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January

Date
Workout

1/1
Off (nice way to start the year)

1/2
24K skate ski in Brule, WI

1/3
10 miles (1:20) - Andy Prevost (NAIA Nationals - St. Scholastica Cross Country - Fall 2000)

1/4
weights, swim

1/5
6+ miles easy (51 min)

1/6
10+ miles easy (1:23)

1/7
Off

1/8
24 K skate ski in Brule

1/9
7+ miles (1:00)

1/10
8+ miles(1:08)

1/11
weights, swim

1/12
12 miles - Andy (1:36)

1/13
8 miles (1:03) ( 35 mile week - 4 days running)

1/14
Off

1/15
13+ miles - Andy(1:45)

1/16
26K skate ski in Brule

1/17
8 mile (1:06)

1/18
weights, swim

1/19
8 mile run (1:05)

1/20
14 mile run (1:46)

1/21
30 K skate ski (2:10) in Brule (43 mile week - 4 days running)

1/22
Off

1/23
10+ mile run (1:34), H.G-Norton-RiceLake - Andy

1/24
weights morning, 8+ mile run (1:09), duluth heights

1/25
12 mile run (1:34), woodland cemetary + skyline - Andy

1/26
29 K skate ski (2:20) on Birkie Trail

1/27
16 mile run (2:08), Cloquet, Legs felt good - Andy (46 mile week - 4 days running)

1/28
weights morning, 7+ mile easy run (1:04), Andy

1/29
Off

1/30
9+ mile run (1:17), Howard Gneason-Charles Road, 2 miles at 6 min. pace (I've a long way to go if I'm going to do 26.2 miles at that pace) - Andy

1/31
weights morning, about a 13K skate ski at snow flake (50 min.) (151 miles total for year)

February

Date
Workout

2/1
12+ easy run (1:43), Swan Lake-Haines

2/2
37 K skate ski (2:40) at Snow Flake

2/3
16 mile run (2:03), Cloquest, Same course as last week - went better - Andy (45 mile week - 4 days running)

2/4
weights, 7+ mile run (1:01), Skyline - Andy

2/5
Off

2/6
8+ mile run, H.G-Norton-RiceLake, 4miles tempo in about 25 min., felt real good during the tempo part, Andy schooled me on the last big hill of Norton.

2/7
weights morning, 12K skate ski at Snow Flake

2/8
12 mile easy run (1:39) - Andy

2/9
34K skate ski (2:40) on the Birkie Trail

2/10
18 mile run (2:13), first 14 in 1:40 - Andy, Tony Meyers (1:09:30 - 1st place Whistlestop 1/2 marathon 2001), Don Kuchenbecker (2:43 Grandma's marathon 1999) (45 mile week-4 days running)

2/11
Fit ball excercises, 8 miles easy run (1:04) - Andy

2/12
Off

2/13
12 miles (1:29), H.G., 5 miles tempos in about 32 min, felt good for the first 3 miles hard and then really had a hard time finding a rythm over this hilly course, Andy looked strong again!

2/14
weights, 4+ miles easy, skyline, (32 min.), pegasus

2/15
14 miles (1:53), skyline, did a few 2 min pickups on the way back, pegasus - Andy

2/16
6 miles easy (48 min)

2/17
18+ mile run (2:07), Grandma's course from start to 18 mile mark. Most miles were under 7 min pace. Andy, Tony, Don (62 mile week-6 days running)

2/18
Fit ball excercises, 9 mile easy run (73 min), woodland-calvary-H.G. pegasus - Andy

2/19
Off

2/20
12 miles (1:36), H.G., 4 miles tempo in the middle, couple of 6:55's uphill, 6:35, and a 6:00., tough day to run -snowing and windy - Andy

2/21
weghts, 14K (1:05) skate ski, Snowflake

2/22
5.5 miles easy (46 min) , Andy

2/23
American Birkibeiner, 46.5 K skate ski.(3:17 - 1006 place), my first skate ski race. Started in wave 10 and passed about 1000 people. No major spills but slow conditions the second half of the race.

