Ziegler's Logbook

One of the slackest things in NZ swimming is logbook keeping. These are examples from Kate Ziegler's over the past few years. It looks as if her Coach prints out his sessions for each swimmer with their times added after the workout and then they add their own comments for their own logs. The quote at the top of each day is also a nice touch, although the first two and the third and sixth have the same quote as each other (12 months apart). He seems to follow a 'plan' of doing the same session on the same (or nearly the same) day each year.

These are extensive sessions but they do not take long to complete, eg #1, 2h 26m for 11.4k and #5 under 3 hours for 15k; it's all a question of good design. As always the most revealing things are the swimmer's comments. (Click on the image for a full-sized view.)

6 June 2001, 2h 26m, 11.4k



5 June 2002, 2h 26m, 11.5k



4 May 2004, 12.05k




12 September 2004, 2h 19m, 10k



7 November 2004, 2h 47m + 300 cool-down, 15k,
YES! 15k

Her comment here is, "Good - today was extremely long & tough. But I felt strong the whole way through. It went by pretty fast."



3 May 2005, 12.15k