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.
I find it easiest to count by length instead of by 50; that way the number changes at each turn, so I have less time to forget. Sometimes I also count by length by hundred (1, 2, 3, 4, 2-1, 2-2, etc.). Basically, the counting has to engage me, otherwise I forget to think of it.
I find it easiest to count by length instead of by 50; that way the number changes at each turn, so I have less time to forget. Sometimes I also count by length by hundred (1, 2, 3, 4, 2-1, 2-2, etc.). Basically, the counting has to engage me, otherwise I forget to think of it.
