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marigolds6 t1_itloyl5 wrote

Reply to comment by Snooberrey in [OC] Visualising 12 months of running with Strava by detalbruh

They mention in the lower part that they specifically worked to improve form and cadence. This might not result in a faster pace, but would result in a more efficient run that would both bring down heart rate and enable running more distance without losing pace. If you look at the distance chart, OP did run longer and longer distances (culminating with the marathon) without a loss in pace.

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detalbruh OP t1_itn5es3 wrote

This is spot on. At the start of 2022 I ran slower but with lower cadence - my stride length was probably too long. I then worked very slowly to increase steps per minute at slower paces.

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