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Using lap button while paused

Former Member over 9 years ago

Hi, new poster here...so, I finally "graduated" from my beloved giant 410 to a 235, and when doing speed work last night I ran into an issue, or maybe I'm just missing something obvious (entirely possible). With my 410, I could run an interval, hit Pause at the end of it and then press the Lap button at my leisure while I'm standing still, walking for recovery, etc. Then when I hit Start for my next interval it would be a new lap. Last night I noticed that the 235 will only let me press Lap while doing an activity, not while paused--meaning that as I got to the finish line of each 400 I had to press Lap first and then immediately Pause. To me, this is less than ideal as it could result in iffy times, plus the need to concentrate more on hitting the two buttons as close together as possible while simultaneously trying to not keel over.

Am I missing something? Any tips? Or do I just suck it up and adapt to life with a modern Garmin? (FWIW I've had a little heart rate wackiness thus far but other than that am quite pleased with the 235.)

Thanks!

0 R_Tellis over 9 years ago

I think you're just going to have to adapt to the way this watch works. I like the way using the lap button while paused allows me to look at the activity screens while paused, but can see where a change in your previous usage pattern can be off putting.

0 Former Member over 9 years ago

Sigh...I assumed someone would say that! With the 410 (I know, I know...ancient history) the Pause screen displayed all the current stats automatically anyway, which I liked (the Resume screen on the 235 seems sort of an unnecessary layer to me).
That all said, if this is my only quibble thus far, I'll of course take the 235 over my old-timey 410 any day!

0 timgrose over 9 years ago

I recall discussing this general topic before. What I don't really get is why you essentially stop the timer at the end of an interval.
When doing intervals, I press lap at the end of each one and again at the start of the next one. That way you get a record of exactly how long you were "resting" and what your HR did. Sometimes I may do "active" recovery and jog a bit so useful to know far too.

That's pretty much how it would work if you used the Intervals feature on the watch or setup a custom workout.

0 Nikeow over 9 years ago

people are iherrently different.
We like different things.
we get used to things which we have done in the past.
most don't like trying new things or have things of routine/considered normal to change. :-p

from what I remember, the lap button thing - part of what I remember is that the users prefer to stop the activity and then lap cos they either dont
1) care about recovery time
2) looks good on Strava

but... to each their own.

TO me, much like auto-pause, I dislike this feature. it's highly inaccurate and provides a false (to me) representation of how well I did on the run.
someone who runs a 4min KM and then stops the activity for 30min (to rest or whatever) and then runs another 4min KM is highly different from the person that does 4min KM for 2 consequtive KM w/o resting.

For me... i like the elapsed time (vs timer) as it tells me how long i still have before I need to get my butt back home or else..... :-p

0 Former Member over 9 years ago

Ah, who knew this would be such an existential crisis? :) Anyway, you all bring up very valid points for sure. I appreciate it! I guess I didn't want to keep it continuously running so it wouldn't track, say, my brief walk to the water fountain, even though that is of course still recovery time. I dunno. Much for me to ponder...perhaps on my next long run...

0 Nikeow over 9 years ago

One man's meat is another's poison.
There isn't a one size fits all thing..

for garmin, i think it's more towards do the 20% that fulfills the 80% of the users situation.

For the other 20%, well, there's CIQ for them to scratch their itch :-p