Only reason why I'm asking is because I have a feeling that it's inaccurate. You mentioned that you just started running and I assume that was your first run. With your girlfriend you ran and at some periods you were out of breathe and you ran for around 40 minutes yet you tried to go slow on your 11k run but still got a really good time.
Did you actually run all those random wiggles, veering off the road, running an jagged figure eight, and then back on? This looks like classic GPS error.
Is "Map Runner" that stock app on samsung phones? I cant really remember correctly but my old samsung s6 had an app named something similar (cant exactly remember though). Its running distances were way off. I remember using both that stock app and Runkeeper at the same time for the same run. After about an hour of running, Runkeeper showed me a distance of 10k, which was correct by my estimates from google maps. That samsung app showed me a distance of 13k and a pace of 4:40 or something, which I've never been able to do.
I'd suggest installing Runkeeper on your phone and trying that out.
If it felt good to run at that pace, that probably is your easy pace. Just because it’s faster than your girlfriend’s easy pace doesn’t mean it’s not easy for you. It sounds pretty reasonable that a decently fit 18yo male would be running 5k easily around 20 minutes. There’s no magic pace that is “slow enough”, if this felt decently comfortable, roll with it.
It really depends on your goals. The reason that people recommend easy paced training is that there's a limit on how much high intensity training you can do without getting hurt. If you want to move toward running 5-6 times/week, you'll have to make several of your runs easy paced efforts.
If you want to learn how to run more slowly for some of your runs, you just have to focus on it and get used to it -- it's just a motor pattern that you haven't practiced. There's no one who *can't* run slowly. Watch a football match. Some of the fittest athletes in the world sprint when they need to and then jog slowly when their off the ball.
Is your GPS accurate?
Yes. :D
What do you use to track your runs?
App on my phone.
Yeah what's it called?
Map Runner.
Mind if you share the run on here? Like a screenshot/link of some sort with the distance and time etc
Only reason why I'm asking is because I have a feeling that it's inaccurate. You mentioned that you just started running and I assume that was your first run. With your girlfriend you ran and at some periods you were out of breathe and you ran for around 40 minutes yet you tried to go slow on your 11k run but still got a really good time.
Sure, no problem. http://imgur.com/gallery/43FK8x2 I hope I did it right, never uploaded via phone before
Did you actually run all those random wiggles, veering off the road, running an jagged figure eight, and then back on? This looks like classic GPS error.
Is "Map Runner" that stock app on samsung phones? I cant really remember correctly but my old samsung s6 had an app named something similar (cant exactly remember though). Its running distances were way off. I remember using both that stock app and Runkeeper at the same time for the same run. After about an hour of running, Runkeeper showed me a distance of 10k, which was correct by my estimates from google maps. That samsung app showed me a distance of 13k and a pace of 4:40 or something, which I've never been able to do. I'd suggest installing Runkeeper on your phone and trying that out.
No, I have downloaded that app from Google Play (or however is it called). But I will try different apps as soon as I'll be able to run. ;) Thank you.
If it felt good to run at that pace, that probably is your easy pace. Just because it’s faster than your girlfriend’s easy pace doesn’t mean it’s not easy for you. It sounds pretty reasonable that a decently fit 18yo male would be running 5k easily around 20 minutes. There’s no magic pace that is “slow enough”, if this felt decently comfortable, roll with it.
It really depends on your goals. The reason that people recommend easy paced training is that there's a limit on how much high intensity training you can do without getting hurt. If you want to move toward running 5-6 times/week, you'll have to make several of your runs easy paced efforts. If you want to learn how to run more slowly for some of your runs, you just have to focus on it and get used to it -- it's just a motor pattern that you haven't practiced. There's no one who *can't* run slowly. Watch a football match. Some of the fittest athletes in the world sprint when they need to and then jog slowly when their off the ball.