Miles or Minutes

I run for minutes and convert it at 7:30=1 mile (a very conservative estimate) to write it in my log.

if you wanted to be a little extra anal about it, you could record your pace per mile on every run you do, do this over a 4 week period for each training phase(your easy days might be faster paced when youre in peak shape as opposed to when youre getting back into shape/rebuilding base), and then take the average pace for that 4-week training stretch. then you might be able to justify recording your weekly training in terms of minutes, because it would be pretty accurate. schumacher does this with his guys, saying they average about 7:00 mile on their runs. the tricky thing about their method though is that for 20 minutes, they'd say that's 3 miles, but for 25 minutes, they'd say that's 4 miles, because they figure they're not running at exactly 7:00 pace the whole time, so really the two runs would combine for a total of 7 miles, even though one run might be 3.2 miles and the other 3.8 miles. so every 5 minutes they run, they figure that's another mile, but only because of how it averages out with the rest of the minutes they run through the week.

Badger Miles!

Huh?

sorry.

every day you go out running, time yourself to find out what you average pace per mile for that run was. the next day you go out, do the same thing, and keep doing this for an extended period of time(2-4 weeks). after a while, average all these paces out so you have an average pace per mile for all the runs you recorded(eg 7:20/mile), then you may be able to safely think of your weekly training in minutes because you can accurately convert those minutes into miles if you like.

daniels believes that recording training in terms of minutes is more important sometimes because what matters most are 1. the effort of the run and 2. the duration of that effort. for example, an elite distance runner might run a 10k in 30:00, and a neophyte to running might run a 10k in 40:00, but the neophyte may be working much harder than the elite runner(because he/she is out of shape) so the neophyte runner is making a harder effort than the elite runner, even though a lot of people may think the elite runner is having the harder workout, which(in the case) he/she isn't. the neophyte is having the harder workout. so that's one plus to looking at your workouts in terms of minutes or duration, because you could say 'i went at 90% effort for 30 min.' as opposed to saying 'i ran 5 miles at 6:00 pace', because the former statement means more because it is more accuarate in describing the stress the workout places on your body. what your run per mile for a workout is only relative to what kind of shape you are in, but making a statement about your workout in terms of effort and duration, its more objective and meaningful and is not so much relative to what kind of shape you are in. this way you can apply an objective philosophy towards training for people of all different levels of fitness. that's basically why daniels believes sometimes in looking at workout in terms of effort and duration.

Minutes. It's fairer and more precise.

minutes are too much to keep track of i mean its easier to remember 80miles then 124minutes or whatever. plus it sounds cool if you tell a non-runner that you did 80 or 100miles and watch their jaw drop

Who the f*** cares what other people are impressed by

miles, way easier to keep track of

minutes...

definitely go with minutes

I record both miles run and the number of minutes it took me to run. I thought most people did that.

Minutes, Miles and effort. Why would you do any less than those three if you really want to record your training?

Yeppers! Nothing like as much info as is manageble for later reckoning. Why would you do anything less?

it depends on what kind of shape i'm in and what phase i'm in

out of shape/injured/base training - minutes

inshape/in season - miles

Take minutes, divide by 7 and gives you "miles". As long as the number is consistant that you divide by it doesn't matter. Makes keeping track easier.

This is how they did it in Kenya:

Am - 60 minutes

Pm - 60 minutes

This is how I did it later (more diversity):

Am - 90 minutes

pm - 45 minutes

Both. I'm also anal enough that if I don't know the miles, I drive the course to measure it.

Got it. Thanks!