Laps? Lap Button? Laps? -- The only item stopping me from ditching my Garmin running watch!

[EMCee]

Laps? 

We have cues.. what about laps?

If one of the buttons can become a <break> or a lap press, or whatever you want to call it; I want it to stop that timing interval that is accruing and crystalize it and show me what it is on screen for a second. 

[MFLitchfield]

If you use the run exercise the app will create splits for each of your cues.  I've tested this with the .5 and 1 mile cues and they both work in this manner. Don't know if that helps?

[EMCee]

I'm referring to a press on one of the buttons to create a lap. Very simple coding change, yet very valuable in matching to what a Garmin can do. 

[EMCee]

I'm referring to a press on one of the buttons to create a lap. Very simple coding change, yet very valuable 

[EMCee]

Let's say you are doing a running workout:

3x3min (1min recovery), 3x2min (1min recovery), 3x1min (1min recovery).

I hit start on the Run app -- 

As my watch starts approaching 3min, I am looking and I hit one of the buttons (Lap Press)  -- this creates a Lap (3min lets say 741 meters distance), then I hit Lap Press again after 1 min (1min 120 meters), then again I press it after 3min (3min 752 meters) and so on and on. When this gets uploaded into Strava, it will look like a bunch of laps which then is analyzed in the workout structure within Strava. This is how a Garmin works, and this is the most powerful feature of a running watch (to be able to create your own laps). 

It is also the easiest to implement, as this is a manual press by one of the buttons ending the current lap and starting another one. 

[sethschroeder]

Its seems like there is a few basic things for this watch that it doesnt have.

Lap button should be the basic option and the ask should actually be programming your workout on your phone/computer where you can load it in and it cues you what to do.

[lilbitcounts2 · Accepted solution]

LAP BUTTON = MANUAL CUE

Yes you CAN create laps with a button press. Just set the exercise to MANUAL CUE then press the top right button in exercise to create the lap. 

The results will will show in both FitBit & Strava quite nicely!  😉

[EMCee]

Thanks for your reply.

Is this achieved by Setting 'Show Cues' feature to 'Manually' and then pressing the top right button? Just confirming. 🙂

[EMCee]

Answered my own question. The answer is 'YES'

AWESOME! Thank you!