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PERSONALIZED
TRAINING
DIARY
VERSION 2.11
December 1, 1992
Copyright 1992 Lake fFfips Software, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
Lake fFfips Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 8904
New Haven, CT 06532-8904
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Disclaimer - agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
New features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
System requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Program files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Backing up data files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Keys to know . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mouse support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Mode display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Status line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Starting the program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
MAIN MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SETUP AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Using categories and attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Deleting categories and attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Print blank logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Delete log records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Screen colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Repair databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Pack databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Graphics printer setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
TRAINING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Inserting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Modifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Searching/viewing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Display attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Miles/kilometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Date format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Edit diary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Heart check+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
REPORTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Defining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Modifying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Deleting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
USING THE REPORTS SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Report name/description/title . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Display fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sort by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Group by . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Analyze activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Search criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Attribute search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Printer setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ending report definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
EXPLORING THE TRAINING RECORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
SUMMARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND
Personalized Training Diary (PTD) was developed to help track those
elusive factors that affect performance. As someone involved in
endurance activities such as running, cross-country skiing, or biking,
you appreciate how equipment, weather, or route conditions can change
your outcome. Cross-country skiers, as an example, must take into
account such factors as temperature, humidity, course profile, and type
of wax.
Until now, it was difficult to record and evaluate those factors.
PTD helps you review training performance of any endurance activity,
based upon self-determined categories and attributes. You can define a
category such as weather and then identify attributes such as rainy,
humid, hot, cold, etc. By tracking these attributes, you will find it
easier to study the impact of various conditions. You can study the
effects of humidity, temperature, or brand of running shoe, bicycle, or
ski you use. PTD helps you explore athletic performance in new ways.
By design the program will enable you to think and perform smarter.
It helps you determine what conditions enhance or hinder performance. An
example might be the runner who periodically develops sore feet. The
program may help the runner find that this occurs when wearing certain
shoes, when running up hills, or only on humid days.
You determine the degree of detail and control the activities
described, the categories and attributes defined, and the reports
developed. PTD changes perspective to find new understanding of
performance. The program is a tool to test assumptions.
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PTD can also be used as educational software. The program adapts
well for use in a school setting, enabling integration with learning
experiences. PTD can integrate what a student does in physical
education class with computer sciences as well as with other sciences and
math classes, allowing the student to begin to analyze his or her
physical performance. PTD can bridge the gap between courses of study
the student may feel are unrelated. Thus, it supports the core of the
sciences: to observe and predict.
A word of caution. When undertaking any training and physical-
fitness program, one should consult with a physician or other qualified
health-care professional. Such consultation is advisable when drawing
any conclusions based upon information you have entered or used from this
program.
DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
Users of Personalized Training Diary must accept this disclaimer of
warranty:
Personalized Training Diary is supplied as is. The author
disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including,
without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of
fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for
damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the use
of Personalized Training Diary.
NEW FEATURES
Version 2.10 offers expanded features. PTD continues to be improved
based on the needs of you the user. Here is a quick overview of features
new to version 2.10:
PTD now includes a built-in word processor with text search, so you
can record the details of your workouts. The search function has
been expanded to allow you to find records based upon your diary
entries.
PTD now has full mouse support to help with data entry and search
records. Mouse support and menus are available for most functions.
Improved printer support allows you to choose ports, number of
formfeeds, send setup strings, and whether to pause between pages of
a report.
Month at a glance calendar helps you review your progress quickly.
Heart Check+ lets you record, analyze, and graph multiple pulse
rates.
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SUPPORT
Registered users receive one year of product support. Support is
available by telephone, mail, or CompuServe. Phone support is available
Monday through Friday, 10:00 A.M. to 3 P.M. Eastern Time. Please include
a self-addressed, stamped envelope, when requesting support by mail.
Lake fFfips Software, Inc.
P.O. Box 8904
New Haven, CT 06532-8904
(203) 933 9321
CompuServe: 73500.3261
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GETTING STARTED
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
1. DOS version 2.11 or later
2. Hard disk
3. 640K RAM
4. Config.sys should contain:
files = 20
buffers = 15
5. A 286 or better processor is recommended
6. DOS 5.0 in high memory speeds up the printing of graphs.
INSTALLATION
Be sure to make backup copies of all diskettes before beginning the
installation process.
