'05 Log ?

I just use a spreadsheet (Excel or Works Spreadsheet) That way, you
don't have to use somebody else's form and squeeze into it things that
there really isn't room for.

I normally just track milage and course, then maybe weather. But when
I am actively training for racing (say, February through October) I
often include heart rate info and how I felt, if I think it is
relevant.

I have a rather wide column for "Remarks" which allows me to include
just about anything I think might be important.

If you are like me, the log will be a tool to keep you going. It is
fun and rewarding to write down the mileage, and to see the total
yearly mileage increase. I don't like writing "DNR" any more than
necessary.

Good luck.

Brian Jones

Leafing through rec.running, I read a message from [email hidden]
of 31 Dec 2004:

Quoted message said:

any day's a great day to "start-a-new", however i suppose i can get a
little wrapped up with the symbolic nature of new year's day being
the best day to employ a new regiment.

mine? a runner's log! hoo-ray for me! (now let's see how long it
last). anyone know of some good free runner's logs out the on-line?
i don't mind trading an email address (registering) for a good
runner's log that i can manage on-line. anyone out there using one?
which are the better ones? i would love to start 2005 off right with
a log. what better day to start a log than on saturday?

i'm also considering going out today and buying a HRM....with the
intention of course of employing it in a training regiment. more data
for the log too. i suppose.

If you're getting an HRM, take a look at the Polars that come with the
"Polar Precision Performance" software. That would be the S810i, S625X,
S610i, and the S410. I really like this application. You can customize it
for all the data you want to track. Pluse the 2-way infrared capabilities
of all of these (except the s410) make it very easy to download all your
running data as well us upload your settings and workouts.

Quoted message said:

what are you guys and gals charting
w/your log?...distance, temps? shoes and milage on a specific pair?
type of run? (hill training, etc.)?

I have OCrD (obsessive compulsive running disorder), so I've got more data
than most. At any rate, this is *some* of what I track:

Date, Type of run, mileage, time, minutes per mile, miles per hour, heart
rate average, heart rate max, temp ºF, temp real-feel, humidity, wind, sky
(cloudy, sunny, etc), shoes worn, body weight, apparel.

Phil M.

Lanceandrew said:

any day's a great day to "start-a-new", however i suppose i can get a little
wrapped up with the symbolic nature of new year's day being the best day to
employ a new regiment.

mine? a runner's log! hoo-ray for me! (now let's see how long it last).
anyone know of some good free runner's logs out the on-line? i don't mind
trading an email address (registering) for a good runner's log that i can
manage on-line. anyone out there using one? which are the better ones? i
would love to start 2005 off right with a log. what better day to start a
log than on saturday?

If you can wait a couple of hours, you can have a copy of my spreadsheet (the
2005 version of the one I'm used in 04). It logs milage across different pairs
of shoes, as well as tracking weekly/monthly / annual milage. I have a chart
of weekly milage.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Phil M. said:

I have OCrD (obsessive compulsive running disorder), so I've got more data
than most. At any rate, this is *some* of what I track:

Date, Type of run, mileage, time, minutes per mile, miles per hour, heart
rate average, heart rate max, temp ºF, temp real-feel, humidity, wind, sky
(cloudy, sunny, etc), shoes worn, body weight, apparel.

The most impressive piece of crazy tracking I saw was the guy who had a
database backend connected to a webserver (I think it was Wakem)

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

"Lanceandrew" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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with the intention of
course of employing it in a training regiment.

Lance, baby, that would be a training 'regime'. A 'regiment' is a military
formation formed of (usually) two battalions. OTOH, perhaps you *are*
training a regiment? If so, you'll need quite a few hrm's and a very large
training log...

hugs and kisses,

Roger.

Doug Freese said:

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I just use a spreadsheet (Excel or Works Spreadsheet) That way, you
don't have to use somebody else's form and squeeze into it things that
there really isn't room for.

A year or two ago I played with thinnman which was an Excel template
for the year. I started in January and about a week into it I found a
bug with a function. I fixed it and sent back to the author. After
about three more I felt I was back a work debugging bloody programs and
stopped using it. Whose knows, maybe there will be a 2005 version sans
ants and lice.

Err, no, I don't want to create my own excel file and functions - too
much like work.

I downloaded the thinnman one, and that gave me some good ideas. So I did
a similar one for myself, with the shoe logging functions, then added some
things I wanted like monthly milage, and a chart that displays weekly milage.

