Power meters measure watts. Heart rate monitors measure beats. Nothing measures how you feel — except you.
The two-second habit
After every ride, VeloLog asks for two ratings:
- Mood — How did you feel mentally? (1-5)
- Legs — How did your legs feel? (1-5)
It takes two seconds. And over time, these two numbers become the most valuable data in your training diary.
What the patterns reveal
After a few weeks of consistent logging, you start to see things:
- Mood drops after rest days — Maybe you're the kind of rider who feels better when active
- Legs score predicts performance — When you rate your legs 4+, your average power is consistently higher
- Three hard days tanks everything — Your mood and legs both crater after consecutive high-load days
These aren't insights you'd get from a power curve or a fitness chart. They're human patterns that only show up when you track the human side of training.
The AI connection
VeloLog's AI reads your mood and legs scores alongside your notes and metrics. This is what allows it to generate insights like "Your mood has averaged 2.3 on rides following rest days — you might perform better with active recovery instead of full rest."
Honesty is the only requirement
Rate how you actually felt, not how you wanted to feel. A 2 out of 5 after a tough ride is honest. "Fine" is not. The more honest the data, the more useful the patterns become.