Ah that is a real flaw in a training watch I would say.I, too, would like to know more about your use case from which the requirement for reviewing the full list of completed laps in the middle of a run arises.
I'm new to the concept of supplementary apps but I suspect they are not going to be able to alter the basic operating set up.One thing to remember is that a running watch – any running watch, or piece of wearable fitness technology for that matter – is not intended to completely replace the need for an app on a more capable device (such as a mobile phone or tablet) for review and analysis of activity data while pausing or resting so that you don't have to bring something larger. Especially in the middle of a monitored/tracked activity (as opposed to a session), a training watch ought to tell the user what he/she needs to know in the moment with respect to current progress and performance against targets.
I mainly want to be able to scroll back through my lap splits during a track training session - sorry if I was a bit vague. I bought this as a specific running watch but wonder now if it is more of an activity tracker / leisure watch.The point I was trying to make is that the FR235 – or any running watch, short of being a user-reprogrammable piece of wearable fitness technology, which some of the the Garmin watches can be with if equipped with the Connect IQ platform, as can Suunto, and of course the Apple Watch and Android Wear – tracks running (and cycling) as activities. It's not just an “activity tracker” in the sense that devices like the Fitbit Charge HR is; it provides a lot of flexibility as well as depth in terms of monitoring what happens on a run, beyond (say) even what the TomTom Runner Cardio, TomTom Spark Cardio and Fitbit Surge can do.