The ``Export log'' link allows you to download your data from the Digital Athletic Log in several formats. This allows for a method of data backup or analyzing your data in a spreadsheet.
On the topic of data backup...
The Digital Athletic Log is usually backed up nightly to at least one other computer. While I'm not about to offer any sort of data reliability guarantee, I personally have hundreds of entries in the Digital Athletic Log, and don't want to lose my data either. So I regularly test the automated backup solutions. If you are really paranoid about data loss, make hardcopy records of your training... I do.
A good technique is to print the quarterly summary to a PDF file for archiving.
Because computer systems are continually evolving, there is no way to really ensure that data entered in the training log will be readable in 20+ years. The best method for ensuring the long term readability of your training log data, is to periodically print your training records.
The ``Generate Report'' function is designed to make this as easy as possible. You specify the start and end dates, and which sections the report should include. The report can include:
Browser Note: Most modern browsers will print the report properly. Firefox, Opera, Internet Explorer, and Safari have all been tested successfully. Older versions of Safari may crash when the report is printed. Upgrading to version 1.3 or later fixes this.
The data data from your training log can be exported as a comma separated value (.csv) file. The .csv file can be used to backup the data or analyze it in a spreadsheet.
The following changes are made to the data to format it as a .csv file: