Is it normal that cadence drops after some time of running?
I always average 185 but for some reasons I always starts around 190 and after 30 minutes or so I drops to 175-180.
I'm not sure why this is happening. Is this expected?
What does it mean?
Is it normal that cadence drops after some time of running?
I always average 185 but for some reasons I always starts around 190 and after 30 minutes or so I drops to 175-180.
I'm not sure why this is happening. Is this expected?
What does it mean?
It means you're paying too much attention to your watch data.
It's probably just due to warming up and getting going. I'm sure it's nothing to worry about.
Cadence21 wrote:
Is it normal that cadence drops after some time of running?
I always average 185 but for some reasons I always starts around 190 and after 30 minutes or so I drops to 175-180.
I'm not sure why this is happening. Is this expected?
What does it mean?
Well, do the pace also drop? As fatigue sets in, it is natural that cadence, stride length, pace to drop. If the pace is NOT dropping, you have to increase the stride length to counteract the lower cadence. The only way to do this is to change running form or/andincrease the power of each stride. Normally I would think that incerasing the power for each stride is hard to do when one is fatigued. but it might happen if you change running form. Changes in running form can come due to that some part of the body gets more fatigued than other parts. If you knew what is fatigued it could be strengthened or running form can be changed to fatigue less in that part.
An example: I once landed too much in front of me and this loaded my quads too much. I was strong in the quads but eventually I got fatigued in the quads and the pace dropped. I reached less with my feet and landed more under my body and I fatigued less in the quads and had a more steady finish.