runners log

I've been using the Running Log 2000 for a long time now.

Check out the link below and go to accessories, books and training logs. You can see what a sample log page looks like. I like to add my own lines too and track shoe mileage, weather, etc. There's plenty of room to do that with this log.

Zeke

Coolrunning.com or Microsoft Excel

I've written a program to track all my training info. I started it 3 summers ago, and with ideas from people that have used it on letsrun.com, it's been getting more sophisticated each year. It tracks all the standard things - mileage, type of workout, temperature, sleep, weight, daily notes, etc - and a lot more. You can check the mileage on your shoes, you can search for workouts you've entered (ie you could tell it to find all runs longer than 15 miles but less than 20 miles, done when the temperature was colder than 50, for example), you can graph any data that you enter, etc etc. It's gotten over 4000 downloads while it's been up... and it's totally free, by the way, absolutely no strings attached.

http://www.people.fas.harvard.edu/~weil/code.html

, scroll a few lines down to "TriathLog 4.0"

I'm still releasing new versions each summer, so if it doesn't do something you want it to, email me (email address is in the about box) and that will probably be in the next version.

I looked for years to find the "perfect" running log. I finally found it. I use a 9x6 college-ruled spiral bound notebook. 150 pages. Costs about $3 and lasts almost 3 years. Two facing pages per week. Write whatever you want, where ever you want. You'd don't need a little box that says "Wednesday" and another one that says "Heart rate". You have complete control. Try it.

not books, but:

i would offer 2 suggestions for running logs.

1) winrunlog by roy weinberg.

this is a freeware program you can get at:

http://members.cox.net/rkweinberg/winrunlog.htm

or

2) an excel spreadsheet by david hays.

you can download the spreadsheet at:

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

you will need excel to use it. this has several graphs etc that work out nice. some pages are passoword protected. the password is "dead."

both are very good and you can see screenshots at each website.

jim f has a radical suggestion as well.

Same here ... except that I go with the blank, sketch book type ... no lines. Works great.

JimFiore wrote:

I looked for years to find the "perfect" running log. I finally found it. I use a 9x6 college-ruled spiral bound notebook. 150 pages. Costs about $3 and lasts almost 3 years. Two facing pages per week. Write whatever you want, where ever you want. You'd don't need a little box that says "Wednesday" and another one that says "Heart rate". You have complete control. Try it.

I've actually decided to stop using a log for awhile. I sort of found myself trying to make the log look good, if you know what I mean. Sometimes ran when I probably shouldn't have just to get the mileage in. Definately a useful tool as long as you don't start to become a slave to it like I did...

It takes pace, programmable routes, and even keeps track of shoe milage.

no log anymore. I have logs from way back but why now?