Training Diary

Right, so I've gone out and bought a nice shiny new training diary, my first one.
I am a bit confused as to what I record in it. I can record what I did i.e. cycle 10 TT. What other type of information should I be ideally recording to make this worthwhile?
Any hints or tips gratefully received.
Cheers
CJ
I am a bit confused as to what I record in it. I can record what I did i.e. cycle 10 TT. What other type of information should I be ideally recording to make this worthwhile?
Any hints or tips gratefully received.
Cheers
CJ
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I use a big Excel sheet for mine and record the following
Date
Phase of training
Workout
Route
Weather
Distance
Av. Speed
Waking HR
Average HR on ride
Max HR on ride
Ride rating (out of 5)
Any notes on ride (including some of the above stats for intervals)
Time in HR Zones
Weight (with the water/fat % from the scales)
Calories In
Calories out
Anything i did differently on the bike.
You may wish to record your power stuff too.
@gietvangent
Funny you should mention that... My girlfriend reckons i'm glued to it. Filling it in take up about 20 minutes of every riding day... All the data is, by and large, already in the Polar, however.
@gietvangent
I then have a comments section for recording route, weather, feeling censored etc.
And weight, when I can be bothered to weigh myself on return.
Total it all monthly including # of rides so I can compare overall month on month
I'm a total numbers junie though, so it keeps training interesting for me Being able to graph things and mess about with data is very helpful after a 4 hour ride in the rain.
@gietvangent