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01-06-2007, 03:04 PM

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Patrick Lamb wrote:
> I really didn't start seriously logging anything until 3-4 years ago.
> Before that, odometer readings at the end of each year were good
> enough. In 2005, I got a desk calendar and started noting miles and a
> short description of each ride. That made for a nice day at the end
> of the year, when I spent a rainy afternoon entering everything into a
> spreadsheet (boring) and reliving the best rides from jotted notes
> (definitely not boring!).
>
> Trouble with having a spreadsheet is, you keep going. So last year I
> logged everything in a desk calendar, and also put it in the
> spreadsheet, thinking of more or less interesting things to plot, and
> then watching the plots carefully. It helped some with motivation, as
> I went from a personal record of 3,000 miles to a new personal record
> of 5,000 miles for the year. But I missed that day of reminiscing --
> sort of like getting a cyclocomputer can lead to too much interest in
> watching the numbers flash, and not enough interest in the ride.
>
> So how do you keep track of your rides? (Do you?) What's important
> enough to log -- time, distance, ride profile, max/min speed or pulse
> -- and why do you log it? What do you do with it when you're done?
>
> Pat
> Email address works as is.

01-06-2007, 03:04 PM	#15 (permalink)
bigjim@backpacker.com Guest Posts: n/a	Re: How do you log rides? www.bikethisway.com Use it Patrick Lamb wrote: > I really didn't start seriously logging anything until 3-4 years ago. > Before that, odometer readings at the end of each year were good > enough. In 2005, I got a desk calendar and started noting miles and a > short description of each ride. That made for a nice day at the end > of the year, when I spent a rainy afternoon entering everything into a > spreadsheet (boring) and reliving the best rides from jotted notes > (definitely not boring!). > > Trouble with having a spreadsheet is, you keep going. So last year I > logged everything in a desk calendar, and also put it in the > spreadsheet, thinking of more or less interesting things to plot, and > then watching the plots carefully. It helped some with motivation, as > I went from a personal record of 3,000 miles to a new personal record > of 5,000 miles for the year. But I missed that day of reminiscing -- > sort of like getting a cyclocomputer can lead to too much interest in > watching the numbers flash, and not enough interest in the ride. > > So how do you keep track of your rides? (Do you?) What's important > enough to log -- time, distance, ride profile, max/min speed or pulse > -- and why do you log it? What do you do with it when you're done? > > Pat > Email address works as is.