Comments on: Training Logs – Which do you prefer? http://www.livemultisport.com/2010/02/training-logs-which-do-you-prefer/ The World is Your Playground. Go Play. Sun, 28 Aug 2011 17:04:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Jen http://www.livemultisport.com/2010/02/training-logs-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-808 Jen Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:20:16 +0000 http://www.livemultisport.com/?p=2046#comment-808 Yah, I wonder if TP is the only collaborative logging system out there? Sure sounds like it. Never a good thing when one piece of software has a monopoly imho! Good point on the backup Cliff! Yah, I wonder if TP is the only collaborative logging system out there? Sure sounds like it. Never a good thing when one piece of software has a monopoly imho!

Good point on the backup Cliff!

]]> By: Jen http://www.livemultisport.com/2010/02/training-logs-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-807 Jen Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:18:28 +0000 http://www.livemultisport.com/?p=2046#comment-807 Thanks for the link Tom! Another online log/blog is http://sweat365.com that folks might want to check out too. Created by Brad Hefta-Gaub (http://brad.sweat365.com/), the brother of a friend, this was made specifically for triathletes using Wordpress as its backbone and is free. Thanks for the link Tom!
Another online log/blog is http://sweat365.com that folks might want to check out too. Created by Brad Hefta-Gaub (http://brad.sweat365.com/), the brother of a friend, this was made specifically for triathletes using WordPress as its backbone and is free.

]]> By: Jen http://www.livemultisport.com/2010/02/training-logs-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-806 Jen Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:15:12 +0000 http://www.livemultisport.com/?p=2046#comment-806 Thank YOU Steve! Thank YOU Steve!

]]> By: Cliff http://www.livemultisport.com/2010/02/training-logs-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-805 Cliff Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:40:39 +0000 http://www.livemultisport.com/?p=2046#comment-805 Before this year I used a fancy pen and paper. Although having a coach as Steve suggested, Training Peaks makes it a lot easier. Especially when you do own all the gadgets. If you only used a Garmin or just used a Powertap, I'd say you could forgo the whole website data crunching. With toys though it makes it realllly hard to not have a system in place to sunc everything together. Add a person who is trying to quantify your results a web based program is definitely needed. Although if the server for any of these ever goes tits up (and it will) make sure to have a paper copy of what you did! Always print off your schedules so you can go back and look at them! Before this year I used a fancy pen and paper. Although having a coach as Steve suggested, Training Peaks makes it a lot easier. Especially when you do own all the gadgets. If you only used a Garmin or just used a Powertap, I’d say you could forgo the whole website data crunching.

With toys though it makes it realllly hard to not have a system in place to sunc everything together. Add a person who is trying to quantify your results a web based program is definitely needed.

Although if the server for any of these ever goes tits up (and it will) make sure to have a paper copy of what you did! Always print off your schedules so you can go back and look at them!

]]> By: Tom http://www.livemultisport.com/2010/02/training-logs-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-804 Tom Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:52:46 +0000 http://www.livemultisport.com/?p=2046#comment-804 Thanks Jen for reposting the review. As noted by Steve, training planners are a very personal thing and its really about finding the tool that works best for you. Before we got real hi-speed ('how far do you live in the woods?!?'), I tried and was frustrated by the online planners. I came across one called SportTracks which is PC-based, is very capable and is freeware (probably the only freeware I'd actually pay money for) And there is a huge community of supporters that build plug-ins (usually free) that do all kinds of really cool things. ie: using a GPS and your info, they have a plug-in that can calculate power. Okay ... I'll admit that there are lots of 'shiny things' that get my attention. But it does a very good job of planning and tracking your training. More at : http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/ Thanks Jen for reposting the review. As noted by Steve, training planners are a very personal thing and its really about finding the tool that works best for you.

Before we got real hi-speed (‘how far do you live in the woods?!?’), I tried and was frustrated by the online planners. I came across one called SportTracks which is PC-based, is very capable and is freeware (probably the only freeware I’d actually pay money for)

And there is a huge community of supporters that build plug-ins (usually free) that do all kinds of really cool things. ie: using a GPS and your info, they have a plug-in that can calculate power.

Okay … I’ll admit that there are lots of ‘shiny things’ that get my attention. But it does a very good job of planning and tracking your training.

More at : http://www.zonefivesoftware.com/SportTracks/

]]> By: Steve in a Speedo http://www.livemultisport.com/2010/02/training-logs-which-do-you-prefer/#comment-803 Steve in a Speedo Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:47:50 +0000 http://www.livemultisport.com/?p=2046#comment-803 Thanks for re-posting this Jen!! Have a great weekend! Thanks for re-posting this Jen!! Have a great weekend!

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