1. Put PTD disk 1 into your computer's floppy drive.
2. At the DOS, prompt type your floppy's drive letter followed by a
colon, and press Enter.
3. Type Install and press Enter. Install
4. Follow the instructions of the install program.
PROGRAM FILES
The following is a list of files that make up Personalized Training
Diary:
Convert.exe
Training.exe
Mainmenu.exe
Log.exe
Log.ovl
Set_up.exe
Reports.exe
Install.exe
Training.err
Training.hlp
Run.scr
Runrep.scr
Ptr.scr
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Def.bin
Graphptr.set
Att.bgi
Cga.bgi
Egavga.bgi
Herc.bgi
Ibm8514.bgi
Pc3270.bgi
Qcprn1.bgi
Qcprn2.bgi
Litt.chr
BACKING UP DATA FILES
Personalized Training Diary creates and maintains 4 files that store
data:
Log.bin: stores training records
Def.bin: stores setup information for activities, categories,
and attributes
Rep.bin: stores reports
Color.set: stores screen color information
You should make backup copies of these files regularly to protect your
data. Consult your computer manual if you need more information about
backup procedures.
KEYS TO KNOW
KEY FUNCTION
Home When in records or reports
display mode, moves to the
first one
End When in records or reports
display mode, moves to the
last one
Esc Cancels or exits a function
Enter Accepts input or makes a
menu selection
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KEY FUNCTION
Up/Down Used to scan records or
Arrows reports one at a time; moves
( ) cursor in menus; moves
cursor during report output
to screen
Right/Le Used to move cursor in
ft attribute menus; moves
Arrows cursor during report output
( ) to screen
Page-up Used to move through records
Page- 25 at a time or reports 10
down at a time; to move to the
next page of a report
Tab Moves cursor from field to
field in insert and define
modes
Insert Changes from overwrite to
insert mode while entering
training records or defining
reports
F1 Context sensitive help
F2 Enters insert mode in
training records; enters
define mode in reports
definition; enters add mode
in activity, category, and
attribute setup
F3 Enters modify mode in
training records or report
definition
F4 Begins a new search while in
training records; enters
output mode in reports
definition
Cntrl F4 Allows the search items to
be modified without having
to begin a new search
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KEY FUNCTION
F5 Deletes the currently
displayed training record or
report; in diary mode expand
the word processor to full
screen size
F6 Selects or unselects
attributes or items in
multiple choice menus
F7 Displays training record
attributes
Cntrl F7 Display month at a glance
calendar
F8 Changes display from miles
to kilometers
Cntrl F8 Change date format between
01-Feb-1992 and 02/01/1992
F9 Enters diary text edit mode
for the currently display
record
Cntrl F9 In insert and modify modes,
allows you to enter or
change pulse rates
In display mode, graphs
pulse rates
F10 Accepts input or choices
MOUSE SUPPORT
PTD offers extensive mouse support. Most anything that can be done with
a keystroke can be done with a mouse. You can use the mouse to pop up
menus instead of using function keys. You can use the mouse to
manipulate scroll bars to quickly locate records. You can easily move
around data entry screens, and simply click to select activities,
categories or attributes.
Both the left and right mouse buttons are used. The left button
selects the item you are pointing to. These can be a menu item, a data
entry field, or scroll bar position. The right button pops up a mouse
menu. The menu options depend upon the current mode. Mouse menus can be
closed without making a selection by simply clicking the left button
while the mouse cursor is on the small square in the upper left hand
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corner of the menu.
MODE DISPLAY
Display screens contain information to help you use the program. In the
lower left-hand corner, a MODE display reminds you of what you are now
doing. For example, when a menu is displayed, CHOOSE appears. When you
need to select an operation, DO WHAT? appears, and so on.
