diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
index 7faca0dfd..bd7f37fba 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/beacon_chain.rs
@@ -885,12 +885,12 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> BeaconChain<T> {
 
         metrics::stop_timer(catchup_timer);
 
-        let commitee_timer = metrics::start_timer(&metrics::BLOCK_PROCESSING_COMMITTEE);
+        let committee_timer = metrics::start_timer(&metrics::BLOCK_PROCESSING_COMMITTEE);
 
         state.build_committee_cache(RelativeEpoch::Previous, &self.spec)?;
         state.build_committee_cache(RelativeEpoch::Current, &self.spec)?;
 
-        metrics::stop_timer(commitee_timer);
+        metrics::stop_timer(committee_timer);
 
         let core_timer = metrics::start_timer(&metrics::BLOCK_PROCESSING_CORE);
 
diff --git a/eth2/utils/lighthouse_metrics/src/lib.rs b/eth2/utils/lighthouse_metrics/src/lib.rs
index c9e66e971..9022a5b68 100644
--- a/eth2/utils/lighthouse_metrics/src/lib.rs
+++ b/eth2/utils/lighthouse_metrics/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,69 @@
+//! A wrapper around the `prometheus` crate that provides a global, `lazy_static` metrics registry
+//! and functions to add and use the following components (more info at
+//! [Prometheus docs](https://prometheus.io/docs/concepts/metric_types/)):
+//!
+//! - `Histogram`: used with `start_timer(..)` and `stop_timer(..)` to record durations (e.g.,
+//! block processing time).
+//! - `IncCounter`: used to represent an ideally ever-growing, never-shrinking integer (e.g.,
+//! number of block processing requests).
+//! - `IntGauge`: used to represent an varying integer (e.g., number of attestations per block).
+//!
+//! ## Important
+//!
+//! Metrics will fail if two items have the same `name`. All metrics must have a unique `name`.
+//! Because we use a global registry there is no namespace per crate, it's one big global space.
+//!
+//! See the [Prometheus naming best practices](https://prometheus.io/docs/practices/naming/) when
+//! choosing metric names.
+//!
+//! ## Example
+//!
+//! ```rust
+//! #[macro_use]
+//! extern crate lazy_static;
+//! use lighthouse_metrics::*;
+//!
+//! // These metrics are "magically" linked to the global registry defined in `lighthouse_metrics`.
+//! lazy_static! {
+//!     pub static ref RUN_COUNT: Result<IntCounter> = try_create_int_counter(
+//!         "runs_total",
+//!         "Total number of runs"
+//!     );
+//!     pub static ref CURRENT_VALUE: Result<IntGauge> = try_create_int_gauge(
+//!         "current_value",
+//!         "The current value"
+//!     );
+//!     pub static ref RUN_TIME: Result<Histogram> =
+//!         try_create_histogram("run_seconds", "Time taken (measured to high precision)");
+//! }
+//!
+//!
+//! fn main() {
+//!     for i in 0..100 {
+//!         inc_counter(&RUN_COUNT);
+//!         let timer = start_timer(&RUN_TIME);
+//!
+//!         for j in 0..10 {
+//!             set_gauge(&CURRENT_VALUE, j);
+//!             println!("Howdy partner");
+//!         }
+//!
+//!         stop_timer(timer);
+//!     }
+//! }
+//! ```
+
 use prometheus::{HistogramOpts, HistogramTimer, Opts};
 
 pub use prometheus::{Histogram, IntCounter, IntGauge, Result};
 
+/// Collect all the metrics for reporting.
 pub fn gather() -> Vec<prometheus::proto::MetricFamily> {
     prometheus::gather()
 }
 
+/// Attempts to crate an `IntCounter`, returning `Err` if the registry does not accept the counter
+/// (potentially due to naming conflict).
 pub fn try_create_int_counter(name: &str, help: &str) -> Result<IntCounter> {
     let opts = Opts::new(name, help);
     let counter = IntCounter::with_opts(opts)?;
@@ -13,6 +71,8 @@ pub fn try_create_int_counter(name: &str, help: &str) -> Result<IntCounter> {
     Ok(counter)
 }
 
+/// Attempts to crate an `IntGauge`, returning `Err` if the registry does not accept the counter
+/// (potentially due to naming conflict).
 pub fn try_create_int_gauge(name: &str, help: &str) -> Result<IntGauge> {
     let opts = Opts::new(name, help);
     let gauge = IntGauge::with_opts(opts)?;
@@ -20,6 +80,8 @@ pub fn try_create_int_gauge(name: &str, help: &str) -> Result<IntGauge> {
     Ok(gauge)
 }
 
+/// Attempts to crate a `Histogram`, returning `Err` if the registry does not accept the counter
+/// (potentially due to naming conflict).
 pub fn try_create_histogram(name: &str, help: &str) -> Result<Histogram> {
     let opts = HistogramOpts::new(name, help);
     let histogram = Histogram::with_opts(opts)?;
@@ -27,6 +89,7 @@ pub fn try_create_histogram(name: &str, help: &str) -> Result<Histogram> {
     Ok(histogram)
 }
 
+/// Starts a timer for the given `Histogram`, stopping when it gets dropped or given to `stop_timer(..)`.
 pub fn start_timer(histogram: &Result<Histogram>) -> Option<HistogramTimer> {
     if let Ok(histogram) = histogram {
         Some(histogram.start_timer())
@@ -35,6 +98,7 @@ pub fn start_timer(histogram: &Result<Histogram>) -> Option<HistogramTimer> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Stops a timer created with `start_timer(..)`.
 pub fn stop_timer(timer: Option<HistogramTimer>) {
     timer.map(|t| t.observe_duration());
 }
@@ -57,16 +121,9 @@ pub fn set_gauge(gauge: &Result<IntGauge>, value: i64) {
     }
 }
 
+/// Sets the value of a `Histogram` manually.
 pub fn observe(histogram: &Result<Histogram>, value: f64) {
     if let Ok(histogram) = histogram {
         histogram.observe(value);
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    #[test]
-    fn it_works() {
-        assert_eq!(2 + 2, 4);
-    }
-}