Im honestly just a bit confused and could use some explanation; just ran 30km for the first time, making it in 2 hours and 54 minutes. However it says my moving time is 2 hours and 33 minutes. I dont really understand how this works and just wanted to see if anyone would like to explain it all to me?
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+1Best answer by Jana_S
Not all runs are aimed to be PRs, actually 80% of the volume should be slow low-effort runs đ and that's where the moving pace / moving time comes in handy.
When training for a marathon, let's say that I plan to run 25 km in my marathon pace. But I might be forced to stop at crossroads / traffic lights and such. If I used the elapsed pace / elapsed time, I'd either get a âslowerâ result - or would have to run faster for a bit to catch up after the traffic lights wait. Which would beat the purpose of the training, which expects me to maintain a certain pace, not slower, not faster.Â
The elapsed time is obviously important for a race or similar kind of run - even if I stop at the aid station for a bit, the clock is still ticking. (And if I mark a run as a race, Strava will show the elapsed time instead of moving time in the main stats.)
Bottom line is - the purpose of the run matters đ
+26That can happen if your GPS reception was suboptimal and therefore Strava treated some parts of your run as pause.
+26Not exact enough to get the correct location every second or partly not there at all.
+29With a 30k under 3 hrs, Strava really shouldn't think that your pace was so slow that it's not worth considering to be âmovingâ đ« that's not cool.Â
Seriously though, what device are you using? Here's some details on what â
https://support.strava.com/hc/en-us/articles/216917707-Bad-GPS-Data
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Also, it might be worth trying the âcorrect distanceâ feature - not sure if it helps but just in case:Â
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+1I mean I just used my phone and I did take a couple of small breaks to drink and rest a bit during which I never paused the tracking so I guess thats why. But again, is the time for my pr 2 hours 33 then or 2 hours 54?
+29The PR would be the elapsed time. If you go to your Best Efforts, you'll see it there (tab You > profile pic in left upper corner > scroll a bit down and tap Best Efforts > find 30k)
+29Not all runs are aimed to be PRs, actually 80% of the volume should be slow low-effort runs đ and that's where the moving pace / moving time comes in handy.
When training for a marathon, let's say that I plan to run 25 km in my marathon pace. But I might be forced to stop at crossroads / traffic lights and such. If I used the elapsed pace / elapsed time, I'd either get a âslowerâ result - or would have to run faster for a bit to catch up after the traffic lights wait. Which would beat the purpose of the training, which expects me to maintain a certain pace, not slower, not faster.Â
The elapsed time is obviously important for a race or similar kind of run - even if I stop at the aid station for a bit, the clock is still ticking. (And if I mark a run as a race, Strava will show the elapsed time instead of moving time in the main stats.)
Bottom line is - the purpose of the run matters đ
+1Thanks for the answers! At the moment Im not training for anything specific, just running every now and then, trying to hit some prs when I can and want to. So theoretically, moving time isnt really anything I really have to worry about, right?
+29Not really - not to âworryâ, it's rather for your information. Both âmovingâ and âelapsedâ time are useful - maybe not now, but at some point you may decide that you want to look back at your running data, and it will help you to see your progress đđ
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I also have a long ride planned for a couple weeks from now. It is about 150 miles of mountain biking with 21,000 feet of climbing. I will most likely sleep for a while at night somewhere along the way. I will be really interested to see both how long the overall ride took and how long I was actually riding my bike within that timeframe. Â
Really, all the stuff you see is data that you can choose to use or not. Some (many?) donât really use much of it. Some only want to know how far they went. Others only want to know how long they were out. Some want every little piece of data to track and analyze. You can find what works for you. The good thing is that the data is there if you want it.
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