I read a good post over at iRunFar.com today. It focuses on a running log. Do you keep one? You may have noticed, I’ve only recently started keeping my own log rather than having to rely on a piece of software that comes with the tracking equipment.
Anyway, they had some interesting discussion questions, which are shown below. I’ve also dropped in my comment. Hit the link at the end, visit their site and let them know your thoughts!
Please let other iRunFar readers know how you record your training. Feel free to include links to your online training logs. While you’re at it, take a stab at the following questions:
- What’s a week? - Do you start your training week on Sunday or Monday? Why?
- Why a week? - Why not train on a 5-day, 9-day, or 13-day schedule? As usual, Geoff Roes got me thinking with his post One Week? Screw That.
- Miles or minutes? - I not sure if I should even touch this one, but do you more frequently record time or mileage in your training log. I’m a miles man myself.
- Start and stop? - Until I started my current log almost 6 years ago, I must have used half a dozen others all of which quickly went by the wayside. Anyone else have or had this problem? Have you gotten over it? If so, how?
Great post. Great comments too! Really got me thinking about what else I can log about my runs. I keep it simple just now (miles, time, pace, elevation) but I like the idea of keeping track shoe mileage, etc!
What’s a week? – Personally, my training week ‘runs’ from Monday to Sunday. Sunday is the easiest day for me to get in a long run since i’m not at work. Also, any time I take part in a race it always seems to be on a Sunday, so it seems to make sense to plan long runs for the end of the training week.
Why a Week? – if I’m honest, I’m not sure. I guess I’ve just been going along with the ‘norm’ these last few years.
Miles or Minutes? – Miles! But, my log records total time run too. For me it’s just a stat to look at every few weeks. E.g. i finished training for a half marathon distance and thought it was kind of cool to know i’d spent nearly a full day running.
Start and Stop? – I’ve only been running a few years but in that time i went from no log to using Nokia Sports Tracker, Buddy Runner, map my run and Sportypal. I’ve now realised it’s probably best to use your own training that’s independent of whichever software you use to track your runs. So back in September I set up a spreadsheet in google docs and started posting it on my blog on a weekly basis. I use the blog to make notes about how my training was the previous week, etc. http://www.snikt-running.com/search/label/Sunday%20Stats
I’d recommend storing any training log in the cloud (e.g. using Google docs). Then that means you don’t have to worry about your hard drive breaking, backing up with USB drives, etc. Plus it means I can update or check my log from anywhere with a net connection.
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