Out of Whack Walk

This morning I did my usual 6-mile course but the Polar RS800sd indicated that I went 10.52 kilometers. Something is out of whack because 6 miles is less than 10 kilometers. Last week when I did the 3-mile course it marked a little under 5 kilometers, as it should. So what is off? Probably when I measured the course. No wonder all this time I was faster on the track than around the neighborhood. Then again, I still have to check out the new running computer watch on a measured track.

It didn't take me long to warm up and since I had a day off from Sunday's 15 kilometer long walk I was feeling pretty good. Yesterday I did strength training and that seems to aid in recovering.

Start Time:     6:24:11
Total Distance: 10.52 km
Total Workout:  1:07:29
Zone 1 = 00:00:44 very light ( 50-60% HRmax)
Zone 2 = 00:02:27 light      ( 60-70% HRmax)
Zone 3 = 00:06:03 moderate   ( 70-80% HRmax)
Zone 4 = 00:58:15 hard       ( 80-90% HRmax)
Zone 5 = 00:00:00 maximum    (90-100% HRmax)
Average Pace:  6:25 min/km   (10:19 min/mile)
Max Pace:      4:21 min/km   ( 7:00 min/mile)
Best Lap=6 at  6:06.0        ( 9:49 min/mile)
Kilometer ## - Lap Time - Average Heart Rate - Cadence - Stride Length
1 - 7:15.2 132bpm 71  97cm  6 - 6:06.0 164bpm 78 105cm
2 - 6:13.6 154bpm 76 105cm  7 - 6:20.2 162bpm 77 102cm
3 - 6:24.2 161bpm 76 102cm  8 - 6:16.5 163bpm 76 104cm
4 - 6:21.3 163bpm 77 101cm  9 - 6:18.5 163bpm 77 102cm
5 - 6:23.2 164bpm 78 100cm 10 - 6:09.8 160bpm 77 105cm

I hope that the RS800sd is measuring accurately--I really do want to believe that I've improved this much. At the 10K mark I was at 1:03:48, this was a personal record for me.