Running Logs
Track, Learn, Tweak, Repeat

Running logs can be written on a notepad or kept digitally in Microsoft Word, Google Documents or just a simple text editor.

Yours will be with you for the entire marathon training schedule. You’ll keep notes on how many miles you ran, how you felt, what kind of running surfaces and running routes you like and everything else in between. It will also be used for your nutritional intake and weight training program.

Here are the basics of what you need to record regarding:

Running
- Distance
- Time
- Pace if you’d like
- Routes you like
- Surfaces you like
- How your legs/body feel

Weights
- Type of lift
- How much weight
- How many reps
- How your muscles/body feel

Nutrition
- What you eat for breakfast, snacks, dinner, etc.
- How many glasses of water you’re drinking
- What foods seem to give you more energy
- What foods seem to drag you down
- How many calories you’re consuming
- How your body feels

Basically, your exercise log will be your eyes and ears to your overall training program. It will be a great tool for you to learn from your workouts and eating habits and be able to tweak the details to maximize your performance. It’s a great way to track your progression too!

When I was a few months into my program, I took a look at mine and was like “What! I’ve run how far, lost how much weight and can do how many pushups?”

It’s a great feeling!

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