MODE MEANING
DO WHAT? Choose an action using an F
key
CHOOSE Choose a menu item
INSERT Insert new training record
ADD Add activities, categories,
or attributes
DELETE Delete activities,
categories, attributes,
records, or reports
CANCEL Cancel requested action
MODIFY Modify a training record or
report
PRINTING Send output to printer
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MODE MEANING
OUTPUT Run a report
UPDATING Databases are updated after
deleting categories or
attributes
SEARCH Search training records
based upon user criteria
DISPLAY Display attributes of a
training record or after
finding a record during a
search
DEFINE Define a report
FIXDATA Fix a database marked as
invalid
STATUS LINE
The status line at the bottom of the screen is another source of
information. The status line presents three types of information:
1. Availability and action of certain keys
2. Explanations if you entered inappropriate data
3. Confirmation of "Are you Sure? (Y/N)" before the program completes
the request
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STARTING THE PROGRAM
At the DOS prompt, type Training and press Enter. This will bring you to Training
the main menu. If this is the first time you are using PTD or you did
not install the default activities, categories, and attributes you may
want to enter the setup and maintenance option. Here you will identify
your training activities, categories, and attributes.
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MAIN MENU
The main menu gives you access to setup and maintenance, the training
records, the reports system, or allows you to exit the program. When
using the program for the first time, begin with the setup and
maintenance option.
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SETUP AND MAINTENANCE
The setup and maintenance menu allows you to customize PTD to your
needs. This is where you define your activities, categories, and
attributes. Here you may print out blank log pages to record your
workouts, adjust screen colors, select a graphics printer and do file
maintenance.
Personalized Training Diary is supplied with predefined activities,
categories, and attributes. They will be available if you chose to
install them.
ACTIVITIES
By selecting the activities option, you may add or delete training
activities. You may list up to 15 separate training activities. These
activities will pop up on the training records input screen when you are
inserting or modifying your training records.
There are several ways to approach defining activities. If you are
primarily a runner, you may wish to classify the types of running
activities you do. You may have runs geared toward endurance, speed, or
distance. Your training regimen may involve sprints, interval training,
or fartleks. PTD will allow you to define or categorize running
activities any way you choose.
If you participate in multiple activities, you can specify each. You
may bike, walk, swim, or cross-country ski. You may participate in two
or more activities that have the same subcomponents. An example would be
the person who runs and XC skis. In this case, possible activities may
be: "Run endure," "Run sprint," "Xc endure," and "Xc sprint". The only
limitation is that the keyed-in activity description cannot be longer
than 10 characters.
When deleting a specific activity, you no longer can insert records
containing the activity. However, the program maintains all previous
records with this activity, and they are available in report mode.
CATEGORIES
By selecting the category option, you can maintain up to 10 different
self-defined categories. Categories organize attributes; they are a
means of grouping the various attributes that you wish to track.
Examples of categories are weather, route, shoes, temperature, and so on.
ATTRIBUTES
By selecting the attributes option, you can maintain up to 20 different
attributes under each of the categories that you defined. The program
presents these attributes to you when you enter, modify, or display
training records.
Under the category of weather, examples of attributes are hot, cold,
humid, cloudy; under temperature, examples are ranges such as: 51F - 55F
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and 56F - 60F ; and under route, examples of attributes include pond
loop, country run, hillside.
Attributes are sorted alphabetically. If you wish to put things in
another order you can prefix items with 01, 02, 03, etc. This causes the
attribute to be sorted by that prefix.
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USING CATEGORIES AND ATTRIBUTES
As with activities, you can approach categories and attributes in various
ways. Just about anything you can imagine can be an attribute and
tracked. The amount of detail is up to you. If you installed the
default categories and attributes you will have a good starting point.
Modify these to your interests and needs.
DELETING CATEGORIES AND ATTRIBUTES
When deleting categories or attributes, PTD will search all training
records and reports for references to that category. The program will
ask whether or not to continue with the deletion process. If you select
"Yes" from the menu, the program will delete that reference from all
records and reports that contain it. The remainder of the record or
report will be unchanged. If you select "No", the program will not
delete any categories or attributes. In either case, you will return to
the setup menu.
PRINT BLANK LOGS
This option allows you to print out blank log forms. The blank log form
will print at the port you select. For most people this will be Lpt1.
You may use these as data entry forms to record training sessions. The
blanks will include all your self-defined categories and attributes; you
only need to circle those that apply to the particular session.
