Friendly reminder -- logs and profiles (Read 1593 times)

Hey guys, If you haven't done so already, please fill out your profile and make your log public. One, it's nice to know who you are talking to ... two, it's hard to answer questions without seeing logs. Thanks!

I've seen this request a few times, but I don't keep my log on line. Is it considered "bad form" if you don't? Everyone here at RA has been very welcoming to us CR converts, so I want to respect what y'all have going on here.

I've seen this request a few times, but I don't keep my log on line. Is it considered "bad form" if you don't? Everyone here at RA has been very welcoming to us CR converts, so I want to respect what y'all have going on here.

Out of curiosity ... why not give it a try? You'll find the pretty, shiny colored bars can be very addicting. Join us. Come over to the dark side ... Plus, you could join one of the mileage clubs. I know the whole thing sounds kinda goofy, but it really is strangely motivating. There are days when the only thing that gets me out the door is the thought of having no pretty colored bar for the day and no progress in the mileage charts. I do agree with Jeff Globule (how'd you get your name fixed, dude? Or did you find an MSU grad to teach you spelling?). It's not like its "bad form." Nobody's going to throw things at you. Or at least they'll probably be soft things. But frankly it does bug me a little when I don't know if somebody asking a question is an Olympic marathoner or just sorta kinda thinking about giving running a try. And it sort of shows a commitment to this place, too. Not to mention the fact that there are lots of nosy people here, and you're depriving them of their log-peeking fix. You're also missing out on the joy of hiding snarky comments in your workouts, knowing certain people will peek. It's an underrated joy.

...how'd you get your name fixed, dude? Or did you find an MSU grad to teach you spelling?...

I would laugh, but after this past Tuesday's basketball game I'm willing to lay low for a while.

What? My Bucks lost, no making fun to be had for me.

Having used the CR running log for about two years I can see the advantages to having your log on-line - the biggest one being that you can access it from wherever you are as long as you have internet access. The CR/Active transition, however, has pointed out a key disadvantage to this - the fact that you really have very little control over your log in this situation. That's why I'm planning (when I get off my big kiester) to install an off-line log on my home computer. I'll lose a lot of convenience, but at least I'll have more control over what happens to it.

FYI - in case you don't already know: there is a function here to download your data and save it on your own hard drive, if you like. I back it up pretty regularly. You can then convert it to Excel or something similar.

I've tried doing this a couple of times without success or, at least not that I know of, could be embedded somewhere on my computer, but I am just too much of a moronic Spartan grad to know it.

Is there a mileage group for those of us who run less than 15 mpw?

There is the 1000-kilometer group. The pace bunny there will hit ~621 miles at the end of the year.