Regarding my running log
http://bojordan.com/log/?p=552
One of my intentions for 2008 was to keep a more diligent log of my exercise. So far, I’m succeeding, and it’s already helping. I suspect most readers of this don’t much care about the daily details of training, so I’ve moved the updates to pages that won’t spill over into the blog. January is here, February here. Feed subscribers rejoice, all three of you.
Why log training activity? This may sound crazy, but my mental window of focus is only a few days wide, and glancing at the past few weeks of training work helps a little in regaining confidence. When I’m not having any trouble with focus or motivation (not-coincidentally, this is usually when I’m mostly group training, but that’s worthy of its own discussion) a training log is little more than a bragging point, and can help a little with a final psyche-up for a big race effort. A daily log is more useful, however, when I’m almost completely distracted, and daily motivation is at a low. Like right now. My past few weeks have been very light, with my ability to get up and motivated in the morning very difficult, due to a mix of some late nights I’ve been putting in and a bit of injury. Due to weekend long runs I’ve still kept overall mileage up around 40 or so, but I don’t feel like I’m doing anything. Why not? I honestly can’t remember what I did just last week unless I write it down, and I get depressed very quickly, panicked that my training base is slipping away.
Are you having trouble staying motivated after setting yet another yearly goal of losing some weight, getting in shape, or just sticking to a plan? Maybe a secret to accomplishing these goals is keeping daily logs.
One of my intentions for 2008 was to keep a more diligent log of my exercise. So far, I’m succeeding, and it’s already helping. I suspect most readers of this don’t much care about the daily details of training, so I’ve moved the updates to pages that won’t spill over into the blog. January is here, February here. Feed subscribers rejoice, all three of you.
Why log training activity? This may sound crazy, but my mental window of focus is only a few days wide, and glancing at the past few weeks of training work helps a little in regaining confidence. When I’m not having any trouble with focus or motivation (not-coincidentally, this is usually when I’m mostly group training, but that’s worthy of its own discussion) a training log is little more than a bragging point, and can help a little with a final psyche-up for a big race effort. A daily log is more useful, however, when I’m almost completely distracted, and daily motivation is at a low. Like right now. My past few weeks have been very light, with my ability to get up and motivated in the morning very difficult, due to a mix of some late nights I’ve been putting in and a bit of injury. Due to weekend long runs I’ve still kept overall mileage up around 40 or so, but I don’t feel like I’m doing anything. Why not? I honestly can’t remember what I did just last week unless I write it down, and I get depressed very quickly, panicked that my training base is slipping away.
Are you having trouble staying motivated after setting yet another yearly goal of losing some weight, getting in shape, or just sticking to a plan? Maybe a secret to accomplishing these goals is keeping daily logs.