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DELETE LOG RECORDS
By selecting this option, you can delete all training records and diary
entries while maintaining defined activities, categories, attributes, and
reports. This allows you to purge records but keep all other information
intact.
SCREEN COLORS
This option allows you to change screen colors on any EGA\VGA color or
VGA monochrome monitor running in color mode. The program stores these
settings in the file color.set. If this file is missing, PTD will run
in monochrome mode. The first time you adjust the screen colors, the
program will create the file color.set. Note: Certain color
combinations may produce undesirable effects such as invisible text. Use
CAUTION when adjusting colors. CAUTION
REPAIR DATABASES
Use this option only for the error "1317 Database(s) are invalid" and
only when no backup copies of the database exist. One reason the
databases could be marked as invalid is because a power failure occurred
before the program finished updating the records. This procedure
attempts to recover all undamaged data. However, some data may not be
recovered. Regular backup of *.bin files is your best protection.
PACK DATABASES
This option will remove any free space in the data base files. The only
way free space might occur is by deleting records, reports, or any of
your personalized categories, attributes, or activities. If your
database file seems larger than they should be, use this option to
reclaim any free space. Packing databases should only be done after you
make backup copies. Packing may take some time and a power failure
during this process will damage the files.
GRAPHICS PRINTER SETUP
This option allows you to choose a printer, resolution, and printer port.
This information is used when you print a Heart Check+ graph.
There are two main groups of printers: raster and vector graphics.
Printers using the raster format must build the entire image in a
temporary file before it is printed. This can take some time. The more
memory your computer has available, the less memory pages are necessary
and the quicker the printing. Remove all unnecessary memory resident
programs. If you are using MS DOS 5.0 loading it high releases
conventional memory. You can stop the process at any point with Esc. It
will take program several seconds to respond as it closes down the
graphics system. Vector graphics on the other hand are quite fast, since
the printer is receiving commands to draw and not the image itself.
The following is a list of supported printers. Compatible printers
are usually not. They may only support some and not all modes. You will
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have to experiment. Finally, when using higher resolutions your printer
may need extra memory or you will get some sort of printer memory overrun
message.
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RASTER VECTOR
Epson 9-pin HP 7475A
120 x 72 dpi A size paper
Epson 9-pin HP 7475A
240 x 72 dpi B size paper
Epson 9-pin HP 7475A
240 x 216 dpi A4 size paper
Epson 24-pin HP 7475A
180 x 180 dpi A3 size paper
Epson 24-pin HP 7550A
360 x 180 dpi A size paper
Epson 24-pin HP 7550A
360 x 360 dpi B size paper
HP LaserJet HP 7550A
100 dpi A4 size paper
HP LaserJet HP 7550A
150 dpi A3 size paper
HP LaserJet HP 7440A
300 dpi A4 size paper
HP DeskJet 500C HP 7440A
100 dpi 8 color A3 size paper
HP DeskJet 500C HPGL LaserJet III
150 dpi 8 color A size paper
HP DeskJet 500C HPGL LaserJet III
300 dpi 8 color B size paper
PaintJet PostScript
90 dpi B&W Courier
PaintJet PostScript
180 dpi B&W Helvetica
PaintJet PostScript
90 dpi 8 color Times
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RASTER VECTOR
PaintJet PostScript
180 dpi 8 color Symbol
PaintJet XL
180 dpi 16 color
ThinkJet
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TRAINING
Selecting the training option from the main menu allows you to insert,
modify, delete, display, and search for training records. You can scan
records by using the Up/Down Arrow keys to move one record at a time, the
Page-up and Page-down keys to move forward and back 25 records at a time,
they to go to the first record, or the End key to go to the last record.
Also, you can review your training records using the month at a glance
option Cntrl F7 or graph the Heart Check+ pulse rates of the current
record by pressing Cntrl F9 and selecting screen or printer.
The scroll bar to the right of the data entry screen gives the
relative position of the currently displayed record in regards to all of
your records. If you have a mouse you can use the scroll bar to locate
records. Click the up or down arrow to move one record at a time,
between an arrow and scroll button to move 25 records at a time, or slide
the button to move to that relative position in the database. The slide
button feature is not available in search mode.
