Time to "Log Your Run!" Everyone

OK, I think we're rolling on the running logs and stats now. Check out the "Team Stats" in the right margin. If you click on the button that says "Log Your Run!" it should open up a Google Docs Spreadsheet. The first worksheet is the table for logging your runs.

Instructions for logging a run:

1. Make sure you're signed in to the spreadsheet (upper right "Sign In")
2. Go to the first empty row
3. Click in the first column and find your name in the drop down list.
4. Enter the number of miles you ran
5. Enter the number of minutes it took you
6. Enter the date of this run
7. Enter any comments you want, like where you ran, weather, or whatever. If it's that good, write a post!
8. Save the spreadsheet --click Save upper right (it often auto-saves)

Don't worry about getting the mileage and time exact. This is more for fun and to get a rough feel for how we're doing, how often we're running and what our average pace might be (race day pace is always faster!)

The second worksheet has a table showing totals and averages for the team. You can't edit this worksheet. The gadgets in the right margin of this blog pull data from this worksheet and display the pace in the "gauge" and the total miles and times we've logged.

Anyway, let's see how many miles and how many hours we can log before Hood To Coast!!

(Let me know if there are issues with the logging... I tried to grant everyone permissions to edit the spreadsheet.)

All Aboard!

Here's warm WELCOME to the rest of the team to this Blog. I finally granted our whole team permissions to add posts to this blog (long time coming! sorry!). The blog is used to swap stories about our training, share in the triumphs and challenges, motivate each other, and talk running or whatever else is loosely connected to Hood to Coast 2011.

How's it going? Let's hear some chatter!!!

Pace Gauge Arrives

I've wired up a pace gauge --see right margin. It's pulling data from a Google Spreadsheet that so far has a few runs logged for Robin and me. That's our average pace. In the next couple days I hope to enable the editors of this blog to update the spreadsheet, and allow the gauge to measure us all! I'll also be adding some other cool graphs that Google provides... Stay tuned, and keep on running!!!

Would you, could you, in the rain?

The past couple of weekends have been rainy (I know, no surprise). It has made for some chilly runs. Last weekend I was running alongside a golfing range as rail pelted down. Another runner on his way up the hill was running under the trees, and tossed out a wry, "Beautiful day!" as we passed each other. At least we weren't being pelted by golf balls. I always get nervous running that path when the country clubbers are practicing those long drives.

Despite the rain and chill, the air portends springtime which makes for excellent running weather.

How're y'all doing with your H2C training? Are you hoping to get hit by a train to get out of the deal? Or are you in the thick of Spring Training and getting some miles under your belt?

D&C 88:124

Alright...I've been slacking off enough as it is. Blaming the weather or my schedule for not get'n out and training for the upcoming HTC. This ends now. My new motto that I'm going to stick with is "Cease to be idle". I'm going to start posting a lot more on this blog and use it for what I created it for, to keep me honest with my training and motivated to get out there everyday. Even if no one is reading it or responding, I am committed to being accountable for my training from now until August 26th...."so let it be written, so let it be done!"

~Baron