I'm just sick of keeping one. I barely have time to run, so I end up trying to purge my weekly runs once a week or so into an excel log that I've kept.
I sort of think that I'd miss having the data, but it would be kind of liberating to not keep one. Or maybe just track total weekly mileage and some notes on workouts.
I've got more than 40 years of training logs. I'm glad. I have every speed work out and every split from my races logged. Also where I ran, what shoes I was wearing and who I ran with. I can go back and check to see what my 5 mile split was in my 10 mile PR, etc. What was my best 5 x mile w.o.? Keep up your log you won't regret it.
Create your life as you see fit. I'm sure there have been and are runners who don't keep logs. They follow how they feel. They enjoy each run for what it is, and let go of past runs. And do just fine. Experiment, OP. Find what suits you. If keeping a log is a trudge, then try unyoking yourself and see if you like it.
No reason to keep a log. It's all water under the bridge. All that matters is the run you are currently doing.
I kept a log for 25 years but stopped about 10 years ago when I could see all my Garmin data on my computer desktop/laptop/tablet/phone. This info is great but not as useful as paging back to find out what was done differently leading up to a pr or injury or identifying workouts that worked even slightly better than others. I've been telling myself I should fire up the old log again and this thread just might be the stimulus I needed. Thanks!
I quit keeping a log once I got old enough that it was clear I would never match my old PRs again. Documenting how much I was slowing down from year to year just got too depressing. Even when I was young and improving, I don't know that keeping a log was useful anyway. I always tended to just run the way I felt.
old guy 72 wrote:
I've got more than 40 years of training logs. I'm glad. I have every speed work out and every split from my races logged. Also where I ran, what shoes I was wearing and who I ran with. I can go back and check to see what my 5 mile split was in my 10 mile PR, etc. What was my best 5 x mile w.o.? Keep up your log you won't regret it.
What’s the log entry for May 8, 1994?