Steve’s training Logs
The response on keeping a log has been underwhelming. Linda says she sent me something but I didn’t see it. Steve came through though with both a justification and his logs.
You can find his spreadsheet for 2008 in both Quattro Pro and Excel formats on the Bike Tools page. That’s a new page I’m working on and can’t be found in the menus yet. –
Here’s Steve’s take on keeping a log:
I log daily distance, time, and route. I use the comments column to note increased opportunities (Cycle Oregon 503 miles) or excuses (20 days of Red Air Alerts this month reduced my monthly cycling). The log gives average daily distances, but I’m not too concerned with that; occasional mountain biking really messes with meaning of average speed and distance. I often compare this year’s totals to last or the year before to see how spring training is going, and I like looking up prior “Bite the Bullet” (Old Winchester Grade) results just prior to that ride so I will have accurate comparisons instead of vague memories confused with I Made the Grade and The Whitebird climb. The log often gives the answer to two questions: 1) why am I enjoying this ride so and feeling so strong or 2) why is this ride so miserable and slow? We often unconsciously lie to ourselves about how much we’ve been exercising, and the log doesn’t lie unless you consciously lie in your long which is then meaningless.