What did you log this year?

[HillSlugger]

They would have been much more serious if I had not spent 4 months in PT, and then rebuilding. I love running 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.

Veronica

[HillSlugger]

I log everything on BeginnerTriathlete.com and on Bike Journal

My log is here.