2/24
4 miles easy (40 min), Lots of snow now that the Birkie is done - figures (30.5 mile week - 4 days running)

2/25
10 miles easy (1:22), legs felt little tired, H.G. , pegasus - Andy

2/26
Off

2/27
12 miles (1:32) , 5 miles tempo in middle (rice lake - calvary - h.g to martin) in 33 min. Lost Andy around 23 min - he looked very strong!

2/28
weights, 8 miles easy (65 min.)(346.5 miles total for year)

March

Date
Workout

3/1
14 mile run, Skyline, pegasus - Andy

3/2
13 K (50 min) skate ski in Brule

3/3
18+ mile run (2:17), Blackwoods (22mile mark) out to 13 mile mark and back on Grandma's course, Ave. about 7's first 13, ran with Andy and Tony for first 10 and then realized a 36 year old shouldn't try keep up with a couple of guys under 25 (they proceeded to run some 6's) - Andy, Tony (62 mile week - 5 days running)

3/4
9.5 miles (75 min.), h.g.-calvary-woodland, pegasus

3/5
Off

3/6
HILLS! 12+miles(2 hours). Park St. - Everett loop. 3 sets of frog jumps, high step bounding ,and running up the hill hard (thus part st. hill 9 times). Included ~400 m pickup each loop on Everett st., It was the most tired I've been after a workout all year. Andy, Brian May (2:49 Green Bay and Twin Cities marathon 2000, Nequomen ski champion 2002, U.S. orienteering champion 2001)

3/7
8 miles (77 min). Supposed to be an easy run, but the snow on the ground and some of the thickest snow I've ever seen coming down made it mentally chanllenging.

3/8
14 miles (2:02), Supposed to be a tempo run but mother nature is not complying. Instead ran from Brian May's house and did the best we could, pegasus - Andy, Brian

3/9
Fit ball excercises, 6.5 miles (61 min), Supoosed to be an easy day again. When I ran onto rice lake road I could barely move the wind was blowing so hard (yet alone see). Another mentally chanllenging day but I did get the run in.

3/10
20 + miles (2:42) in Cloquet with Andy, pegasus, "just another day at the office", cold & windy (70 mile week - 6 days running)

3/11
11 miles (1:27), easy run from St. Scholastica - Andy

3/12
Off

3/13
2nd Hill Session! 11 miles (1:45). St.Paul St. loop. 3 sets of frog jumps, high step bounding(springs), and running up the hill hard , plus one extra hill hard for good measure. Included ~ 300 m pickup each loop. Felt a lot better than last week, but legs still tired. Andy, Brian

3/14
10 miles easy (78 min), vermillion, pegasus

3/15
14.5 mile tempo, Skyline, 40 min. (~6.5 miles) tempo, Andy

3/16
10 miles easy (80 min), Fergus Falls - what wonderful running in FF, nothing but straight streches, fields, and a lot of wind, pegasus

3/17
20 mile run (2:32), FF, 10 miles out with the wind, 10 miles back against it. All dirt roads, pegasus (76.5 mile week - 6 days running)

3/18
7+ miles (59 min) easy, Brian, Jarrow Wahman (2:23:37 1991 Twin Cities Marathon)

3/19
Off

3/20
3rd Hill Session! 13 miles (1:52), Big Lake, 2.3 mile loop 3 times (~.6 mile tempo, springs, ~.4 mile hard, frog jumps, ~.3 mile fast tempo down hill), Andy

3/21
8 miles easy (67 min), tired from yesterday, pegasus, Andy

3/22
8 miles (58 min), short crisp run, 3-2 min pickups, Andy, Brian

3/23
3 miles easy (24 min), pegasus

3/24
11 miles, Human Race 8K, 27:19, very happy with time and ability to run at 5:30 pace for 5 miles (50 mile week -6 days running)

3/25
11 + miles (1:26), Jean Duluth-martin-vermillion, felt good for day after race, pegasus, Andy

3/26
Off

3/27
4th Hill Session! 13 miles, Jay Cooke Park - hwy 210 (mt. serabachi), 7 hills (ave. around 3:50 to get up the 1/2 mile hill), last hill went extra 400 up. Very tired after we cooled down. Andy, Tony

