What is the consensus ? Does wearing a watch distract from focusing on how you feel and running based on effort. I could see it holding someone back if they are feeling great one day sticking to an arbitrary pace or vice versa, trying to hold a pace that they feel like they should be hitting only to blow up.
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Effort based wrote:
What is the consensus ?
I doubt you will find a definable consensus on this forum.
I like to look at my watch and nod when I'm running that way people know I'm satisfied with myself. Like say I'm out on a recovery run and going 10 minute per mile pace and some letsrunner just happened to be at a stoplight and saw me going by and he chuckles to himself and says "Ha, dang hobby jogger." then just then I look at my watch and nod to myself of approval. That would take some of the satisfaction away from his little judgement because then he would think "What the heck was/is that guy so satisfied about?"
Pace don't matter if you win
The here and now ain't here now wrote:
Effort based wrote:
What is the consensus ?
I doubt you will find a definable consensus on this forum.
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I ran my 5K PB of 18:20 without a watch one month after setting my previous PB of 19:30 with a watch.
Both times I started very fast (for me that is), but the first time I slowed down slightly when looking at my split after 1K. The second time I had no watch and kept pushing very hard all the time.
So based on personal experience, it might be better not to know your splits in shorter races.
I just use a watch to time myself in case something goes wrong the official timing system.
When I run, I don't look at my watch. I just focus on running.
I’m a D2 female runner. Our coach explicitly told us not to visit LetsRun forums.
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