Lap time versus split time
Every press of Lap records two numbers. The lap time is how long that segment took, measured from the previous Lap press. The split time is the total elapsed time on the clock at the moment you pressed it. A runner doing four 400 m repeats who presses Lap at 1:32.40, 3:05.10, 4:36.95 and 6:10.20 ran laps of 1:32.40, 1:32.70, 1:31.85 and 1:33.25.
- Use lap times to compare effort between repeats, sets or presentation sections.
- Use split times when you need to know where you were against a total target, such as a 25-minute talk or a race pace plan.
- Fastest and slowest are marked once you have two or more laps; ties go to the earlier lap.