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INSERTING
Selecting F2 insert mode displays a blank record. You enter the
information requested. Press Enter or Tab to move from field to field.
FIELD USE
Date Is a required field and
must be: MM/DD/YYYY or DD-
MMM-YYYY
Session Is automatically calculated
based upon the number of
training records per day
Activity Brings up a menu of your
activities; use the Up/Down
Arrow keys to move, Enter
to select, or Tab to skip
Distance Is a required field and
must be between 0.01 and
999.99
Elapsed Is a required field and
Time must be in the format:
MM:SS or HH:MM:SS
Miles/Minu Are calculated
te automatically
Minutes/Mi
le
Pulse Must be whole numbers
Rates
Resting
Training
Weight Must be a whole number
Time of Brings up a menu: morning,
Day afternoon, evening, night;
use the Up/Down Arrow keys
to move, Enter to select,
or Tab to skip.
After "Time of Day" you enter the category menu. When you select one
of the categories, a screen appears with your predefined attributes for
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that category. Use the Up/Down and Right/Left Arrow keys to move from
attribute to attribute, F6 to select or unselect attributes. Then use
F10 to accept the selections or Esc to cancel all selections. Either
option will return you to the category menu. If you were on the last
category item on the menu, you will return to the date field of the
training record.
While in insert mode, you may edit the text diary by pressing F9.
The word processor will pop up. You can enter any text. When you are
done, select F10 to save or Esc to cancel the diary entry.
Another option is to enter pulse rates in the Heart Check+. This
option allows you to analyze and graph your pulse rate over the given
activity. As an example, if you monitor your pulse rate at ten minute
intervals you would enter 10 in the interval field and up to twenty pulse
rates in the pulse rate fields. If necessary, you can insert a pulse
rate field before the cursor by using F2, delete a pulse rate field at
the cursor by using F3, delete all fields by using F5. When done press
F10 to accept or Esc to cancel.
You may now review what you entered. Select F10 to save or Esc to
cancel the record. In either case, the program will ask, "Are You Sure?
(Y/N)." Press Y to confirm your decision or N if you wish to reconsider
your choice.
MODIFYING
To modify a record, first scan or use the search option to find the
record. After locating the record, press F3. You can modify all items
except date. This includes modifying the diary and Heart Check+ entries.
When in the attributes' menus, all previously selected attributes are
highlighted. Use F6 to select or unselect attributes. F10 will accept
the changes. Esc will cancel the changes.
Once you have modified the record, as in insert mode, F10 will accept
all changes. Esc will cancel changes. Again, the program will ask, "Are
You Sure? (Y/N)." Press Y to confirm your decision or N if you wish to
reconsider your choice.
SEARCHING/VIEWING
The search function allows you to find a specific record or groups of
records. By entering information in one or more fields of a blank
training record, you can find records that match.
Pressing F4 brings up a blank screen. You can enter criteria into as
many or as few fields as you like. You can also select specific
attributes and diary text. Then, by pressing F10, the program will
search for the first record that matches your criterion. By using the
Up/Down Arrow keys, the program will search for any other records that
match. Press F7 to look at the attributes of the current record. Press
F9 to view or edit diary text.
You can select any combination of field information, attributes, or
diary text. You select attributes by the same method as when you
inserted the record. If you select more than one attribute, when you
start the search by pressing F10 you will be asked if you want "aNy" or
"aLl" matching attributes. As with
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reports any means only one attribute need match for the record to be
selected. All means every attribute must match for the record to be
selected.
To search for diary text press F9 to open the word processor. Enter
any words you wish to find. Records will be selected if their diary
entry contains any one of those words.
Once you have selected your search criterion, press F10 to begin the
search. You can begin a new search at any time by pressing F4. You can
also modify the current search items by pressing Cntrl F4.
DELETING
You can delete the currently displayed record by pressing F5. The
program will asked, "Are You Sure? (Y/N)." Press Y to delete the record
or N to keep it.
DISPLAY ATTRIBUTES
You can view the attributes of any displayed record by pressing F7. This
places you in the category menu. Then, simply select the category of
attributes you wish to view. Pressing Esc while in the category menu
will return you to where you were.
