What is the Feelgood Pace?

The Feelgood Pace is the speed you'd comfortably set off at without thinking about it – not your race pace, not your crawl pace, but the one that simply feels good. Beginners are usually around 7:30/km.

For Trait, it's the most important reference point for your paces: it defines the centre of Zone 1 ("Easy"), and all other zones are derived from it. You'll find an overview of the zones under What do the training zones mean?

How the Feelgood Pace changes

• After you connect a watch for the first time, Trait analyses your last three months. If you typically run noticeably faster or slower than you entered, Trait suggests an adjustment.
• Through your honest effort rating after every workout and the monthly heart-rate analysis, Trait suggests further adjustments. Details: How does Trait come up with my paces?

Adjusting it yourself

You'll find it on the Stats page. There, tap the small pencil icon next to the Feelgood Pace. Important: you can't type in a single value; instead you choose faster or slower paces – all zones shift together. More on this under How can I adjust my paces manually?

Tip: Adjust the Feelgood Pace when your easy sessions (Zone 1–2) are clearly too fast or too slow. For the fast zones, the Assessment Run is the right tool.