A training diary is an important element of a comprehensive training plan. We get so much information from our own personalised training diary. What we put into it is our own choice. With modern gps devices, a lot of informative data is recorded and displayed for you. This is nice as the readability and accuracy of it is clear and concise. You can add whatever fields you want to keep track of. Linking your watch to apps such as\u00a0Strava<\/a>,\u00a0Training Peaks<\/a>,\u00a0Garmin Connect<\/a>\u00a0etc makes this information easily accessable on your phone, laptop or PC.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n I\u2019m\u00a0one of those runners that loves and embraces technology. If it can help me analyse trends in my training, diet, mood, sleep, etc, then I\u2019m all for it. However, I\u2019m also a runner that loves to keep in tune with the basics. Keeping a hand written training diary is one of these basic elements of training. For me its easier to write down the weather, how I felt on the run\/during the\u00a0day and\u00a0what my sleep was like. Writing down my mile splits acts as a motivating factor for me.\u00a0A few flicks of a page and comparisons can be made from previous weeks. This also serves as encouragement, to fuel your enthesium.<\/p>\n Keeping track of your weekly load is an important injury prevention method. When you can easily visualise your weekly mileage and how hard you are working.\u00a0This allows you to understand why you may have an injury or why you are feeling particularly tired. Charting your diary against your training plan can show glaring disparities that may otherwise go unnoticed.<\/p>\nA Simple Example<\/h3>\n