3/28
10 miles easy (1:20), Jean Duluth-martin-vermillion, nimbus, Brian

3/29
15 miles tempo (1:42), Grandmas course, 8 miles tempo (6:13, 6:02, 6:07, 5:53, 5:57, 5:57, 5:52, 5:56), pegasus, Andy, Brian

3/30
10 miles easy (1:20), Spirit Mountain, nimbus, Andy

3/31
21 miles (2:40), Brule, solid run, pegasus (80 mile week)(655 miles total for year)

April

Date	Workout
4/1	11+ miles (1:27), Jean Duluth-martin-vermillion, legs a little tired, Andy
4/2	Off
4/3	5th and final Hill Session! 14 miles, Jay Cooke Park - mt. serabachi (1/2 mile hill), 8 hills ave. 3:58 to get up, last hill wen extra 400 up, slower than last week, legs felt tired again, nimbus, Andy, Brian
4/4	9.5 miles (1:17) easy, h.g,-calvary, woodland, kayano, Brian
4/5	15 miles tempo(1:45), Grandmas course, 8 miles tempo (6:25, 6:02, 6:18, 6:09, 6:02, 5:57, 5:52, 6:09), leg much more tired than last fridays run, pegasus, Andy (9 miles tempo!), Brian
4/6	8.5 miles (1:08) easy, skyline, kayano
4/7	22+ miles (2:50) and all is well, Esko, nimbus, Andy (80 mile week)
4/8	Off
4/9	9 miles (1:12) easy, fairview-beyer-gothenberg, pegasus
4/10	9+miles, mile repeats UMD track, 6:02, 5:51, 6:01, 5:59, with 20 sec. recovery. Not a good performance. Legs still a little tired from hills (the wind, snow, cold, sweats, and running in lane 2 didn't help either), Andy (5 repeats - he's looking very strong these days)
4/11	6 miles easy(50 min), Brian
4/12	3 miles easy(24 min), kayano
4/13	17 miles, Stephen 20K , 1:12:59 (5:52 per mile), was 34 min at 6, 57:45 at 10, very hilly last part of the course, lost my pace at about 9 miles, overall satisfactory but felt like I was out of breath a lot.
4/14	Off (44 mile week)
4/15	14.5 miles (1:50), skyline-h.g.-willard-gothenberg, nimbus, Andy
4/16	9.5 miles (1:10), vermillion, pegasus (191 miles on pegasus)
4/17	9+ miles(1:16), 5-800's - 1 lap recovery (2:41, 2:38, 2:41, 2:39, 2:37), UMD track, kayano, Andy, Brian
4/18	12.5 miles (1:36), hawk's ridge-poplar, pegasus, Brian
4/19	5 miles easy (50 min.), trail run in Chester Bowl, Brian
4/20	10 miles, Fitgers 5K, 17:00 min, was 5:12 at mile 1 and10:49 at miles 2, felt o.k.
4/21	18 miles (2:17), hamstrings sore, was going to do 24 but legs weren't ready for it, nimbus, Andy, Aaron Smith (2:48 2001 Grandma's marathon) ( 78.5 miles - 7 days running)
4/22	Off
4/23	12 miles (1:31) easy, gothenberg - fiskett - beyer, kayano, Brian
4/24	15 miles (1:46), 9 mile tempo run on grandma's course, (6:03, 5:58, 5:50, 6:13, 6:01, 6:01, 6:01, 5:54, 6:09), pegasus, Andy, Brian
4/25	4+ miles (40 min) easy, bagley, rest/recovery
4/26	9 miles (1:15), 1K repeats on Jarrows course, 6x1K-6 min. intervals (3:20, 3:12, 3:10, 3:10, 3:09, 3:08), had a good workout, Andy, Brian, Don, Tony, Jarrow, Aaron, Fred Stalvig (2:59 Chicago Marathon 2001), Dan Conway (World Champion, 1983, Masters 10K (age 42), 30:26)
4/27	6 miles easy trail (63min), Hartley, Brian, Don
4/28	25+ miles (3:05), esko, longest run of the year, felt good, ran miles 19-23 under 6:20's, pegasus, Andy, Brian, (71 mile week)
4/29	9 miles easy (1:10), vermillion, kayano, Andy, Brian
4/30	Off (937.5 miles total for year)

