I'm am just getting back in the pool to get into shape and to hopefully compete once again, but I find that I am missing my good old friend, the pace clock. I have been working out for close to two months now and want to start using a pace clock for intervals instead of taking "guess" rests of :10, :20, :30 or whatever the workout requires. The pool where I swim does not have a regular clock, and when there is a clock, I have serious doubts as to the precision of the time since the needle usually will get stuck right in the middle of a goal set. Does anyone face this problem and is the only solution to wear a wrist watch with a stop clock built in? It's a darn shame that the pool is world class (ASU rec center), but they cannot even have a functioning pace clock.
Thanks!
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Another alternative is to buy an inexpensive, waterproof digital watch. I wear a Timex Ironman as my normal wristwatch. It has a stopwatch function; it causes me no problems wearing it during a workout. Just start the watch at the beginning of the workout, and use it like a normal pace clock.
It also works during a normal workout with teammates. I am very nearsighted, and overdue for a comfortable pair of contacts. I simply start the stopwatch at the top of the pace clock, and I am in synch with the rest of my lane, even on 25's and 75's, despite the fact I cannot see the pace clock.
Matt
Another alternative is to buy an inexpensive, waterproof digital watch. I wear a Timex Ironman as my normal wristwatch. It has a stopwatch function; it causes me no problems wearing it during a workout. Just start the watch at the beginning of the workout, and use it like a normal pace clock.
It also works during a normal workout with teammates. I am very nearsighted, and overdue for a comfortable pair of contacts. I simply start the stopwatch at the top of the pace clock, and I am in synch with the rest of my lane, even on 25's and 75's, despite the fact I cannot see the pace clock.
Matt
