Training Log/keeping track of miles
04-13-08, 06:58 PM
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Training Log/keeping track of miles
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How many of you keep a training log or keep track of the miles you ride?
Ride Safe
tankman
How many of you keep a training log or keep track of the miles you ride?
Ride Safe
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04-13-08, 07:04 PM
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I don't keep a mileage log like i used to because so much of my riding is indoors, but I do like to keep a mental note. I do write down notes of rides that justify it. Last week I made it up a local climb w/o stopping for the first time. I used to stop 2-3 times on since it comes at the end of a 40-45 mile ride.
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I like to keep track of my stats. I use Bikejournal.com for this info, but you miss out on being able to customize it much if you don't pay the $20 upgrade fee. Otherwise, if you do, it's great for putting down all your info and seeing what you've done.
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Yup. Try Activebody.org
04-13-08, 07:26 PM
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paper and electronic.
Daily planners, some years big, other years thin.
And now WKO.
personally I like the paper ones for looking back at things, like 20 years ago. I jot down all sorts of things and I can actually remember a lot of the training rides I did. I have virtually all my training logs in a box in the basement.
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Daily planners, some years big, other years thin.
And now WKO.
personally I like the paper ones for looking back at things, like 20 years ago. I jot down all sorts of things and I can actually remember a lot of the training rides I did. I have virtually all my training logs in a box in the basement.
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04-13-08, 07:43 PM
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I use Google Doc's spreadsheet. Always available in case I need it when I don't have access to my home PC.
Its interesting to keep stats over a multi-year period, then go back and read the old logs.
Or I could just be a giant dork.
Its interesting to keep stats over a multi-year period, then go back and read the old logs.
Or I could just be a giant dork.
04-13-08, 07:48 PM
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Garmin.... no need to anymore.
Or there is always this.
I don't even know why I really bother, I never look at my old stats really anyway.
Or there is always this.
I don't even know why I really bother, I never look at my old stats really anyway.
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I use www.bikewire.net
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Yes ... I use bikejournal, BigDogs, and an Excel spreadsheet.
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Garmin and cyclistats.
before that Polar 720i and cyclistats.
Auto upload is essential. Cyclistats requires that you first use the horrible Garmin TC software. I can't figure out why sports tracks can offer software for free that uploads automatically from the garmin device and cyclistats can't. But I like cyclistats better, once the data has been imported, so I stick with it.
before that Polar 720i and cyclistats.
Auto upload is essential. Cyclistats requires that you first use the horrible Garmin TC software. I can't figure out why sports tracks can offer software for free that uploads automatically from the garmin device and cyclistats can't. But I like cyclistats better, once the data has been imported, so I stick with it.
04-13-08, 08:17 PM
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i used to. but this year i'm trying the "all natural" route and riding without anything (no speedo, no tracking of anything) and i like it a lot more.
all my rides are similar anyway, i've done each route so many times so i pretty much know the mileage anyway.
all my rides are similar anyway, i've done each route so many times so i pretty much know the mileage anyway.
04-13-08, 08:54 PM
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04-13-08, 10:56 PM
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I have a leather-bound blank-paged book in which I keep my training and racing logs. Given what's available on the Internet it's old-school, but something about actually writing the words makes it more real for me. I can access it during power outages, too.
I track my data (HRM, cyclocomputer) as well as my perceived exertion and impressions. Like blogging here in longhand.
Occasionally I'll have a kick-*ss workout or ride that I want to repeat; having it so close at hand is helpful.
I track my data (HRM, cyclocomputer) as well as my perceived exertion and impressions. Like blogging here in longhand.
Occasionally I'll have a kick-*ss workout or ride that I want to repeat; having it so close at hand is helpful.
04-13-08, 11:21 PM
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I used to use just Excel. Now I use Garmin TC, Bikewire.net, Motionbased, Sportstracks....and still think that Excel is the best.
I love journalizing the ride. I too can remember specific rides when looking back over the journal. Crazy.
I love journalizing the ride. I too can remember specific rides when looking back over the journal. Crazy.
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04-13-08, 11:24 PM
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I never used to track anything other than hill repeat times, but when I got the PowerTap, I started using TrainingPeaks. Quite useful.
04-14-08, 05:45 AM
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paper and electronic.
Daily planners, some years big, other years thin.
And now WKO.
personally I like the paper ones for looking back at things, like 20 years ago. I jot down all sorts of things and I can actually remember a lot of the training rides I did. I have virtually all my training logs in a box in the basement.
cdr
Daily planners, some years big, other years thin.
And now WKO.
personally I like the paper ones for looking back at things, like 20 years ago. I jot down all sorts of things and I can actually remember a lot of the training rides I did. I have virtually all my training logs in a box in the basement.
cdr
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I do, I use a simple training diary. When I was riding indoors I was only logging the time and type of ride but now when I ride outdoors I log the time, distance, type of ride, weather and other salient details. I use the Joe Friel Training diary by VeloPress
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04-14-08, 06:39 AM
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No, but I got the WKO when I got the SRM. I couldn't decipher the SRM ASCII graphs if my life depended on it and WKO seems a lot easier. PT comes with decent software, I felt no need to change it, just not as much data as WKO (but then again, I don't use the numbers properly so PT software would have been just fine, except now I have reference points when someone says "Oh my TSS is about 200").
Computrainer is not on the foreseeable future, not for me anyway.
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