May

Date
Workout

5/1
15 miles (1:50), Attempted tempo (6:08, 6:09, 6:07, 6:05, 6:22, 6:30, 6:44........(it didn't get any better)), worst workout of the year, hopefully just a blip on the radar screen, nimbus, Brian, Aaron

5/2
4.5 miles (38 min) easy, bagley, kayano

5/3
8 miles, UWS track, 8x400 - 1:40 rest, Averaged 73's, Andy, Jarrow, Don, Tony, Fred, Dan, Randy Back (1999 Western States 100 miler)

5/4
9 miles (1:08), From Jarrows, nimbus, Jarrow, Tony, Brian

5/5
20 miles, long trail run (3:33), North Shore Hiking Trail, started at Carabou river past Silver Bay, Andy, Jarrow, Aaron (65.5 mile week)

5/6
Off

5/7
15 miles (1:46), 10 mile tempo run grandma's course (6:27, 6:13, 6:16, 6:13, 6:08, 6:02, 6:08, 6:14, 6:21, 6:04), first 5 into the wind. Better than last week but legs still not feeling real good., pegasus, Andy

5/8
7 miles easy trail (62), cold, windy, rainy, with snow on the ground - nice

5/9
12+ miles (1:34), what a nice spring day, especially the hail hitting my face at a solid 30 mph - nice touch, nimbus

5/10
9 miles (1:12), 1K repeats on Jarrows course, 6x1K-5:30 min. intervals (3:24, 3:18, 3:11, 3:13, 3:10, 3:15), Andy, Brian, Don, Tony, Jarrow, Fred, Dan, Randy, Sara Anderson (Olympic trials 2:49 marathon)

5/11
6+ miles (54 min), bagley, kayano

5/12
22 miles (2:39), Vern Johnson loop in cloquet, solid run, nimbus (146.5 miles on nimbus), Andy (71 mile week)

5/13
Off

5/14
15.5 miles(1:48), grandma's course, 10 mile tempo run (6:14, 5:57, 6:10, 6:11, 6:09, 6:04, 6:01, 6:01, 6:00, 5:55),finally running better again, pegasus (274 miles on pegasus), Andy, Brian

5/15
6 miles easy (58 min.), early morning run, chester bowl

5/16
11 miles, UWS track, ladder, 400-75, 800-2:36, 1200-3:57, 1600-5:20, 1200-3:57, 800-2:36, 400-74, 1 lap (2:00) recovery, Tony, Andy, Jarrow, Aaron, Dan, Fred, Randy (1 mile in skylon, 4.5 miles in kayano)

5/17
11 miles (1:23), gothenberg - fiskett - beyer, kayano, Brian, Jarrow

5/18
20 mile trail run (3:24), voyager trail, Brian

5/19
10 miles (1:12), skyline 15K easy, pegasus (73.5 mile week)

5/20
Off

5/21
12 miles (1:32), nimbus, Andy

5/22
7.5 miles, UWS track, 400, 3x800 (2:46, 2:46, 2:50) with 20 sec recovery, 400, very windy, 4.5 mile kayano, 2 mile skylon, Andy

5/23
8+ miles (1:08), skyline, pegasus, Andy

5/24
3.5 miles easy (27 min), nimbus

5/25
10 miles, Life -time fitness 10K - 34:36, didn't go very well, Andy

5/26
15 miles (2:28), voyager trail, Andy, (56 mile week)

5/27
Off

5/28
15.5 miles (1:44) , grandma's course, 10 mile tempo run (6:20, 6:09, 6:10, 6:06, 6:02, 6:02, 6:05, 5:51, 5:58, 5:54), solid run, pegasus, Andy

5/29
4.5 miles easy (42 min), chester bowl series run easy

5/30
9 miles (69 min), hot, gothenberg-fiskett-beyer, nimbus

5/31
8+ miles, UWS track, 4x800 - 1 lap rest, 2:35, 2:34, 2:33, 2:30, 4.5 miles kayano, 3.5 miles skylon, Andy, Brian, Tony, Aaron, Fred, Dan, Katie Koski (Olympic trials, 2:46 marathon 2000 Grandma's marathon) (1231.5 miles total for year)