CALENDAR
You can view a month at a glance by pressing Cntrl F7. This pops up a
calendar for the month and year of the currently displayed record. The
calendar shows the each day's totals for elapsed time and distance in
both miles and kilometers. Press Page-up and Page-down or click the up
and down arrows in the upper right hand of the screen to move to the
previous or next
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month respectively. Press Esc or click the square it the upper left
hand of the screen to close the calendar.
You can move around the calendar with the Arrow keys or mouse. To
see the detail of any day, highlight that day and press Cr or double
click the day with the mouse. The detail window will open and display
the first twelve sessions of the day. For each session it shows you the
activity, distance, elapsed time, pace, and pulse rates. By highlighting
and pressing Cr or double clicking any session you will go to that
record.
MILES/KILOMETERS
By pressing F8 you can change the format of how distance and pace are
displayed. Miles, miles per minute, and minutes per mile become
kilometers, kilometers per minute, and minutes per kilometer. The
program calculates and stores both formats.
DATE FORMAT
By pressing Cntrl F8 you can change the format of the date. The two
formats available are: MM/DD/YYYY and DD-MMM-YYYY as in 03/15/1992 and
15-Mar-1992.
EDIT DIARY
Edit diary can be used in any mode. By pressing F9 you can edit the
diary entry of the currently displayed record. Text diary entries are
organized by date. In other words, all records for a specific date share
the same text entry. When you are finished press F10 to save your entry
or Esc to cancel changes.
The word processor has many features. By pressing F1 you can get
extensive help with those features. Among the things you can do are
move, copy, insert, delete, import, export, search and replace text.
Also, by pressing F5 you can zoom the word processor to full screen size.
KEY FUNCTION
Esc Do not save text and exit
F1 Brings up help for the word
processor
F2 Save text to external file
F3 Import text from an external
text file
F4 Search and replace text
F5 Zoom edit window
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KEY FUNCTION
Cntrl F5 Mark and copy a block of
text
Alt F6 Mark and move a block of
text
F7 Copy text from an external
file
F8 Evokes auxiliary editor
F10 Save and exit
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HEART CHECK+
Heart Check+ functions to analyze and graph multiple pulse rates taken at
a fixed interval during your training session. Cntrl F9 has two function
for Heart Check+. If you are inserting or modifying a record, a dialog
box will pop up so that you can enter your pulse rates and timing
interval. When you are in display mode, the pulse rates for the current
record, if any, are graphed.
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REPORTS
Personalized Training Diary allows you to develop comprehensive reports.
It can sort, select, and display various training records. The program
also can group the records by activity and report minimums, maximums, and
averages of distance, pace, elapsed time, and pulse rates.
The report option allows you to define, modify, delete, and run
reports. You can scan through reports by using the Up/Down Arrow keys to
move one report at a time and Page-up or Page-down to move 10 forward or
backward. Use the Home key to go to the first report or the End key to
go to the last.
DEFINING
You can define a report by selecting F2. Enter the information
requested. Press Enter or Tab to move from field to field.
FIELD USAGE
Name Is a required field and
must be unique
Title Any title you chooses
Description Additional optional space
for describing what the
report does
Display A menu to choose fields to
Fields display
Sort Fields A menu to choose sort
order
Group A menu to group
information
Analyze A menu to select whether
or not to do a
standardized set of
calculations grouped by
activity
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FIELD USAGE
Search A prompt based system to
Criteria set search criteria; it
allows you to search for
records based upon any
number of criteria; items
can be linked together by
logical and's and or's or
by grouping criteria in
parentheses
Attribute Whether to search or not
Search search for common or
selected attributes
Printer Allows column width, page
Setup length, printer port,
number of formfeeds after,
pause between pages, and
printer setup strings
before and after to be set
After entering or selecting items for your report, press F10 to save
or Esc to cancel the report. In either case, the program will ask, "Are
You Sure? (Y/N)." Press Y to confirm your decision or N if you wish to
reconsider your choice.
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MODIFYING
To modify a report, first scan to find the report. After locating it,
press F3. You can modify all items except the name.
