What did you log this year?

[tribogota]

I figure since we are winding down the year, we could have some numbers fun and see what we have done!

So, what did you log this year?

I did 3 sprint tris, 3 olys, 1 HIM
= 8650 Meters of swimming/ 270k biking / 65k running.
a total of 21 hours racing

Trained 30 weeks this year so far (by december I will have trained 40 total, 12 weeks off here and there).
have done 297 hours so far this year, an average of 594 minutes per week.

and at my work they wonder why I haven't published an article this year.....:D

[zia]

All my mileage is logged on the inside of my cupboard, on little calendar. I keep meaning to transfer it to logmyrun.com, but... never quite get around to it.

I did 3 tris: 2 sprint, 1 Olympic. I did 2 road races: a 5K and a 10K. I made wonderful new friends and saw some beautiful sunrises and moonsets while swimming across Walden Pond. This was my first triathlon season and I am transformed, a different person than I last December -- I didn't expect that!

So much for numbers! :rolleyes:

[HillSlugger]

As far as races go it was not a great year overall. I started out with a 5k in April where I set a PB and then had a good sprint tri in May but then it all went down hill from there with a heel injury that messed up my running, a tri that got turned into a du. In September I was supposed to do my first Oly tri but I couldn't run so I had to quit after the bike. On the up side, I'm on track for 2500miles biked and 200,000meters swam.

[colby]

I didn't clock my training during the summer, but Ironman was 12-15 hours a week for 6 months. I think the rest of the time it was more like 6-12 hours a week. I'm somewhat afraid to add that up ;)

I raced:
1 x Ironman: 2.4 mi / 112 mi / 26.2mi (about 15 hours)
4 x Sprint: .5 mi / 12 mi / 3.1 mi = 2 mi / 48 mi / 12.4 mi (about 6 hours)
2 x Olympic: .9 mi / 25 mi / 6.2 mi = 1.8 mi / 50 mi / 12.4 mi (about 6 hours)

For a total of...
6.2 mi swimming (9.9km)
210 mi biking (337km)
51 mi running (82km)

Something like 27 hours racing. Wow!

ETA: Oh, I did race a 12k (about 1:05) and a half marathon (about 2:15) in the process, which takes me over 30 hours. Yeesh. I also did "homegrown" sprint/olympic/half-iron "races". I don't usually count them ;)

[Grog]

I stopped the clock this year. I no longer do triathlon (only did two, in fact) but I run and ride, race running events (10K, half-marathon) at 3-5 times a year, and used to log my mileage religiously.

Sometime in the spring, I stopped.

I don't even put stickers on the calendar anymore.

I have not significantly improved in speed or anything this year, but I've enjoyed every run and every ride and that was enough for me. We live stressful lives, full of measures and performance assessment all the time, so I've decided I could let that kind of logging slip away.

I might change my mind. I might return to a hand-written log, or to the stickers-on-the-calendar, but I don't think I'm going to compute anything for the time being.

Forgive the near-thread-hijacking. I just thought I'd provide a different perspective. Enjoy!

[divingbiker]

I'm with you, Grog. I did two sprint triathlons (one turned into a duathlon), several 5Ks, and a half marathon. Another half marathon is coming up in three weeks.

I stopped logging my bike miles this year, and I've never logged swimming or running miles. That would take all the fun out of it.

[kacie tri-ing]

Year to Date 2009 ATP -10/26/2009

Actual Time 318:04
Swim 100095.58 yd
Bike 1709.62 mi
Run 466.65 mi
Race 175.65 mi


This is what my training peaks says. I did a marathon, two half ironman races, one sprint, a 5 mile race, one 5K so far, (and a 5K swim), and planning on another 5K, 15K, and half marathon this year. I also got injured, and spent many many hours in April through July in physical therapy instead of training :-( I did enjoy looking at the "year to date graphs." It is certainly interesting. Good thread :p

[tribogota]

I definitely don't think we should be measuring ourselves by our numbers, nor log stuff to the detriment of enjoying. I log my stuff just as a trivial activity while I am watching tv, gives me a fun list to make. I added everything up because it took me many many hours to proof read my book for work and wondered how many hours in a year I should/could be writing. Which got me over to triathlon, which interests me endlessly more than my job!:) So these are the numbers, but they certainly don't mean anything. They just mean 300hours of great motion!

and kacie tri those are some serious running miles, WOW!

[zia]

tribogota, I WISH I had a more accurate log of everything I've done. I'm envious. Sometimes, it's hard to see how all those little workouts (and days of rising at 5 am) add up to anything!

[kacie tri-ing]

:D They would have been much more serious if I had not spent 4 months in PT, and then rebuilding. I love running :p Of course, I have also posted about hating running. Clearly, running and I have a complicated relationship.

I do not track my numbers to be obsessive...I do it because it is how I communicate with my coach. I write my workout in Training Peaks, and my coach sees what I save. That way we have an easy back and forth conversation about my training, and he can let me know when I need to work harder or back off. It works well for me :)

I can also see how it can be more fun than proofing a book!!! I would prefer to log numbers any day if that were my option!

