is my 10 mile PR real or is my Forerunner 45 lying to me

I understand if you don't want to do it because of privacy but just in case...

Do you have your activity on some platform where I could have a look at it? Strava or Garmin?

If you want to be sure, even if it may take some time, measure your route on mapmyrun.com, which is pretty accurate, and see if the 10 miles on mapmyrun correspond to Garmin's 10 miles (Garmin doesn't take your 0mi-10mi time, it takes your fastest 10 mile segment, I think).

0/10 you weren’t an elite high schooler if you are running 67 minutes for a 10 miler after 18 weeks of training unless you’re 80+ pounds overweight still.

oof. I took five years essentially off and am now at a healthy weight (5'5'', 127 lbs) after struggling with an eating disorder since I was 12. At 25 I have a regular period for the first time, am in control of my mental health, and I'm proud of and happy with the improvement I've made in the last few months even if it's not what I was capable of before. perhaps it's not reasonable to ask this on a forum like LetsRun– I've hesitated to post on here because I know people can be judgmental. But please be kind and don't assume you know my story.

yeah, sadly I'm not comfortable sharing my personal information on here, unless there's a way I could dm it to you privately. perhaps I'll try manually charting it on Map My Run to see if it matches up. I used to log all of my runs that way- so happy I switched over to Strava!

GPS Pr’s don’t count. Run a measured course and use a stop watch. Don’t trust the watch for distance. It’s a guideline. Not a rule.

ellen degenerate wrote:

yeah, sadly I'm not comfortable sharing my personal information on here, unless there's a way I could dm it to you privately. perhaps I'll try manually charting it on Map My Run to see if it matches up. I used to log all of my runs that way- so happy I switched over to Strava!

Understandable.

You can also check if the GPS line deviates much from the actual route you took and added/cut distance from the run.

But mapmyrun is very reliable. You can check it my zooming in and measuring the inside of lane 1 on a track. You will get the 400 m.

In any case, let us know, I am curious now to see how your comeback is going.

I am on a comeback of sorts myself and these are the stories that inspire me.

Well done and I hope you persevere.

Your FR 45 (also what I use) will be fairly accurate on a 10-mile course like you describe. It's not the same accuracy as you'd get with a certified race course, but it's close enough for a training run. So pat yourself on the pack for combining talent + consistent work and having a good result to show off for it.

Does the route have a clear view of the sky? Trees, tall buildings, going under bridges, those types of things can mess with your data.

gps and time trial prs don't count, only prs in races over certified courses and on tracks count

Why not? A time trial on a standard track counts, race or not.

ellen degenerate wrote:

oof. I took five years essentially off and am now at a healthy weight (5'5'', 127 lbs) after struggling with an eating disorder since I was 12. At 25 I have a regular period for the first time, am in control of my mental health, and I'm proud of and happy with the improvement I've made in the last few months even if it's not what I was capable of before. perhaps it's not reasonable to ask this on a forum like LetsRun– I've hesitated to post on here because I know people can be judgmental. But please be kind and don't assume you know my story.

I think JoggyHobber thought you were a guy, so I'd ignore it

~Let'sRunBottomFeeder_theRealOne

LRBF_theRealOne wrote:

ellen degenerate wrote:

oof. I took five years essentially off and am now at a healthy weight (5'5'', 127 lbs) after struggling with an eating disorder since I was 12. At 25 I have a regular period for the first time, am in control of my mental health, and I'm proud of and happy with the improvement I've made in the last few months even if it's not what I was capable of before. perhaps it's not reasonable to ask this on a forum like LetsRun– I've hesitated to post on here because I know people can be judgmental. But please be kind and don't assume you know my story.

I think JoggyHobber thought you were a guy, so I'd ignore it

~Let'sRunBottomFeeder_theRealOne

Agreed, that guy assumed you were a guy.

Agreed with my 2c. In my experience, garmin GPS watches are reasonably accurate for a run like you describe. It's usually within a couple of % for measured race courses.

My garmin watches struggle at the track because of the many right turns. They usually indicate a mile has passed after about 1520 meters. Working out at the track, I use it more like a normal stopwatch. Disable the autolap function for longer intervals and rely on the # of laps run for tracking distance.

holterskolter2 wrote:

LRBF_theRealOne wrote:

I think JoggyHobber thought you were a guy, so I'd ignore it

~Let'sRunBottomFeeder_theRealOne

Agreed, that guy assumed you were a guy.

Fellas, I think we all did.

update: I ran my half marathon "race" yesterday and managed a 1:27:38! pretty happy with it. I've been thinking I might want to try running a full marathon sometime this year, ideally in a real race with other people if things start to open up. anyone have tips on transitioning from half marathon to marathon training, or recommendations for affordable and effective training plans?

jiggymeister wrote:

Why not? A time trial on a standard track counts, race or not.

If it's anything shorter than an 800, I wouldn't count it. The FAT vs hand time difference can be pretty significant.