Ran in downtown bc it’s flat, could avoid traffic lights, and sidewalks and roads were clear.

I cried after the run when I realized I had done ~17 min of the 20 min test at 8:46 min-mile pace. I’m still in disbelief…I had no idea I was capable of sustaining THAT pace holy shit!

I experienced the accuracy of the Stryd pod for real today: just 2 steps on an incline or decline was enough to make my watch start alarming that I was below or over watt targets! This is SO COOL but it kept surprising me. I can see why it’s impossible to go back to wrist-based watts after having this! That level of precision is why I decided to invest in it: it’s just as precise on the treadmill (the watches tend to be off in power on the treadmill by 4-10%) and when doing hill work: watch-based watts take much longer to adjust between downhill vs uphill power when doing hill sprints (I struggled with this earlier this winter.)