To Pause or Not?

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Badger Jun 2015 9:03am, 25 Jun 2015 5,246 posts	0 Badger Pause. There's a difference between an 8.30 mile with a gap in it and one with no gap, sure, but, in terms of what your muscles, at least, are having to do, I think the difference between an 8.30 mile and a 9.30 mile (or whatever works for you) is probably more significant. I wouldn't pause in the middle of an interval, but then I wouldn't cross at a traffic light in the middle of an interval either.
GordonG Jun 2015 9:03am, 25 Jun 2015 6,603 posts	0 GordonG auto pause in training. i agree it feels a little bit like cheating, but that's outweighed by the fact I feel like the final read out is lying to me if it didn't pause! never pause in racing
Fitz Jun 2015 9:10am, 25 Jun 2015 1,230 posts	0 Fitz Same as GordonG, auto-pause on training runs, no pause in races.
philbo Jun 2015 9:26am, 25 Jun 2015 1,225 posts	0 philbo I always pause, just lately I've been trying auto pause on my new watch but can't get away with it .
Fleece and Dust Jun 2015 9:30am, 25 Jun 2015 21,876 posts	0 Fleece and Dust I'm more interested in mileage rather than pace usually. I'm quite capable of forgetting to unpause for many miles, which actually fucks up both mileage and pace in any case!
philbo Jun 2015 9:36am, 25 Jun 2015 1,226 posts	0 philbo Must admit been there done that on more that one occasion F/D .
Fist of Monkey Jun 2015 9:37am, 25 Jun 2015 1,035 posts	0 Fist of Monkey Auto Pause on Bike, Just because junctions can take forever. No Pause on Runs, but this is a deliberate thing. I do mostly off road runs and am trying to get more skillful at leaping over stiles and stuff, and with autopause there is always a temptation for me to take forever negotiating a gate etc to steal a sneaky breather.
philbo Jun 2015 9:37am, 25 Jun 2015 1,227 posts	0 philbo than
Autumnleaves Jun 2015 9:45am, 25 Jun 2015 6,320 posts	0 Autumnleaves I don't usually pause for crossing a road - unless I know the junction is notorious. I do pause for a comfort break. At track sessions with my old Garmin 110 I used to pause for the static rests because otherwise I couldn't get any form of accurate pace whilst running. With the 220 I have now I don't need to because it adjusts much more quickly once you are moving.
SODIron © 2002 Jun 2015 10:14am, 25 Jun 2015 10,927 posts	0 SODIron © 2002 I mostly pause when I have stop to cross roads / wait for traffic / have a pee etc. However, if I'm on a SLOW recovery run, or am running with buddies from work etc. I tend to just leave the watch running as I'm not too fussed about the mileage or pace skew.