June

Date	Workout
6/1	8 miles easy (62 min), skyline, pegasus
6/2	23 miles (2:42), 1st 22 miles of grandmas course, (7:22, 7:00, 7:00, 7:02, 6:56, 7:04, 7:00, 6:59, 6:56, 6:53, 6:59, 6:49, 7:04, 6:51, 6:50, 6:40, 6:11, 6:24, 6:24, 6:21, 6:23, 7:03), kayano, Andy, Brian, Aaron, Tony (68 mile week)
6/3	Off
6/4	6 miles easy (50 min.), nimbus
6/5	13.5 miles (1:30), 8 miles tempo on grandma's course, (6:16, 5:55, 6:08, 6:03, 5:53, 5:48, 5:45, 5:33), 5.5 miles nimbus, 8 miles skylon, Andy, Brian
6/6	5 miles easy (47 min), some chester bowl until the tent worms drove us out, pegaus, Brian
6/7	8+ miles (70 min), UWS track, 8x400, 20 sec. recovery (2 min between 4 & 5) 87, 82, 83, 82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 6 strides on track when done, 5 miles nimbus, 3 miles skylon, Andy
6/8	5 miles easy (40 min), skyline, kayano
6/9	18 miles (2:21), nimbus, Andy (55.5 mile week)
6/10	Off
6/11	11.5 miles (1:18), 6 miles tempo on grandma's course, (6:12, 6:02, 6:05, 5:58, 6:02, 5:57), 5.5 miles nimbus, 6 miles skylon, Andy, Brian
6/12	8 miles (60 min), 4 strides, gothenberg-stavanger-willard, pegasus, Brian
6/13	Off
6/14	8.5 miles, UWS track, 400, 800, 1600, 800, 400, 1 lap recovery (79, 2:42, 5:33, 2:35, 79), 5 miles nimbus (216 miles on nimbus), 3.5 miles skylon, Andy, Brian, Jarrow, Tony
6/15	5+ miles (42 min.), skyline, pegasus
6/16	12 miles (1:28), first 12 miles of grandma's course, kayano, Andy, Brian (45 mile week)
6/17	Off
6/18	6 miles (43 min.), 1 km at 3:45, 6 strides on UMD track, pegasus, Andy, Brian
6/19	4 miles (30 min), 4 strides, bagley, pegasus (343.5 miles on pegasus), Brian
6/20	Off
6/21	3 miles easy (22 min.), kayano (129 miles on kayano), last day before the big race!, Brian
6/22	Grandmas Marathon, 2:41:33, didn't get under 2:40 but very happy with time since it was 11 min faster than I've run a marathon before, tightened up around 20, not sure if it was due to the 30 min delay at the start of the race when I was standing and sitting around shivering in the rain, splits: 6:05 (1), 6:05(2), 5:58(3), 6:07(4), 6:01(5), 6:00(6), 6:12(7), 6:09(8), 6:08(9), 5:52(10), 6:09(11), 6:05(12), 6:07(13), 5:53(14), 6:01(15), 6:00(16), 6:03(17), 6:06(18), 5:57(19), 6:12(20), 6:15(21), 6:21(22), 6:28(23), 6:35(24), 6:33(25), 6:49(26), 1:22(.2), skylon, ran first 18 with Andy
6/23	Off (39 mile week)
6/24	Off
6/25	Off
6/26	Off
6/27	Off
6/28	Off
6/29	Off
6/30	Off ( 0 mile week) (1402 miles total for year)

