Read a great article early this morning about training logs in Rocky Mountain Running & Triathlon. Picked this little magazine up at my weekly visit with Stacy at Muscle Works. By the way, I noticed I have a cascade of bruises on the outside of my thighs. To help avoid so much future pain I ran (not literally) to Wasatch Running Center to buy a foam roller to stretch my muscles with. I am also going to put Prolytes in my water all the time. I do need any edge I can get.
So back to the training log article, and I quote Jose Jimenez, "While you certainly don't need a training log to hit the road and run, such information will provide motivation, insight, quiet suggestions for improvement, and a plan for your goal. It could be the separator between the recreational jogger and the dedicated runner. No gear junkie would ever turn away a product with those claims." And there we have it. I think I am a gear junkie. That is actually part of the motivation to run. Like today, I can hardly wait to get home and get that Garmin GPS on my wrist and take it out for a run. How is that for motivation!
As you can see I have already chosen to do my journal electronically, and I am still trying out several different actual training logs to find one I like. My blog with log is now where I can get to all my favorite sites.
So quoting Jose again, "Don't get to race week wondering if you have trained enough to meet your race goals. Get logging today!"
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