Current Shareware 1994 January/SHAR194.ISO/catalogs/runlog10.zip/RUNLOG.DOC

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   Welcome to RunLog, a simple, yet powerful means of keeping track of the
miles you run.  Whether you're a competitive runner training for a marathon,
or a casual jogger, RunLog will record your mileage for you.
   RunLog was written because I wanted to keep track of my mileage, races, and
times.  Most of the other programs kept track of cross-training, calories
burned, temperature, pulse, etc., leaving me thoroughly confused about how to
run the program.  RunLog sticks to very basic information, making the program
very simple to use.  The following programs are required for RunLog:

   RUNLOG.EXE    The program itself
   RUNLOG.DOC    This help file
   MILES.RUN     Graphics file for miles/month chart
   RUNLOG.RUN    The run database (dates, distances, times)
   RACES.RUN     The race database (names of races)

   To start the program, type RUNLOG at the DOS prompt.  If you are starting
from scratch, or you do not have the RUNLOG.RUN and RACES.RUN files, typing
RUNLOG NEW will generate a new run database.  Your old database files will be
copied to RUNLOG.BAK and RACES.BAK.  The program here has an example run
database already entered so you can check the stats capabilities.  You will
want to type RUNLOG NEW when you decide to enter your own data from scratch.
   Once the program starts, you will be in the main menu screen.  The left
side of the screen is a listing of your last 35 runs.  If you have more than
35 runs, you can pan up and down your run listing by using the arrow keys (to
move 1 at a time) or the PgUp and PgDn keys (to move 30 at a time).  If you
are using the number keypad, make sure that NumLock is off.  Your run date is
color-coded by month, while your distance, time, and pace is color-coded by
mileage.  You can also see how many miles you've run in the past 7 days or the
past 30 days by checking the listing.  Any races you entered will be indicated
by an asterisk next to the date.  Across the bottom of the listing is some
totals information (number of runs, number of races, mileage this year, and
total mileage).  This totals information will be white when you are at the end
of the listing, and gray otherwise.
   The right top of the screen contains the largest 7-day and 30-day mileage
totals for the run database, with the last day of the span.

   The "hot keys" allow you to edit or add to your run database.  A descrip-
tion follows.
   SPACE BAR --- Use this key to enter a new run.  You will be prompted to
enter the date (first three letters of the month, followed by the day), year,
mileage, time, and race name (if applicable).  You will be given some default
values in parentheses.  If you wish to use these values, just hit ENTER at the
appropriate time.  The program will not allow you to enter an invalid date
(before a previous run).  In addition, you cannot enter a time which would
result in a pace of under 4 minutes per mile (this is to help you to avoid
mistakes).  You can't enter an invalid time (like 45:93 -- 93 seconds in a
minute?).  If you wish to enter distance in kilometers, simply type in the
distance, then hit K instead of ENTER.  The distance will be converted to
miles and displayed.  Likewise, you can enter half-marathon or marathon
distance by pressing H or M, respectively.  In general, if the program won't
accept your input, look for mistakes.  You can exit this mode without saving
by pressing ESC before entering in all the data.
   E --- Use this key to edit existing run data.  When this key is pressed, an
arrow appears beside the date of the last run on the listing screen.  Use the
arrow keys or PgUp/PgDn to locate the run you wish to alter, then hit ENTER.
You will then be asked to press D, C, or I.  If you select D, you will delete
the selected run from your database.  If you select C, you will be prompted
for inputs on which changes you wish to make to that run.  Pressing ENTER will
accept the default value, resulting in no change.  Pressing I will allow you
to insert a run before the selected run.  Once again, you will be prompted for
input data.  Exit this mode without saving by pressing ESC before all the data
has been entered.
   TAB --- Use this key to see a bar chart of your progress.  You will see a
chart of the miles you have run for each month since your run database has
been started.  You can use this as a guide to maintain a consistent distance.
Hit any key to return to the main menu.
   R --- Use this key to survey all of your races.  The races will be listed
chronologically (color-coded by year and by distance) with the date, race
name, distance, time, and pace.  The arrow keys and PgUp/PgDn work just like
they do in the main menu.  Use this mode when you want to check what your
personal records were for different races.  Hit any key to return to the main
menu.
   ESC --- Use this key to quit RunLog.

   Here are some other tidbits about using RunLog:
1.  All dates must be no earlier than January 1, 1992.
2.  To print this file, exit to DOS, then type TYPE RUNLOG.DOC > PRN.
3.  The graphical and race menus cannot be accessed if you have no runs or
    races, respectively.
4.  To keep track of more than one person's run database, you will have to
    copy all the RunLog files to different subdirectories, then run each
    person's run database from a separate subdirectory.  Sorry, but the goal
    was simplicity (one database).
5.  I am open to suggestions, and am actively thinking of other stats I can
    add.  I will listen to your suggestion (especially if you're registered).
6.  This is a VERY new program.  I expect there will be several bugs (none of
    the destructive variety, but there may be a few nuisances.  Please let me
    know of any bugs you find, with a thorough description.