Once you modify a report, as in define mode, F10 will accept all
changes. Esc will cancel changes. The program will ask "Are You Sure?
(Y/N)." Press Y to confirm your decision or N if you wish to reconsider
your choice.
RUNNING
You can run the displayed report by pressing F4. A menu will appear and
ask you to send output to the screen or printer. When it is displayed on
the screen, you may move around with the Up/Down and Right/Left Arrow
keys, use Page-down to see the next page of the report, or press Esc to
quit. You may use the mouse to move around by clicking on the
appropriate item on the status line.
Output sent to the printer will print out based upon the width
defined in the printer setup. If the report is wider than the defined
width, the program will print the remaining text on the next page. In
other words, you can print wide reports on a narrow-carriage printer
without any extra software.
Output is in the following order:
1. Records matching search and attribute criteria
2. Math calculations if selected
3. Common attributes if selected
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DELETING
You can delete the current report by pressing F5. The program will asked
"Are You Sure? (Y/N)." Press Y to delete the report or N to keep it
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USING THE REPORTS SYSTEM
REPORT NAME/DESCRIPTION/TITLE
It is simple to use the report system. You begin by selecting reports
from the main menu. To define a report, select F2. Type in a name and
press Enter. You may enter a title and description or Tab to skip those
fields.
DISPLAY FIELDS
You are now in the reports definition menu. Press Enter to select the
display fields option. Using the Up/Down Arrow keys to move and F6 to
select, choose the fields to display. The order in which you choose will
be the order left to right in which the fields are displayed. If you
change your mind, use the select reset to clear your previous choices.
Once selected, press F10 to accept choices.
SORT BY
You are now in the sort by option. Select by pressing Enter. This is
similar to the display fields option, and you use it the same way: F6 to
select, F10 to accept. Both display fields and sort by are required
options.
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GROUP BY
The next option is group by. This is optional and allows you to group
records together by one of fields in the record. Common choices are
activity or time of day.
This option works in conjunction with sort by. If you want each
activity grouped together, you must choose activity as your first sort
field.
In addition, you can group records by week, month, or year. Each
of these options will ask you to give a starting point. Week will ask
you for the day of the week (ie. Sunday, Monday, etc.). Month will
ask you for the day of the month (ie. 14, 22, 27, etc.). And, year
will ask for month and day (ie. 02/14, 07/08, etc.).
ANALYZE ACTIVITIES
The analyze activity option performs comparisons, averages, and
summaries. It reports the number of sessions and the dates involved for
each activity. It also reports the minimum, maximum, and average of
distance, elapsed time, miles/minute, minutes/mile, pulse rates, and
weight, along with the totals of distance and elapsed time. Analysis is
performed on only those records meeting the search and attribute
criteria. This allows you to compare your performance based upon
different criteria.
SEARCH CRITERIA
Search criteria is the most sophisticated option. It operates in two
modes: a prompt system for the novice, and direct edit for the
experienced user. You may select multiple criteria linked by and's and
or's, and grouped by parentheses.
The first choice is whether or not to open a set of parentheses.
Parentheses allow you to group criteria and set conditions which must be
met as a single criteria. Next, you will be prompted to select a field,
comparison method, and criteria. If you opened parentheses, you will be
asked whether or not to close the parentheses. You can now select a
logical link to the next field, comparison method, and criteria, or you
can end the process. As an example:
Activity = Running and Date > 1/1/1991 or
Date < 1/1/1992
This will give you records where the
activity is running that occurred after
1/1/1991 and all records regardless of
activity before 1/1/1992.
Activity = Running and (Date >1/1/1991 or
Date < 1/1/1992)
This will give you records where the
activity is running and is between the
dates 1/1/1991 and 1/1/1992.
When you press Esc to end the search criteria selection the program
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prompts gives the option of direct edit. You can edit, press Esc to
discard, or press F10 to accept the search criteria. As always, the
program asks, "Are You Sure? (Y/N)." If there are any errors in the
search criteria, the program will display a message and the cursor will
appear by the error.
Note: If you have deleted an activity, it will not appear on the
prompt menu, even if records still contain the activity. Simply press
Esc and a blank criteria field will appear. Type in the activity and
press Enter.
