Runners wearing wrist watches on the inside vs. outside of wrist?

yagtash wrote:

Is there any reason why some runners wear their running watches on the inside of the wrist? It seems more difficult to press the buttons that way.

I have always done this, long before the advent of digital watches. It is easier to see the time this way, and also easier to press the buttons. However, when I'm running intervals, I always carry the watch in my hand.

I saw friends wear the face on the inside because it then became more difficult to see the time (if they didn't want to dwell on how much longer they had to go), or so they wouldn't bump the off button and loose those precious minutes.

inside is easier for me to read time. Feels more naturally when running due to the way your arms are positioned.

If I'm using the stopwatch, I carry the watch in my hand. That way I don't have to break arm movement and won't miss the buttons.

There should be a stopwatch with a remote trigger that attaches to your hand. If someone invents one, I'll buy it.

It's a European poseur type thing to wear your watch on the inside. Let's all get on board here.

I can't decide if I want to get a watch or a nano with a watchband attachment. Those are sweet.

You want to wear your nanny on your wrist?

Yeah! Then you keep the watch on all day and you don't have to worry about finding your nano in your gigantic purse every time you want to listen to music.

Both Joan Benoit Samuelson and Lynn Jennings, among others, wear their watches facing the inside of their wrist.

wearing face on inside: easier for you to see, especially while running

wearing face on outside: easier for everyone else to see your watch

pettygrove AC wrote:

Both Joan Benoit Samuelson and Lynn Jennings, among others, wear their watches facing the inside of their wrist.

So it's a womens things, and guy looking guys.

trossi wrote:

wearing face on inside: easier for you to see, especially while running

wearing face on outside: easier for everyone else to see your watch

I think we have a thread ender here.

Trossi wins and a swell thank you for playing to everyone else.

Bad Wigins wrote:

There should be a stopwatch with a remote trigger that attaches to your hand. If someone invents one, I'll buy it.

Not exactly the same thing, but I remember Speedo used to have a stopwatch that you wore on your index finger and activated with your thumb. This was about 15 years ago.

That'd make it rather difficult to read, wouldn't it? Plus you'd have to wrap the wrist band inside-out.

pettygrove AC wrote:

Both Joan Benoit Samuelson and Lynn Jennings, among others, wear their watches facing the inside of their wrist.

Big John wrote:

Not exactly the same thing, but I remember Speedo used to have a stopwatch that you wore on your index finger and activated with your thumb. This was about 15 years ago.

That's even better.

But since I posted I realized I can hack one up using an mp3 player with custom firmware.