How do you track your miles/workouts?

I am always curious to see how different people track their workouts and log their miles. There are so many different tools that you can utilize.

Too name a few:

Journal (this can be a plain old notebook or an actual training journal)

Dailymile

GarminConnect

Nike Plus

I currently use three different methods, which seems like a lot, but it works for me. I use Dailymile, GarminConnect and small journal. Each method has it's pros and cons.

I do a fairly good job with tracking my miles, but I could do better at tracking my overall feeling for how the workout went. I currently use a couple of methods to keep track of my workouts. My main method for tracking everything is Dailymile. I have a love hate relationship with this site, but I can never peel myself away from it. I use DM more frequently because I can track my TM workouts and my cross training workouts. I have only started to recently document my cross training, but I think that it is something I will continue doing. 

Just like anything, DM has it's downsides. I don't like how my Garmin won't always sync to my account. My paces and times are off over half of the time and then I have to manually fix them. I also don't like how it rounds your mileage up or down. If you are into the social aspect of running/fitness than DM is great. I have connected with some pretty talented athletes through this network. 

DM does allow you to keep track of how you feel and write about your workout

I hate how dailymile rounds! Monday was actually 6.29, Tuesday was just from drills and ended up being 1.035- not even close to 2 miles!

If you scroll over each week it will actually give you a break down of your real mileage without rounding

Dailymile does come up with fun facts based off how many miles you ran or workouts your completed. How much gas you burned, pounds you burned etc. 

I like using my GarminConnect account because my watch will upload my workouts to my account without  having to do anything. The downside is, I have to log in my TM workouts manually & tracking cross training workouts is more difficult.

This account does have neat features that I really like to use. My favorite part allows me to create my own workouts and upload them to my watch. This is great for track workouts or my long runs that I are broken up into different paces.

It also has a feature that allows you to create your own courses to run or bike.

Easy to navigate dashboard

Create and upload your own workouts

Make your own course maps

Both DM and GarminConnect are great accounts to use. However, what I am a totally loving right is so simple! I received a Brooks Running training log in my last order. I love how small it is and I can fit it inside of my planner. There is just enough room to track my actual miles. make any notes, note my cross training workouts and set any goals. Nothing fancy, but it has been working out really good. Sometimes simplicity is best!

If I could change one thing about it, I would add more blank space for charting how the actual workouts went and make the calendar a tiny bit bigger. I guess that was two things....

Fits in my planner

Simple, but it gets the job done

Since I haven't been running outside much I haven't used my GarminConnect account recently. I have really used it since Eugene in April, but I anticipate using more this spring. I will still probably keep DM as well because there are features that I like about it. In my "perfect" world I would want a combination of both GarminConnect & Dailymile and just be able to use one account. 

Questions for you:

Do you track your miles ran? Cross training workouts?

How do you track your workouts if you keep track of them?

--Tasha