I've got a 2005 version if anyone's interested, though I suspect most of the
posters here are capable of writing their own one that's at least as good.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Donovan: I'd be interested in looking at the spreadsheet. You can send
it to: [email hidden]
If it's not too much trouble.

Thanks

Brian Jones

Thinnmann 2005 is here: http://thinnmann.com/runlog.htm

I also found and fixed several of those bugs in the 2004 version.

I'm trying logrun.xls this year. It's created by David S. Hays, O.D. of Vision Care Associates. I don't have a URL for
it but it looks good so far. His email is: [email hidden]

Malcontent

Doug Freese said:

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I just use a spreadsheet (Excel or Works Spreadsheet) That way, you
don't have to use somebody else's form and squeeze into it things that
there really isn't room for.

A year or two ago I played with thinnman which was an Excel template
for the year. I started in January and about a week into it I found a
bug with a function. I fixed it and sent back to the author. After
about three more I felt I was back a work debugging bloody programs and
stopped using it. Whose knows, maybe there will be a 2005 version sans
ants and lice.

Err, no, I don't want to create my own excel file and functions - too
much like work.

-Doug

Oohh, just found it. The URL to logrun.xls

http://www.davidhays.net/running/runlog/runlog.html

Malcontent

Doug Freese said:

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I just use a spreadsheet (Excel or Works Spreadsheet) That way, you
don't have to use somebody else's form and squeeze into it things that
there really isn't room for.

A year or two ago I played with thinnman which was an Excel template
for the year. I started in January and about a week into it I found a
bug with a function. I fixed it and sent back to the author. After
about three more I felt I was back a work debugging bloody programs and
stopped using it. Whose knows, maybe there will be a 2005 version sans
ants and lice.

Err, no, I don't want to create my own excel file and functions - too
much like work.

-Doug

Leafing through rec.running, I read a message from [email hidden] of 31
Dec 2004:

Quoted message said:

I've got a 2005 version if anyone's interested

[email hidden], if you don't mind. Thanks.

Phil M.

I'd like to see it. I've never been much for Excel programming myself.....

Malcontent

Apply ROT13
[email hidden]

Donovan Rebbechi said:

Doug Freese said:

<[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

I just use a spreadsheet (Excel or Works Spreadsheet) That way, you
don't have to use somebody else's form and squeeze into it things that
there really isn't room for.

A year or two ago I played with thinnman which was an Excel template
for the year. I started in January and about a week into it I found a
bug with a function. I fixed it and sent back to the author. After
about three more I felt I was back a work debugging bloody programs and
stopped using it. Whose knows, maybe there will be a 2005 version sans
ants and lice.

Err, no, I don't want to create my own excel file and functions - too
much like work.

I downloaded the thinnman one, and that gave me some good ideas. So I did
a similar one for myself, with the shoe logging functions, then added some
things I wanted like monthly milage, and a chart that displays weekly milage.

I've got a 2005 version if anyone's interested, though I suspect most of the
posters here are capable of writing their own one that's at least as good.

Cheers,

Phil M. said:

Leafing through rec.running, I read a message from [email hidden] of 31
Dec 2004:

Quoted message said:

I've got a 2005 version if anyone's interested

[email hidden], if you don't mind. Thanks.

Phil M.

OK, sent. Since I've already emailed it 3 times, anyone else who wants it
can go to

http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/running/logexcel05.xls.gz

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Malcolm_Tempt@The World.net Malcolm_Tempt@The said:

I'd like to see it. I've never been much for Excel programming myself.....

http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/running/logexcel05.xls.gz

Happy new year!
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Phil M. said:

Leafing through rec.running, I read a message from [email hidden]
of 31 Dec 2004:

If you're getting an HRM, take a look at the Polars that come with the
"Polar Precision Performance" software. That would be the S810i, S625X,
S610i, and the S410. I really like this application. You can customize it
for all the data you want to track. Pluse the 2-way infrared capabilities
of all of these (except the s410) make it very easy to download all your
running data as well us upload your settings and workouts.

Although it doesn't allow me to do some things easily that I wanted to
do, I've also found I like their log software software. I just use it in
conjunction with my main db to display time in training zones
(rolling 7, 14, 28 days; with/without the stuff below recovery effort
(eliminates some junk in there).

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

what are you guys and gals charting
w/your log?...distance, temps? shoes and milage on a specific pair?
type of run? (hill training, etc.)?

I have OCrD (obsessive compulsive running disorder), so I've got more data
than most. At any rate, this is *some* of what I track:

Date, Type of run, mileage, time, minutes per mile, miles per hour, heart
rate average, heart rate max, temp ºF, temp real-feel, humidity, wind, sky
(cloudy, sunny, etc), shoes worn, body weight, apparel.

and food, fluid (during, recovery), predominant surface
(dirt/gravel/road, single track), surface condition (various flavors of
snow, slush, ice, mud, etc - this might be in your "other", Phil 😉),
elevation gain, aches/pains, route and comments, plus others that are
useful for me, but no one else.

Dot

--
"If we reach all our goals, we are not setting them high enough."
- Matt Carpenter

Lanceandrew said:

any day's a great day to "start-a-new", however i suppose i can get a little
wrapped up with the symbolic nature of new year's day being the best day to
employ a new regiment.

mine? a runner's log! hoo-ray for me! (now let's see how long it last).
anyone know of some good free runner's logs out the on-line? i don't mind
trading an email address (registering) for a good runner's log that i can
manage on-line. anyone out there using one? which are the better ones? i
would love to start 2005 off right with a log. what better day to start a
log than on saturday?

i'm also considering going out today and buying a HRM....with the intention of
course of employing it in a training regiment. more data for the log too. i
suppose. what are you guys and gals charting w/your log?...distance, temps?
shoes and milage on a specific pair? type of run? (hill training, etc.)?

happy new year to all...be safe and healty for 2005....

If you have Excel than you can try the log this guy created:

http://www.davidhays.net/running/runlog/runlog.html

Click on "Download"

It uses macros so you will be asked to enable them (possible risk of
viruses etc). I did this earlier in 2004 and had no problems so I doubt
you need to worry about it.

Donovan Rebbechi said:

The most impressive piece of crazy tracking I saw was the guy who had
a database backend connected to a webserver (I think it was Wakem)

Hey, I'm doing that, too. (Using MySQL + PHP + Apache for the geeks among
us) Partly for fun, and 'cause it will do just what I want. I'm also
tracking elevation gain/loss, in addition to other stuff. I'd just been
keeping a text blob heretofore.

I'm writing it now, inspired by the www.coolrunning.com online running log,
which isn't half bad.

-- Dan

Dan Stumpus said:

Donovan Rebbechi said:

The most impressive piece of crazy tracking I saw was the guy who had
a database backend connected to a webserver (I think it was Wakem)

Hey, I'm doing that, too. (Using MySQL + PHP + Apache for the geeks among
us)

IIRC, that's what he was using (well at least MySQL/Apache. Don't know what
language, might have been perl)

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

For the group, the Serpentine Running Club (UK) has a nice spread sheet log
that I have used over the years. You can check them out at:
http://www.serpentine.org.uk/advice/training/log.htm

Donovans looks good though, thanks for the post\

WayneS

"Lanceandrew" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

any day's a great day to "start-a-new", however i suppose i can get a
little
wrapped up with the symbolic nature of new year's day being the best day
to
employ a new regiment.

mine? a runner's log! hoo-ray for me! (now let's see how long it last).
anyone know of some good free runner's logs out the on-line? i don't mind
trading an email address (registering) for a good runner's log that i can
manage on-line. anyone out there using one? which are the better ones?
i
would love to start 2005 off right with a log. what better day to start
a
log than on saturday?

i'm also considering going out today and buying a HRM....with the
intention of
course of employing it in a training regiment. more data for the log too.
i
suppose. what are you guys and gals charting w/your log?...distance,
temps?
shoes and milage on a specific pair? type of run? (hill training, etc.)?

happy new year to all...be safe and healty for 2005....

<Malcolm_Tempt@The World.net> wrote in message
news:[email hidden]...

Quoted message said:

Thinnmann 2005 is here: http://thinnmann.com/runlog.htm

I also found and fixed several of those bugs in the 2004 version.

I'm trying logrun.xls this year. It's created by David S. Hays, O.D.
of Vision Care Associates. I don't have a URL for

As member of Vision Care maybe he has at least proofread the functions.
🙂

I see the URL and will look but since you have used both how do the
compare?

-DF

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