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Treadmill distance vs Fitbit distance

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‎05-09-2017 13:50

‎05-09-2017 13:50

How can I close the data gap when I do a treadmill run? I've started to regularly run 5/10k on a treadmill but if I set my Fitbit to treadmill setting it's showing as only half the distance travelled (this morning I completed 5miles/8km but it showed as less than 3miles on my treadmill workout).  When I do a simiilarly timed free run the distance shown on Fitbit is much more accurate to the treadmills distance so there's a definite discrepancy between the distances run as a free run and on the treadmill.

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‎05-09-2017 14:11

‎05-09-2017 14:11

Your stride is totally different on the treadmill. It will never match your outdoor stride.

 

 

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‎05-09-2017 23:06

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‎05-09-2017 23:06

That doesn't necessarily make sense as an answer though as my time for an outdoor run of 5k is the same as a treadmill run which means my pace must be similar, if my pace is similar the number of steps I take has to be similar too...certainly not over a mile difference iykwim? 

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