I already know I run more than most other people - it's not "special" just a decent amount of work. So is there any point to it?

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  • It looks like you are good with providing the watch with a range of maximum effort intervals.

    The other typical suspect is an inaccurate HR Max. Errors of a few bpm in the HR Max amplify the error rate of the VO2 Max estimation.

    How does your HR Max on the watch compare with the HR you had at the end of your 5k maximal effort?

    The race predictions on my watch have been better when I entered a specific race. Before my last 5k, the race specific predicition was 22:05 and the generic one was 21:45 (a big difference).. The Stryd prediction was 21:51 +/- 26s with an ambitious but realistic power target. I completed the race in 22:08 with just a bit of gas to spare.

  • mmmm its the same doing a 1hour effort + 1hour effort (5 minute rest between ) than doing 2 hour same effort?

    thanks