Maybe I'm just an air head but I have the hardest time keeping track of how many laps I've done on a long swim. Does anyone have a good method/trick?
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This is why I usually break up the long swims into a set of intervals with very short rest, such as 100's. Example= start every 1:55 so that you know you've done 12 when you are back up to the top of the clock. Or if you're faster, pick another interval but not on 2:00, 1:30, etc. Don't make the math too hard as that's its own set of too much thinking.
Another way is to alternate free with IM; etc.
This is much easier with a pace clock than with a wristwatch as you can watch the paceclock while you're swimming but seems like that has its own set of problems such as people standing in front of it, moving a portable one where you can't see it, etc.
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This is why I usually break up the long swims into a set of intervals with very short rest, such as 100's. Example= start every 1:55 so that you know you've done 12 when you are back up to the top of the clock. Or if you're faster, pick another interval but not on 2:00, 1:30, etc. Don't make the math too hard as that's its own set of too much thinking.
Another way is to alternate free with IM; etc.
This is much easier with a pace clock than with a wristwatch as you can watch the paceclock while you're swimming but seems like that has its own set of problems such as people standing in front of it, moving a portable one where you can't see it, etc.
