Training Log Archive: bbrooke

Production time for A-Meet award plaques!

It took some extra time to find and modify a macro to do a PowerPoint / Excel data merge (I didn't realize that PowerPoint doesn't have merge capabilities when I did all the layout...). I probably could have manually entered all the data onto the 144 awards by the time I figured out the macro, but that would have introduced the possibility of typos, and the macro turned out to be VERY slick.

After that -- I spent some time baby-sitting my printer while it printed the 75 vellum sheets five at a time (to allow drying time and prevent smearing), re-printing the few that did get smeared, fixing paper jams, removing multiple sheets pulled in at the same time, etc.

Then I counted out and organized all the necessary supplies for Amy, who will be assembling all the male awards (I'm doing the female awards): 375 clips, 75 particle boards, 75 glass covers, 75 rubber bands, 50 map sheets, all the male print-outs, and some extra vellum sheets in case she needs to re-print any.

Finalized design for A-Meet award plaques, cleaned up clip-art image, and solicited final input on design.

Created an Excel pivot table based on the registered runners web page, to summarize all entries as of today so that Amy and I can focus on making awards for the classes that actually have entries.

Half-mile walk to warm up.

Four laps on the Tyle Avenue hill loop.

Half-mile walk to cool down.

Mountain biking with Troy at Lincoln Mountain. Fun!