Great job everyone (whether you chose to document is closely or not! This is what we do for fun, and we all see fun differently!).

[staceysue]

I didn't start bicycling again until pretty late this fall, and I was down with the flu for two weeks, but I'm proud to say I got about 250 miles in. Next year - it will be in the THOUSANDS!

[colby]

:D They would have been much more serious if I had not spent 4 months in PT, and then rebuilding. I love running :p Of course, I have also posted about hating running. Clearly, running and I have a complicated relationship.

Love/hate... such is life. ;)

[HillSlugger]

:D They would have been much more serious if I had not spent 4 months in PT, and then rebuilding. I love running :p Of course, I have also posted about hating running. Clearly, running and I have a complicated relationship.

I do not track my numbers to be obsessive...I do it because it is how I communicate with my coach. I write my workout in Training Peaks, and my coach sees what I save. That way we have an easy back and forth conversation about my training, and he can let me know when I need to work harder or back off. It works well for me :)

I can also see how it can be more fun than proofing a book!!! I would prefer to log numbers any day if that were my option!

Great job everyone (whether you chose to document is closely or not! This is what we do for fun, and we all see fun differently!).
I track my numbers because I am obsessive.

Hi, I'm Nicole and I'm a data junkie!

(I've been in PT for the last 2 months and haven't run since July)

[katluvr]

So is this 2009?
Let me see if I can remember what I did.
I have no log of all my training time/miles/meters/etc.

1/2 marthon Feb---very slow walk/run w/ a friend.
1/2 marathon March--2:20 (not a PR, but best time for that particular race)
MS 150 ride in Texas (April)---but only did one day d/t teh rain cancelling 1st day. Who knows how many training miles (probably not enough!)
MS 150 ride in Florida (May)--150 miles/2 days. FUNE
Sprint tri (my first) in August--started swimming (yippee) Training distances ???? I was not good at logging at all.

Now I am dutifully logging my training miles for my Marathon.

Is the next thread everyone's 2010 goals/plans??

[Zen]

I don't know and I don't care.
My cycling isn't about numbers, it's about experiences.

[salsabike]

This being in the triathlon section, no one should be surprised that many posters track their numbers, since that's often part of a triathlon training program. My coach also uses Training Peaks, so as I report what I do for each assigned workout, TP amasses that data for me. Good thing, because I find the act of logging stuff kind of boring. As part of training, though, it has a real purpose.

Since January, I've done:

119,560 yards swim
1601 miles bike. But I never enter "trainer miles", so I have no idea what those would add. I have a hard time grasping the idea of "trainer miles". :)
295 miles run.

[kacie tri-ing]

Good point. Triathletes do tend to be a little different....good or bad, who knows, but I think we are a little different.

I don't log trainer miles either...good point!

[Zen]

Triathletes do tend to be a little different

Yeah, that's where that alternate triathlete name comes from;)

[Veronica]

I don't log trainer miles either...good point!

I log trainer minutes.

Thom made me a nice little training log in Excel. That makes it easy to see what I've done since the December 21, which is when I decided I needed a log.

Yoga Count:63
Total Road Miles (Bike): 861.63
Total Run Miles: 217.76
Total Video Minutes (Bike): 686
Total Personal Trainer Hours: 78
Total Swim Yards: 6,200

Those values include distances raced. I've done a HIM, a sprint and a trail run this year. I've got a duathlon coming up. You can see I put a lot of time into my swimming. :D

Veronica

[HillSlugger]

I log everything on BeginnerTriathlete.com (http://www.BeginnerTriathlete.com) and on Bike Journal

My log is here (http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/discussion/training/index-weekly.asp?memberid=47534).

[kacie tri-ing]

Veronica-- What dedication to your swimming ;) (which I only say because I know how sincerely dedicated you are to the rest of your training/nutrition!!!)

[Veronica]

Veronica-- What dedication to your swimming ;) (which I only say because I know how sincerely dedicated you are to the rest of your training/nutrition!!!)

I wish swimming was a bigger part of the race. My HIM swim this year was just over 37 minutes - not a great time. But fantastic when you realize how little I trained for it.

Last year was just over 34 minutes with a lot more time spent in the pool.

I've made some good progress with my running, so maybe this year will be a little more balanced.

Veronica

[tribogota]

I would like to run as much as some of you are running and have set that as my goal for 2010, the problem is if I run more, then I have to take something else away, ok, I can't take any more time out of work, I am already at the minimum to keep my job, I can't take it out of swimming, which is my wake up activity and I LOVE, I can't take it out of cycling, cause I LOVE cycling, and I can't take it out of gym/core/yoga/weights, since I don't ever really get around to doing them.....
My solution is to run in my sleep like dogs!:D

[shootingstar]

I will never do a triathalon since I don't know how to swim and haven't gotten into jogging. (Not sure I could muster up the enthusiasm. I love cycling too much.)

So I am curious....how much time do folks spend per day training for triathalon..including whatever strength training, etc. to complement jogging, swimming and cycling?

