Site Suggestion Training Blog Additions - Page 2

**bairy** · #16 17th Aug 08, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Heinzster

What about a way to log how you felt on a rest day - recovering from run on previous day?

Good idea.

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Originally Posted by admin

An iPhone compatible training blog would be great for me, would mean I could log training sessions when on the move.

A trimmed down less-html input form is a good idea for just that.

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Originally Posted by admin

Would also be good to use the training blog features to set a training plan. Could send out a daily email letting the blog owner know what training plan they have scheduled.

Interesting idea. Possibly a 2.1 feature.

**Dan_R** · #17 18th Aug 08, 09:24 PM

After an entry has been added, just go back to the blog display rather than a confirmation page

**Dan_R** · #18 19th Aug 08, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by richardsimkiss

One thing that *could* be useful... is to have an 'expandable' blog entry system... this would tie in with Dan's suggestion of a sidebar module to 'quick add' training runs,

A bit like the forum posting system you can 'quick post' or 'go advanced'... the basic system will simply be a case of runners adding their date, distance & time... or they can 'go advanced' and enter more in depth details if they choose to. I think it may also encourage users who don't currently use the function because they feel it's a little bit in depth perhaps?

I like this idea, sometimes I just want to enter... '7pm, 6 miles, 40 mins' quickly if its a standard training run (on the road, fair weather, felt OK).

**Dan_R** · #19 20th Aug 08, 08:50 AM

Another one

On the per entry display would be good to see a total of the miles so far that week. So ia could go back to an entry 2 months ago on a Wednesday and see how many miles I had done at that stage in the week.

roadrunnerrob · #20 27th Aug 08, 01:27 PM

Don't know if this belongs here, or has been mentioned before, but wondered if it was an option to allow comments on the RF training blogs?

I often browse others' blogs and if they've done a race or PB on their blog, feel like posting a well done! or something.

Or would that turn the blogs into mini forums on their own?

**bairy** · #21 27th Aug 08, 02:16 PM

Commenting on individual entries is possible. Visually it'd turn into a "proper" blog, rather than the "summary" blog it is now.

It's a good idea, I shall have a think about it.

Badz · #22 27th Aug 08, 06:37 PM

Just going back to the heart rate zones.

The easiest thing to do is have the user put in their Maximum Heart Rate, and then their Resting Heart Rate and then each zone is a simple calculation.

For example using my own measures:
Maximum Heart Rate = 204
Resting Heart Rate = 38
Working Heart Rate = MHR (204) - RHR (38) = 166

Training zones for 60% should then be:
(60% of WHR) + RHR

60% = 138 ((0.6 x 166) +38)
70% = 154
80% = 171
90% = 187
100% = 204

Using the Working Heart Rate is more accurate as it takes into account your relative fitness (through your resting heart rate).
This difference is easily shown as 60% of my MHR only is 122, whereas using my WHR is actually 138 - a massive difference

Also the MHR and RHR should be input by user - as if I was to follow default of 220-age (34) then my MHR is only 186.

After typing all this out - it doesn't look simple at all

But if you can code an input field for MHR and RHR - then have the simple forula in the background that then works out the zones based on the info provided.

Badz · #23 27th Aug 08, 06:40 PM

Ragarding other sports like Badminton, football etc.

You can't list every sport going - it'd be counterproductive, and most people probably wouldn't count activities like that as a 'proper' trainging session. If anything I'd suggest having an 'Other' category that you can then enter a description of manually - then you cover everything else with one option

...wonders how long before someone puts 'shagging' in as an entry...

**bairy** · #24 27th Aug 08, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Badz

But if you can code an input field for MHR and RHR - then have the simple forula in the background that then works out the zones based on the info provided.

I think that's what I'll probably do. Sorta like the pace calculator.

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Originally Posted by Badz

Ragarding other sports like Badminton, football etc.

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The free text entry is a good idea, but then you won't have any custom fields.

I think my idea of letting people add new activities and associated would work. They'd be moderated before they could be used (and shagging would be removed and the poster told to grow up

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