Date	Workout
1/1	Off (nice way to start the year)
1/2	24K skate ski in Brule, WI
1/3	10 miles (1:20) - Andy Prevost (NAIA Nationals - St. Scholastica Cross Country - Fall 2000)
1/4	weights, swim
1/5	6+ miles easy (51 min)
1/6	10+ miles easy (1:23)
1/7	Off
1/8	24 K skate ski in Brule
1/9	7+ miles (1:00)
1/10	8+ miles(1:08)
1/11	weights, swim
1/12	12 miles - Andy (1:36)
1/13	8 miles (1:03) ( 35 mile week - 4 days running)
1/14	Off
1/15	13+ miles - Andy(1:45)
1/16	26K skate ski in Brule
1/17	8 mile (1:06)
1/18	weights, swim
1/19	8 mile run (1:05)
1/20	14 mile run (1:46)
1/21	30 K skate ski (2:10) in Brule (43 mile week - 4 days running)
1/22	Off
1/23	10+ mile run (1:34), H.G-Norton-RiceLake - Andy
1/24	weights morning, 8+ mile run (1:09), duluth heights
1/25	12 mile run (1:34), woodland cemetary + skyline - Andy
1/26	29 K skate ski (2:20) on Birkie Trail
1/27	16 mile run (2:08), Cloquet, Legs felt good - Andy (46 mile week - 4 days running)
1/28	weights morning, 7+ mile easy run (1:04), Andy
1/29	Off
1/30	9+ mile run (1:17), Howard Gneason-Charles Road, 2 miles at 6 min. pace (I've a long way to go if I'm going to do 26.2 miles at that pace) - Andy
1/31	weights morning, about a 13K skate ski at snow flake (50 min.) (151 miles total for year)

Date	Workout
2/1	12+ easy run (1:43), Swan Lake-Haines
2/2	37 K skate ski (2:40) at Snow Flake
2/3	16 mile run (2:03), Cloquest, Same course as last week - went better - Andy (45 mile week - 4 days running)
2/4	weights, 7+ mile run (1:01), Skyline - Andy
2/5	Off
2/6	8+ mile run, H.G-Norton-RiceLake, 4miles tempo in about 25 min., felt real good during the tempo part, Andy schooled me on the last big hill of Norton.
2/7	weights morning, 12K skate ski at Snow Flake
2/8	12 mile easy run (1:39) - Andy
2/9	34K skate ski (2:40) on the Birkie Trail
2/10	18 mile run (2:13), first 14 in 1:40 - Andy, Tony Meyers (1:09:30 - 1st place Whistlestop 1/2 marathon 2001), Don Kuchenbecker (2:43 Grandma's marathon 1999) (45 mile week-4 days running)
2/11	Fit ball excercises, 8 miles easy run (1:04) - Andy
2/12	Off
2/13	12 miles (1:29), H.G., 5 miles tempos in about 32 min, felt good for the first 3 miles hard and then really had a hard time finding a rythm over this hilly course, Andy looked strong again!
2/14	weights, 4+ miles easy, skyline, (32 min.), pegasus
2/15	14 miles (1:53), skyline, did a few 2 min pickups on the way back, pegasus - Andy
2/16	6 miles easy (48 min)
2/17	18+ mile run (2:07), Grandma's course from start to 18 mile mark. Most miles were under 7 min pace. Andy, Tony, Don (62 mile week-6 days running)
2/18	Fit ball excercises, 9 mile easy run (73 min), woodland-calvary-H.G. pegasus - Andy
2/19	Off
2/20	12 miles (1:36), H.G., 4 miles tempo in the middle, couple of 6:55's uphill, 6:35, and a 6:00., tough day to run -snowing and windy - Andy
2/21	weghts, 14K (1:05) skate ski, Snowflake
2/22	5.5 miles easy (46 min) , Andy
2/23	American Birkibeiner, 46.5 K skate ski.(3:17 - 1006 place), my first skate ski race. Started in wave 10 and passed about 1000 people. No major spills but slow conditions the second half of the race.
2/24	4 miles easy (40 min), Lots of snow now that the Birkie is done - figures (30.5 mile week - 4 days running)
2/25	10 miles easy (1:22), legs felt little tired, H.G. , pegasus - Andy
2/26	Off
2/27	12 miles (1:32) , 5 miles tempo in middle (rice lake - calvary - h.g to martin) in 33 min. Lost Andy around 23 min - he looked very strong!
2/28	weights, 8 miles easy (65 min.)(346.5 miles total for year)