Y'all so dedicated. :)

[HillSlugger]

I usually train 2x swim/bike/run per week with a long ride on the weekend. I usually log about 7 hours total per week. I wish I had a bit more time to give to training but I need to balance the rest of my life.

[tctrek]

1,971 miles on my bike; ditto on not logging training miles or spinning class either. I also have about 90 hours of strength training at the gym this year.

[OakLeaf]

It's not even Halloween and we're doing year-end totals? :confused: I know tri season is pretty well over, but there are plenty of foot races and CX/mountain bike races left!



ETA: I guess if the stores have had their Christmas decorations out for two months now, maybe it is time for year-end totals after all.

[fatbottomedgurl]

I log all my workouts on beginnertriathlete.com
This is what I did between July and September (8 weeks) for my first sprint tri:

Bike: 325.77 Mi - 23h 24m 06s
Run: 54.19 Mi - 10h 20m 15s
Swim: 15388.81 Yd - 7h 52m 10s

[HillSlugger]

I log all my workouts on beginnertriathlete.com
This is what I did between July and September (8 weeks) for my first sprint tri:

Bike: 325.77 Mi - 23h 24m 06s
Run: 54.19 Mi - 10h 20m 15s
Swim: 15388.81 Yd - 7h 52m 10s

What's your username on BT? I'm there as MDHillSlug.

[kacie tri-ing]

I am on BT too, but I usually just use the Georgia section. I am the same name. I love the logs on there, but there are only so many places a person can log her data:rolleyes:

[colby]

My solution is to run in my sleep like dogs!:D

What an excellent idea!! :D

[colby]

I will never do a triathalon since I don't know how to swim and haven't gotten into jogging. (Not sure I could muster up the enthusiasm. I love cycling too much.)

So I am curious....how much time do folks spend per day training for triathalon..including whatever strength training, etc. to complement jogging, swimming and cycling?

Y'all so dedicated. :)

For shorter distances, I try to do 30-45 minutes 4 days a week bike/run (alternating), a weekend ride, and a weekend run (longer, probably more like an hour or two). I try to swim 30-60 minutes twice a week (at least once, at most three). On the non-swimming days, I'll do yoga and maybe some informal strength training. Maybe 8 hours a week? I admit that I give first on strength, next on swimming (down to 1 workout), then I'll cut minutes or intensity off weekends. When I was racing almost every weekend, I'd take the day before pretty much off, which cut off 1 or 2 workouts. Next year I'll have to track it and see what it actually looks like. That gets me through sprint/Olympic distances. For a HIM I'd add more to my weekends, but I don't really race that distance.

For Ironman it's a whole other game (sadly?). 1 hour 4 days a week alternating bike/run. 1 hour 3 days a week swimming. 30-45 minutes 2 days a week strength training. Long run/ride on weekends (starting at 1-2 and up to 4+ hours each). But, that's crazy-town, so I leave it in its own category. Minimum 8 hours, maximum ~15. And then I have to sleep 9 hours a night just to stay human. Thankfully it only comes once a year and I'm on a training plan that emphasizes intervals and effort over sheer numbers/hours. ;)

[OakLeaf]

As a non-triathlete, I have to agree that it's about quality much more than quantity.

Every one of my 4100 bici miles this year has been "junk miles." Most of the time I can't even be bothered with a sign sprint. I just like to ride and I don't pretend it's doing me a whole lot of good. :p

Running is a whole 'nother story. I'm not fast, but I've been able to get faster and run farther by trying to make every run count. So I was able to finish my 1/2 two weeks ago with a time I was quite happy with, on an average of less than 15 miles per week.

[HillSlugger]

As a non-triathlete, I have to agree that it's about quality much more than quantity.

Every one of my 4100 bici miles this year has been "junk miles." Most of the time I can't even be bothered with a sign sprint. I just like to ride and I don't pretend it's doing me a whole lot of good. :p

Running is a whole 'nother story. I'm not fast, but I've been able to get faster and run farther by trying to make every run count. So I was able to finish my 1/2 two weeks ago with a time I was quite happy with, on an average of less than 15 miles per week.

All bike miles are good for the body and good for the soul! :D

[sfa]

Can't say I ever really thought about it, and I don't log my training, but I have a pretty good idea of what I did this year just by knowing what my normal week is like. So my numbers are just a guess, but an educated one. This was my first year training for a triathlon, and I did one sprint tri and one "super sprint."

62,500 yards of swimming
225 miles running
700 miles biking

I really didn't bike much at all during the winter--from January to March I was swimming twice a week and running two or three days a week, plus pilates twice a week. In the eight weeks before the August triathlon, my training plan was identical to MDHillSlug's - 2 times per week each bike/swim/run, seven hours total each week.

Since August I've only gone running maybe half a dozen times, and have only been on my bike three times. I managed to kill my knee on the leg press machine two weeks after the triathlon and I've finally decided it's not getting better on its own so I'm going to an orthopaedist tomorrow. Ugh.

Sarah

[fatbottomedgurl]

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