I suppose this is an inexperienced swimmer problem, but I have a terrible time trying to keep track of my distance in longer sets. Pretty much anything over 300 and I start to lose track ("oh rats, does this lap make 400 or 450?"). I'm not normally the flighty forgetful type, really, but I get in the water and I seem to lose all short-term memory. :o I thought about getting one of those lap counter thingies but it seems like it would be a hassle to have to punch a button on every turn. Is there a trick to keeping track of these things? I love swimming longer distances, but it's disorienting to be in the middle of a warmup or set and suddenly realize I have no idea how far along I am.
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If it's a 500...you can break it down into (10) 50's....and repeat the number of 50's each time going up the lane and back.
One...one...one...
Two...two..two...
Nine...nine...nine... etc.
I prefer swimming 50's anyway....so this takes the mental torture down a knotch when going through the distance sets.
If it's a 500...you can break it down into (10) 50's....and repeat the number of 50's each time going up the lane and back.
One...one...one...
Two...two..two...
Nine...nine...nine... etc.
I prefer swimming 50's anyway....so this takes the mental torture down a knotch when going through the distance sets.