Date	Workout
3/1	14 mile run, Skyline, pegasus - Andy
3/2	13 K (50 min) skate ski in Brule
3/3	18+ mile run (2:17), Blackwoods (22mile mark) out to 13 mile mark and back on Grandma's course, Ave. about 7's first 13, ran with Andy and Tony for first 10 and then realized a 36 year old shouldn't try keep up with a couple of guys under 25 (they proceeded to run some 6's) - Andy, Tony (62 mile week - 5 days running)
3/4	9.5 miles (75 min.), h.g.-calvary-woodland, pegasus
3/5	Off
3/6	HILLS! 12+miles(2 hours). Park St. - Everett loop. 3 sets of frog jumps, high step bounding ,and running up the hill hard (thus part st. hill 9 times). Included ~400 m pickup each loop on Everett st., It was the most tired I've been after a workout all year. Andy, Brian May (2:49 Green Bay and Twin Cities marathon 2000, Nequomen ski champion 2002, U.S. orienteering champion 2001)
3/7	8 miles (77 min). Supposed to be an easy run, but the snow on the ground and some of the thickest snow I've ever seen coming down made it mentally chanllenging.
3/8	14 miles (2:02), Supposed to be a tempo run but mother nature is not complying. Instead ran from Brian May's house and did the best we could, pegasus - Andy, Brian
3/9	Fit ball excercises, 6.5 miles (61 min), Supoosed to be an easy day again. When I ran onto rice lake road I could barely move the wind was blowing so hard (yet alone see). Another mentally chanllenging day but I did get the run in.
3/10	20 + miles (2:42) in Cloquet with Andy, pegasus, "just another day at the office", cold & windy (70 mile week - 6 days running)
3/11	11 miles (1:27), easy run from St. Scholastica - Andy
3/12	Off
3/13	2nd Hill Session! 11 miles (1:45). St.Paul St. loop. 3 sets of frog jumps, high step bounding(springs), and running up the hill hard , plus one extra hill hard for good measure. Included ~ 300 m pickup each loop. Felt a lot better than last week, but legs still tired. Andy, Brian
3/14	10 miles easy (78 min), vermillion, pegasus
3/15	14.5 mile tempo, Skyline, 40 min. (~6.5 miles) tempo, Andy
3/16	10 miles easy (80 min), Fergus Falls - what wonderful running in FF, nothing but straight streches, fields, and a lot of wind, pegasus
3/17	20 mile run (2:32), FF, 10 miles out with the wind, 10 miles back against it. All dirt roads, pegasus (76.5 mile week - 6 days running)
3/18	7+ miles (59 min) easy, Brian, Jarrow Wahman (2:23:37 1991 Twin Cities Marathon)
3/19	Off
3/20	3rd Hill Session! 13 miles (1:52), Big Lake, 2.3 mile loop 3 times (~.6 mile tempo, springs, ~.4 mile hard, frog jumps, ~.3 mile fast tempo down hill), Andy
3/21	8 miles easy (67 min), tired from yesterday, pegasus, Andy
3/22	8 miles (58 min), short crisp run, 3-2 min pickups, Andy, Brian
3/23	3 miles easy (24 min), pegasus
3/24	11 miles, Human Race 8K, 27:19, very happy with time and ability to run at 5:30 pace for 5 miles (50 mile week -6 days running)
3/25	11 + miles (1:26), Jean Duluth-martin-vermillion, felt good for day after race, pegasus, Andy
3/26	Off
3/27	4th Hill Session! 13 miles, Jay Cooke Park - hwy 210 (mt. serabachi), 7 hills (ave. around 3:50 to get up the 1/2 mile hill), last hill went extra 400 up. Very tired after we cooled down. Andy, Tony
3/28	10 miles easy (1:20), Jean Duluth-martin-vermillion, nimbus, Brian
3/29	15 miles tempo (1:42), Grandmas course, 8 miles tempo (6:13, 6:02, 6:07, 5:53, 5:57, 5:57, 5:52, 5:56), pegasus, Andy, Brian
3/30	10 miles easy (1:20), Spirit Mountain, nimbus, Andy
3/31	21 miles (2:40), Brule, solid run, pegasus (80 mile week)(655 miles total for year)

