The data tells you that you ran faster last week and that what you are lifting today is less than “optimal” for your size, goals, or current program.
The information that you, your trainer, or your peer group have on you confirms this.
You know, and we know, that you can do better.
Perhaps you or I don’t understand why.
But luckily, we have the wisdom to know that the data may lie to you but your grandmother won’t.
Data is not the same as wisdom, act accordingly.