Runner's World Training Journal: A Daily Dose of Motivation, Training Tips & Running Wisdom for Every Kind of Runner--From Fitness Runners to Competitive Racers

This is the perfect journal for training and running. In 2012 I used the older version to track all of my training up to the Chicago Marathon and it was great for logging total miles/weekly miles and all my races. It is a 52 week journal and you fill in the dates. You open the book, lay it flat and each week spans the two pages. There are nice motivational quotes and tips.I do use an online training tracker with my Garmin, but this allows you to have an accessable tool for planning your weeks and miles . It was particularly useful for me with my desk calendar tracking the 16 week Hal Hogden preparation for a marathon. Recording aches and pains those weeks with over 50 miles is nice to review so you can get a handle on what works best with your body recovery planning after big races.Overall, it is a handy tool and it is pretty cool seeing the miles add up when you get to December.

I'm currently using a second RW log because I like it so much. Previously I used a log by Bob Glover and then some other kind but the RW training journal is definitely better than others.I read RW both online and in a paper magazine format and I always enjoy it and having this journal/ log is a little like reading the RW every day - there are lots of useful tips and advice on every page. There are also pages devoted to our own race info, info on shoes we're going to use throughout a given year and there's also some space for 'rave runs' and that's something every runner does experience now and then.A huge upside for me is also how colorful this log is - it's quite energizing to flip through it, jot down some information about running and get some daily inspiration from the pictures of fit people and great runners' quotes.I would love more space for every day entries but it's just a minor downside. I've just ordered two more copies of the journal, so I'm def. going to use it in the near future.

There is something about the old school logs with pages that appear to have been cranked out on a typewriter; it is a link to a time when running shoes were built for wrestling mats, five bucks was the "outrageous" race day entry fee and a school's indoor track was located in the basement boiler room and looked like a failed art project to paint a perfect circle on the cement floor.This version of the magazine's training journal has an old school link through a brief introduction by 1968 Boston Marathon winner, journalist, author and editor Amby Burfoot, but the pages are splashed with vibrant colors, with a full - undated - year available for musings. There are other sections for specific jottings on racing, shoe purchases and those training runs/races that should be bottled for future use. The tips on a variety topics are informative and can be sources of inspiration when climbing out of those stagnant ruts.Runner's World has a winner with the layout....for the long run.

This journal is not tied to a specific calendar year so you can start at any date and go from there. It allows you to keep daily, weekly and cumulative distance and to make notes about highlights of particular runs. The layout by a week is perfect as that is how I think about my running, a series of weeks leading up to a goal/race or a series of weeks to maintain a particular baseline. I can plan hills, long runs and intervals easily. It is gratifying to see the cumulative miles add up. Simple, inexpensive and durable.

When training for half marathons (and my once finished full marathon), I have always written down my training somewhere. In my calendar, on regular paper, etc.I found this Runner's World journal to be quite good for keeping the week to week runs and cross training information in one place. There is a section to write goals and then fill in for each day what you completed. There is also a section blank for each week- I chose to use it for making a check off list for runs needing to be completed that week, and then getting the satisfaction of checking them off as I was done.I also enjoyed the running quotes throughout the journal. I typically have used only one journal for tracking training for up to three halfs, depending on what sort of regimen you use for training- I typically do about 3-4 months prior to race day.

It is always difficult to select a journal online. However, I was pleasantly surprised. This journal is exactly what I wanted. I worried how much space is allotted each week to track progress. But thankfully, I found it to have enough space for each day to record my runs and cross training, and a large section for other weekly notes. It has interesting quotes and tips for each week which is entertaining. The only thing that I needed to change about the book is the cover. I wanted it to feel like more of a journal than a book, so by putting on a different sleeve. Although a small thing, it was very satisfying. Overall I suggest this journal to other runners who want to monitor their progress.

I bought this updated version of Runners World's running diary, and it is only OK. Biggest disappointment is not having a spot designated for pace. Instead there is cross training, which I really don't need. How can a running diary not have a spot for your pace? I will have to make do for this year with this book.It shouldn't be hard to devise a running journal with the important basics - date, weather conditions, distance, pace, total time of run, and a place for notes like how you felt, aches/pains, road conditions, etc. I haven't yet found one that incorporates all of these basics.

love this, training for half marathon. Great tips as you go on each page. Helps let you know what you should be keeping track of. Especially for beginners, as I am. Besides it helps keep you on track as you see full days or blank ones.....great section for notes. Tally weekly and from start of training miles. I've learned a great system with this and do add more info that I find useful for me. The dates are blank so you have a full year, depending on your training schedule, it's more than enough for me to fit in 2 more halfs. Also live it's spiral bound

Lots of useful information while keeping track of my runs.

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Nice book helpful hints

il nous manquait un cahier d'entrainement donc j'ai achetécelui ci. c est pas mal construit mais un peu gros, bienque j'apprécie la reliure spirale...

I ordered this , actually price written was 550 rps on this book , felt cheated