Running Logs - General running

katieb

08/06/2006 at 13:37

I have kept a running log for just over a year now, and it's been invaluable to me. Obviously now it's over a yearI have been able to look back and see the difference a year has made. It's been a great motivation tool.

i think it has to be the right one for you and personally I've found www.fetcheveryone.com meets my needs more or less totally.

Anyone else out there use one on line?

360°

08/06/2006 at 13:37

:o)

katieb

08/06/2006 at 13:38

what?

katieb

08/06/2006 at 13:39

I'm just interested.

Santababy

08/06/2006 at 13:39

fetch was a turning point for me, i so wish someone had advised me when i started to log my runs! what a great motivation it is, oh and it's a great site besides that!

katieb

08/06/2006 at 13:41

So true Santababy, so true.

i was lucky enough to find out about it in the early days. I "met" Fetch on the Wokingham thread in early 05, so that got me started. I wish I'd done one from the very start of my training, when run 1 minute was hard work.

Andrew 65

08/06/2006 at 13:42

Katie, I have been known to visit that site and keep a record of my runs on there.
Even with only a month or so's worth of data I can still see where I have improved.
I like the idea that you can plan your training on there. If you do not train on a day that you have planned, you have to delete it from your training log and that is not a good feeling. It motivates you to get out and run.
Also, the fact that others can support you and give you feedback on your training and races is really great, you feel like you are part of a team.

Santababy

08/06/2006 at 13:43

exactly! wouldve been so good to see me going from *running* say that very loosely this time last yr, to my mileage now! cant belive it myself until i see it in black and white...and red, and yellow...

360°

08/06/2006 at 13:44

Totally agree with you.

If you want a place to log all your miles; have fetch tell you what pace you were doing; how fast you could run a marathon based on your training; provide a database of more races than you could ever run; answer mundane and extraordinary training questions; receive motivation; provide an outlet to motivate others; etc etc etc

it's all there on fetch.

3000 members can't be wrong.

Balham Bouncer

08/06/2006 at 13:45

I am a member of the Serpentine running club and their websote has got a pretty fancy excel log that I used to log my FLM training:

http://www.serpentine.org.uk/advice/training/log.htm#weblog

katieb

08/06/2006 at 13:47

I wonder if there are people who use other training log sites on RW, be interesting for them to try FE and compare. I'm just wondering what another site could do that FE doesn't.

katieb

08/06/2006 at 13:48

Oh sorry x post TAFKA PB5.

Have you tried FE?

Santababy

08/06/2006 at 13:49

cant imagine!

Andrew 65

08/06/2006 at 13:52

Katie, I had a look at a few before choosing Fetch Everyone and it offers more features and analysis than any of the others that I looked at.

Nobel prize for Mr Fetch!

Santababy

08/06/2006 at 13:53

hear hear

Andrew 65

08/06/2006 at 13:53

And don't forget the all important.....PB betting!!

katieb

08/06/2006 at 13:57

I'm not so good at the PB betting. MrE is losing me plenty of credits at the moment.

:-)

mad4purple

08/06/2006 at 14:00

I have only recently started *running* again this year after a break, I have used FE and found it really useful. It's great because you can also add in your other training sessions, eg biking/swimming. Great, also helped me see I had increased my mileage too much one week, and hence found out how come I was having shin pain!

shoelessrunning

08/06/2006 at 14:02

Hey

I'm another Fetch user! I tried the Serpentine log thing for a while before I tried Fetch, but as a relative beginner I found that the community thing on Fetch was a big spur to keep me going out.

As for running logs in general - I used to run a couple of times in a week, and then fall away from it, and go for months without, feeling guilty and then getting enthused for a week or so - and so on. Until I started recording my runs, that is - it's a great motivator to see your self improve over a course, or be able to run longer/further!

I'd also say blogging about your runs is a good indicator of how far you've come. It also helps you identify patterns etc in your training. I use a different one, but I think I'm right in saying that FE has a blogging side to it?

xx

Andrew 65

08/06/2006 at 14:02

Yes, I had a bad run of results too.
Last time I did the Bushy Park TT I had about 400 credits resting on me getting a PB. It was very motivating as I was going around, knowing that there was some much at stake (in a virtual sense). I didn't quite manage the PB but I gave it everything anyway.