Hi everyone!
I just ran my first half-marathon (yay!), but my Strava watch said 12.91, even though my course was up to standard to be a full HM. I looked up online and found that if you click "Correct Distance" on the web browser version of Strava, it is more accurate and will say the real distance. I was curious and tried this on a few of my older long runs and noticed it was changing my average time/distance so drastically. For example, a run I recently did to try to keep my heart rate lower was 7 miles at a 10:11 pace. I clicked Correct Distance, and it jumped to 9 miles at an 8:49 pace. How is this possible? Is it? I run in very congested urban areas (NYC WSH/Central Park/Prospect Park), so maybe that has to do with it? New-ish to the regulated running scene and am trying to understand! Thanks in advance!