Discussion: Logging

Just saw that you are thinking of stopping logging your training here. Why, out of curiosity? I certainly enjoy reading your log and would miss it.

Well, there is/was several reasons behind this. My original plan wasn't logging here forever, I just felt like trying this for some time. There is http://www.lenkkivihko.fi , a multi sport logging site with some kind of support for gps logs. And also there is http://www.treenit.net logging site Minna uses and the site is developed and maintained by a very good friend of mine, a top VeVe orienteer, you might have seen his name here. I was a bit shamed I haven't even tried it. And there is always orienterare.nu, but I don't think I bother trying that one. Also I like to be able to fix thinks myself it they does not work in a way I hope for, so one natural and obvious choice would be writing a tiny logging system myself, and maybe integrate it with RG so I could easily publish my training with or without maps and gps routes. As you have seen I have had to set RG uop to my own site, post maps and gps routes there, then copy link to AP and write comments and log training times/intensities here. I could have/write one web site with all the functionality I like. Also, like now I had a very cool O week in Italy, but as you can see I haven't logged anything yet, because we didn't bother to travel with laptop. I have a cell phone with tiny web browser, of course, but I can't use AP's "add training" page with it. It's all too complicated and heavy to be used with a simple web browser of my old cell phone. I could have an alternate lightweight logging page for cell phone if I write it for myself (and of course I could get a new cell phone :-) Also AP community is sill US based, no Finns here, AP's split analysis/races section is useless for me because I never run these races etc. Summa summarum - I guess you got it by now.

But anyway, I have been testing sites I mentioned here and I am not so sure any more will I ever have the patience to start using any them. After getting used to AP I get frustrated if I need to use them, there is so many thing lagging there. Also I am not sure I should start writing anything, I already have there is enough projects I don't have enough time to work with.

So now it look like I may have to change my plans and stay logging here longer than I thought. And maybe invite some of my friends here instead.

And If I really really feel like fixing things, maybe I could try writing own interface for adding trainings including some sort of RG integration - just for me. I guess ken wouldn't mind.

Well, your reasons make a lot of sense. Especially the part about your friends all logging other places - certainly one of the biggest advantages of AP for me is that a lot of my friends are here, and it serves the purpose of keeping me in touch with a large part of my world, as well as logging training. So, of course, your solution is right - get more of your friends to start logging here!
As for writing some integration with RG, I am sure that would be used and appreciated by a lot of people! (I've been thinking of asking Kenny for a while to consider adding some feature that involves integration of heart rate data and so on from Polar watches, but I figure he has enough stuff to do as is.) Anyway, I am looking forward to maps and pictures from Italy! :)