graphing long vs easy (Read 1058 times)

Here is the formula for deciding whether a run is long or not... 4. Multiply AMPRQ by pi and divide by 2. This is your long run equivalency constant (LREC)...

That's just one of the useful ways to get a decent LREC. E.g. 4a. Multiply AMPRQ by the Golden Ratio (phi). 4b. Convert AMPRQ from miles to kilometers. Use that number for your LREC. 4c. Multiply AMPRQ by Ramanujan's Number and divide by 1000. I prefer 4c, myself, just because I smile when I think of it. Now that I think about it, my earlier post suggesting to just look at the graph to see what's long might not always work. The other day I did 12 easy miles in the morning and another 9.5 easy in the afternoon. You can't see the difference between that and a 21.5 miler on my graph, the details are in the workouts. Ok, so not completely OT, but how do you folks "encode" workouts of the same type on the same day so that you can see at a glance from the graph that there is more than 1 run there?

Ok, so not completely OT, but how do you folks "encode" workouts of the same type on the same day so that you can see at a glance from the graph that there is more than 1 run there?

Have a run type called "Double". Or if you prefer, "Easy/Med/Hard/Tempo/etc Double". Give it a different color, and you're good to go.

After much debate, and a desire to really simplify how I track things, I stopped labeling runs as long, and went with easy, medium, and hard. I'm finding this to be much more useful to me, since the mileage is readily apparent, anyway.

I just joined this club too. I think it's required if you are a Mikey groupie. Im really wondering what the heck medium is supposed to be.

Oh, also, I don't bother distinguishing between two runs of the same kind on the same day. Eh, mileage and duration is all I'm worried about.

...if you run singles. Adding "double" as an option in addition to the easy/med/hard thing would make it obvious when a tall bar is made up of 1 or 2 runs.

Yep, that works for me now, but how can one make sure that the runs are graphed (vertically) in time sequence? My "Easy 2nd run" seems to want to be first (at the bottom of the graph's daily bar).

How do you change the "types" of runs available in your drop down? Mine does not have medium or cool down, etc. Another question. Do you count your cool down period as part of the run? During this period I usually walk at a brisk pace then slow it down and have not logged it in the past. (I must say, viewing the logs of the "regulars" on here has really motivated me and given me a reality check into being more serious about getting my runs in... I'll save the excuses for another day.) Thanks in advance!!