What are splits?

caddir
caddir Posts: 150 Member
edited November 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Hi all, on runkeeper and on the fitbit apps there is mention of splits - I don't know what this means, can someone explain please?

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  • SimoneBee12
    SimoneBee12 Posts: 268 Member
    Well, for running, if you are running around a track, you can split the time so you know how fast each lap is, as well as the overall time of all the laps.
  • caddir
    caddir Posts: 150 Member
    Oh thank you! That makes perfect sense.
  • kristinareisinger
    kristinareisinger Posts: 37 Member
    But you also can split your miles. I road and trail run and do splits based on each mile. The goal is to have your splits get faster which is tricky because (especially in a race) most runners start like gangbusters and finish slower. You want to aim for the opposite - slow warming up start and faster finish.
  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 12,057 Member
    Back in school when I ran cross-country, I always began dead last, typically ended in the top third. As I ran it became my goal to not think about how far I had to go; I simply had to pass "that guy", then "that guy", then...
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