using timex ironman "Chrono" "Start/Split" function for laps question
this is either a very stupid question or it is simply not possible but i am wondering if someone can help me with the following:
i have a route where i get to a 3.5 mile "loop". basically i ride to the loop do a number of loops and then i ride home. and i have been timing myself simply in order to keep track of how much time i spend on the road. but i have also been using the watch to keep track of how many laps i do. basically in the past without the watch i always forget how many laps i do.
anyway, what i /have/ been doing is starting the "Chrono" functionality on my watch and then when i get to the "entrance" to the loop i hit the "Start/Split" button. but this has always caused me endless confusion because i never really thought about where the "entrance" to the loop was. so originally i was hitting the Start/Split after doing a single loop and then more recently i have been hitting the Start/Split when i get to the entrance to the loop.
anyway, i am now realizing that if i hit the Start/Stop when i get to the start of my loop that this is actually causing the LAP COUNT to go from 1 to 2. this of course is not correct since when i get to the entrance of the loop i actually just want to /start/ in on my LAP 1 count. so it seems like i am in a situation where i can /either/ count the loops correctly (by starting to count the loops /after/ i do one loop) or i can count the actual time it takes to do /each/ loop (by starting the Start/Split functionality when i actually get to the first loop). This second method basically means that i would have a count of 6 when i finished my ride when i actually did 5 laps.
anyway, it actually took me quite a long time to think about where the actual start of the loop was - it is obviously when i get to the loop. and i know this sounds incredibly stupid but i am wondering if there is some option on this watch that lets me start the Chrono at LAP 0 so that when i get to my loop i can start the Start/Split and then get home both with a true count and a time for each lap.
am i missing something with the meaning of "Start/Split" or maybe i am missing something else on this?
thanks for any constructive input and/or facts that i may be missing on this one.
this is either a very stupid question or it is simply not possible but i am wondering if someone can help me with the following:
i have a route where i get to a 3.5 mile "loop". basically i ride to the loop do a number of loops and then i ride home. and i have been timing myself simply in order to keep track of how much time i spend on the road. but i have also been using the watch to keep track of how many laps i do. basically in the past without the watch i always forget how many laps i do.
anyway, what i /have/ been doing is starting the "Chrono" functionality on my watch and then when i get to the "entrance" to the loop i hit the "Start/Split" button. but this has always caused me endless confusion because i never really thought about where the "entrance" to the loop was. so originally i was hitting the Start/Split after doing a single loop and then more recently i have been hitting the Start/Split when i get to the entrance to the loop.
anyway, i am now realizing that if i hit the Start/Stop when i get to the start of my loop that this is actually causing the LAP COUNT to go from 1 to 2. this of course is not correct since when i get to the entrance of the loop i actually just want to /start/ in on my LAP 1 count. so it seems like i am in a situation where i can /either/ count the loops correctly (by starting to count the loops /after/ i do one loop) or i can count the actual time it takes to do /each/ loop (by starting the Start/Split functionality when i actually get to the first loop). This second method basically means that i would have a count of 6 when i finished my ride when i actually did 5 laps.
anyway, it actually took me quite a long time to think about where the actual start of the loop was - it is obviously when i get to the loop. and i know this sounds incredibly stupid but i am wondering if there is some option on this watch that lets me start the Chrono at LAP 0 so that when i get to my loop i can start the Start/Split and then get home both with a true count and a time for each lap.
am i missing something with the meaning of "Start/Split" or maybe i am missing something else on this?
thanks for any constructive input and/or facts that i may be missing on this one.