Keeping a diary can be a valuable training aid. It helps you analyze your running and discover what works best for you.
Instructions
1. Record basic information. This includes the date, day of the week, distance or time of run, level of effort, course or place where you ran, and the weather conditions.
2. Include your heart rate. Record both resting pulse (taken in the morning while still in bed) and training pulse to best monitor your fitness.
3. Put down your weight, measured before you run, if tracking this information would be of interest to you.
4. Write a list of planned upcoming races, if you intend to participate in any.
5. Add your goals to your diary. Seeing your long-range and short-term goals written down will help you keep track of where you want to go and how you want to improve.
6. Note with whom you ran if you ran with a partner or group.
7. Evaluate your diary week by week, month by month or even year by year. Use it to shape your future running.
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