Date	Workout
5/1	15 miles (1:50), Attempted tempo (6:08, 6:09, 6:07, 6:05, 6:22, 6:30, 6:44........(it didn't get any better)), worst workout of the year, hopefully just a blip on the radar screen, nimbus, Brian, Aaron
5/2	4.5 miles (38 min) easy, bagley, kayano
5/3	8 miles, UWS track, 8x400 - 1:40 rest, Averaged 73's, Andy, Jarrow, Don, Tony, Fred, Dan, Randy Back (1999 Western States 100 miler)
5/4	9 miles (1:08), From Jarrows, nimbus, Jarrow, Tony, Brian
5/5	20 miles, long trail run (3:33), North Shore Hiking Trail, started at Carabou river past Silver Bay, Andy, Jarrow, Aaron (65.5 mile week)
5/6	Off
5/7	15 miles (1:46), 10 mile tempo run grandma's course (6:27, 6:13, 6:16, 6:13, 6:08, 6:02, 6:08, 6:14, 6:21, 6:04), first 5 into the wind. Better than last week but legs still not feeling real good., pegasus, Andy
5/8	7 miles easy trail (62), cold, windy, rainy, with snow on the ground - nice
5/9	12+ miles (1:34), what a nice spring day, especially the hail hitting my face at a solid 30 mph - nice touch, nimbus
5/10	9 miles (1:12), 1K repeats on Jarrows course, 6x1K-5:30 min. intervals (3:24, 3:18, 3:11, 3:13, 3:10, 3:15), Andy, Brian, Don, Tony, Jarrow, Fred, Dan, Randy, Sara Anderson (Olympic trials 2:49 marathon)
5/11	6+ miles (54 min), bagley, kayano
5/12	22 miles (2:39), Vern Johnson loop in cloquet, solid run, nimbus (146.5 miles on nimbus), Andy (71 mile week)
5/13	Off
5/14	15.5 miles(1:48), grandma's course, 10 mile tempo run (6:14, 5:57, 6:10, 6:11, 6:09, 6:04, 6:01, 6:01, 6:00, 5:55),finally running better again, pegasus (274 miles on pegasus), Andy, Brian
5/15	6 miles easy (58 min.), early morning run, chester bowl
5/16	11 miles, UWS track, ladder, 400-75, 800-2:36, 1200-3:57, 1600-5:20, 1200-3:57, 800-2:36, 400-74, 1 lap (2:00) recovery, Tony, Andy, Jarrow, Aaron, Dan, Fred, Randy (1 mile in skylon, 4.5 miles in kayano)
5/17	11 miles (1:23), gothenberg - fiskett - beyer, kayano, Brian, Jarrow
5/18	20 mile trail run (3:24), voyager trail, Brian
5/19	10 miles (1:12), skyline 15K easy, pegasus (73.5 mile week)
5/20	Off
5/21	12 miles (1:32), nimbus, Andy
5/22	7.5 miles, UWS track, 400, 3x800 (2:46, 2:46, 2:50) with 20 sec recovery, 400, very windy, 4.5 mile kayano, 2 mile skylon, Andy
5/23	8+ miles (1:08), skyline, pegasus, Andy
5/24	3.5 miles easy (27 min), nimbus
5/25	10 miles, Life -time fitness 10K - 34:36, didn't go very well, Andy
5/26	15 miles (2:28), voyager trail, Andy, (56 mile week)
5/27	Off
5/28	15.5 miles (1:44) , grandma's course, 10 mile tempo run (6:20, 6:09, 6:10, 6:06, 6:02, 6:02, 6:05, 5:51, 5:58, 5:54), solid run, pegasus, Andy
5/29	4.5 miles easy (42 min), chester bowl series run easy
5/30	9 miles (69 min), hot, gothenberg-fiskett-beyer, nimbus
5/31	8+ miles, UWS track, 4x800 - 1 lap rest, 2:35, 2:34, 2:33, 2:30, 4.5 miles kayano, 3.5 miles skylon, Andy, Brian, Tony, Aaron, Fred, Dan, Katie Koski (Olympic trials, 2:46 marathon 2000 Grandma's marathon) (1231.5 miles total for year)