JasoninHalifax wrote:
mcmetal wrote:
JasoninHalifax wrote:
DarkSpeedWorks wrote:
If you're on a track, yup, absolutely.
lol!
Actually, probably a more accurate pace than a GPS watch.
Sure, nothing is more accurate than looking at your time when you finish, or each lap, etc., but wouldn't that be a lagging indicator? A bit late to adjust your pace.
Feel & subjective effort is the primary indicator, the time is the confirmation.
In swimming, you can tell a good swimmer to hit 3 intervals at 3 different paces, and they'll be able to do it within 1 second.
I think even a crappy swimmer can achieve that...as can a runner. When a bunch of us ran seriously we could tell the time at the end of the run simply based on the route and the perceived exertion on the route and we could do that within a half minute on a 10ish mile run once we knew the route....or on the track.
As for the look, who cares what the look is (whether a watch, shorts, socks)...we're talking about grown men are are seen in public in compression shorts, other assorted lycra and aero helmets with shaved legs. Worrying about what one person on this forum looks like is like the ridiculous looking adults calling others even more or less ridiculous. It's just degrees of stupid look anyway. Hey, as long as a have a six pack in my 50's I have the upper ground to wear whatever the heck I want and I'm going with that.