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[Posting on behalf of /u/Percinho who is busy trying on his new tri suit that he got on Black Friday sale]
I’m training to run 1.5 miles in under 12 minutes for a physical fitness test. Most of my training is on my gym treadmill (weather where I live is now in the low 30s). Why is it that my Apple Watch Nike run app is way off in comparison to the treadmill numbers? Which should I trust as being accurate because they’re way off (nearly one minute)
Unfortunately probably neither is super accurate. Treadmills need to be calibrated, so you could ask your gym about that. Watches struggle to accurately measure treadmill distance
I would tend towards the treadmill as getting an accurate watch measurement while running on a treadmill can be hit or miss. Also, most treadmills now have a sync to your watch, use that instead of another app.