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ATTRIBUTE SEARCH
There are three options for searching attributes:
do not search: Ignore attributes when searching for records
find common: Identify all attributes that records have in common
find selected: Select records that contain the selected
attributes
The find selected option allows you to search for records that
contain one or more of the attributes that you select. When you select
this option, the attribute menu system appears and functions the same as
when you enter training records. You (un)select attributes with F6 and
accept with F10.
Once you have finished selecting attributes, the program will give
you the choice between "aLl matching" or "aNy matching." aLl matching
means that the records must contain all the attributes identified. aNy
matching means that only one of the identified attributes needs to be
present.
PRINTER SETUP
The printer setup option sends basic information to the printer. You can
accept or change lines per page, page width in columns, printer port,
number of formfeeds after, whether to pause between pages, or before and
after printer setup strings. When your report goes to the printer, the
lines per page and page width determine how much information will fit on
a page. If the report is wider than the page width, the printer will
send the extra columns to the next page. This allows you to print wide
reports on narrow-carriage printers without compressing print.
Note: The default for laser printers is usually 60 lines per page.
This may cause a blank page to eject between printed pages and cause
misalignment of the report. To avoid this, change the page-length option
to 59 lines per page, or 1 less than what the printer is set at.
ENDING REPORT DEFINITION
Once you have finished defining a report, press F10 to accept it or Esc
to cancel it. The program will ask, "Are You Sure? (Y/N)". Press "Y"
to confirm your decision or "N" if you wish to reconsider your choice.
Once you save a report, you can run it by pressing F4 and selecting
screen or printer from the output menu.
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EXPLORING THE TRAINING RECORDS
There are two basic ways to explore training records. First, you can
scan through individual records with selected criteria using the search
function in the training record area. The second option is to develop
reports.
SCANNING
The simplest inquiries can be handled through the training log option of
the main menu. By using the Up/Down Arrow keys or Page-up and Page-down,
you can scan the records in chronological order. To narrow down the
scope of the search, you can select F4. This allows you to select
records based on any criterion such as type of activity, date, time of
day, or any attribute or diary text. For example, select the activity of
"Running" and time of day of "Afternoon" to see only those matching
records. Also, as explained before, you can search records for matching
attributes and diary text. By using Cntrl F4 you can broaden or narrow
the criterion of your search.
REPORTS
The reports system offers a more sophisticated approach to analyzing
training records. Here are some hints for getting the most out of your
reports.
A good approach is to start with reports that are broad in scope.
Later, you may define additional reports that narrow down factors. For
example, if you are interested in your biking performance, you might
begin by developing a report that displays all biking records and looks
for common attributes. You may find that there are no common attributes
on the first pass.
You may then narrow the scope of records by choosing only a certain
period of dates, a time of day, or a distance. You may find common
attributes appearing, such as you are emotionally "Stressed" on distances
less than 4 miles, or you physically have a "Sore back" on distances over
10 miles. In fact, if the latter were the outcome, you might explore
adding new attributes to the physical category, like handlebar type and
height or change of seat or seating position.
Another approach is to look for specific attributes. As a runner,
you may find very different performances over the same course to be
correlated to such factors as temperature, humidity, or type of running
shoe. By running two or more reports and varying one attribute in each,
you may begin seeing where the differences are in your overall
performances.
Remember, "correlation" does not mean "cause and effect". Some other
factor may be the cause of two other unrelated factors occurring
together. PTD is a tool to help you gain more perspectives on your
training. Train better by training smarter and discover those factors
that improve your performance.
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SUMMARY
Personalized Training Diary is a platform to build upon. It introduces
a way to assess the effect of various factors on endurance performance.
Through the development of your own categories and attributes, you can
assess their effects on your performance.
PTD will help organize your approach toward training by giving you a
framework to evaluate performance. You will play an important role in
the program's evolution. Your insights will help enhance this program.
Training regimens are diverse. Only Personalized Training Diary
offers you the level of control to meet your specific needs. Up to
fifteen training activities can be tracked with a total of 200 user-
defined attributes in ten categories. Now that's flexibility!
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