I’m a casual runner so maybe this is a stupid question, but the more I get into running the more I’m finding it hard to run at any pace other than the one I settled into.
If I run slower or faster, it’s moderated by my stride length, but my feet hit the ground in sync with a 145BPM. If my feet are hitting the ground at anything other than 145BPM it just feels wrong.
I now have a spotify playlist with about a dozen running songs at as close to 145BPM as possible (as little as 2 BPM deviation feels rushed or dragging).
Is this just a mental thing? Is it a bad habit to settle into? Am I alone in this?
Cool, it sounds like you figured out what works for you, I wouldn’t change anything beyond that.
Preferring a particular pace doesn’t seem weird at all to me, I definitely know when I’m jogging at my own pace, and am aware if I’m going slower or faster than it, even though I haven’t tracked it down to a BPM.