2001
| Date | What I did or did not do | Miles |
| January 1 | 15 minutes x 2 | 3 |
| January 2 | nothing | 0 |
| January 3 | 30 minutes, Bellemeade Drive | 3 |
| January 4 | nothing | 0 |
| January 5 | 30 minutes, Bellemeade Drive | 3 |
| January 6 | nothing | 0 |
| January 7 | 37 minutes. Technically, this is a long run. | 4 |
| Week | 13 | |
| January 8 | Nothing. Quote from my log: "Still on the pussy program." | 0 |
| January 9 | 40 minutes. Slow. | 4.5 |
| January 10 | nothing | 0 |
| January 11 | 40 minutes. Lifted. | 4.5 |
| January 12 | nothing | 0 |
| January 13 | 35 minutes. Lifted. Pain in shin. Did not lift with legs. | 3.5 |
| January 14 | nothing | 0 |
| Week | 12.5 | |
| January 15 | 40 Minutes. Pain: Left shin; tight: right-arch. | 4.5 |
| January 16 | nothing | 0 |
| January 17 | nothing | 0 |
| January 18 | 45 minutes | 5 |
| January 19 | nothing | 0 |
| January 20 | 40 minutes | 4.5 |
| January 21 | nothing | 0 |
| Week | 14 | |
| January 22 | No time. Couldn't locate the watch. | 5 |
| January 23 | lifted | 0 |
| January 24 | Another good run. No time. Watch MIA. | 5 |
| January 25 | nothing | 0 |
| January 26 | Sluggish. Tired all day an after. Lifted. | 5 |
| January 27 | nothing | 0 |
| January 28 | no time. It was tough, but when you want to top 20 miles a week, you just have to make concessions to misery. Yeah. | 6 |
| Week | 21 | |
| January 29 | 48 minutes on the new treadmill. (Note: All of my runs slowed down by approximately 1 minute per mile when I got the treadmill. I've yet to determine if this is because my treadmill is inaccurate or because the odometer on my car is.) | 5 |
| January 30 | nothing | 0 |
| January 31 | 48 minutes...treadmill | 5 |
| February 1 | Played basketball for 1 1/2 hours. Very sore. | 0 |
| February 2 | nothing | 0 |
| February 3 | 47 minutes...treadmill | 5 |
| February 4 | no time | 5 |
| Week | 20 | |
| February 5 | nothing | 0 |
| February 6 | 48 minutes...treadmill | 5 |
| February 7 | 40 minutes...treadmill | 4 |
| February 8 | Basketball | 0 |
| February 9 | nothing | 0 |
| February 10 | no time. Bellemead Drive | 5 |
| February 11 | no time. | 5 |
| Week | 19 | |
| February 12 | nothing | 0 |
| February 13 | 20 minutes...treadmill. Felt lousy. | 2 |
| February 14 | same as above | 2 |
| February 15 | 35 minutes...treadmill. No improvement. | 3.5 |
| February 16 | nothing. | 0 |
| February 17 | 35 minutes...treadmill | 3.5 |
| February 18 | 60+ minutes...treadmill | 6 |
| Week | 17 | |
| February 19 | nothing | 0 |
| February 20 | 42 minutes...treadmill | 4 |
| February 21 | 51 minutes...treadmill | 5 |
| February 22 | nothing | 0 |
| February 23 | 49 minutes...treadmill | 5 |
| February 24 | 70 minutes...treadmill | 7 |
| February 25 | nothing | 0 |
| Week | 21 | |
| February 26 | 51 minutes...treadmill | 5 |
| February 27 | 51 minutes...treadmill | 5 |
| February 28 | nothing | 0 |
| March 1 | 49 minutes...treadmill | 5 |
| March 2 | nothing | 0 |
| March 3 | 69 minutes...treadmill | 7 |
| March 4 | 40 minutes...treadmill | 4 |
| Week | 26 | |
| March 5 | nothing | 0 |
| March 6 | 50 minutes...treadmill | 5 |
| March 7 | 50 minutes...treadmill. 4x400m surges at 6.2mph @5-6% grade. | 5 |
| March 8 | 46:15 treadmill | 5 |
| March 9 | nothing | 0 |
| March 10 | 72 minutes Bellemeade Drive, Old 220. Felt very good to be on the road again (I am not a Willie Nelson fan). | 8+ |
| March 11 | 40 minutes...treadmill | 4 |
| Week | 27 | |
| March 12 | nothing | 0 |
| March 13 | 44 minutes. Bellmead Drive. Quads tired. | 5 |
| March 14 | 40 minutes...treadmill. Oh my god. What a bad run. | 4 |
| March 15 | 50 minutes...treadmill. Better. Still tired. | 5 |
| March 16 | nothing | 0 |
| March 17 | 44 minutes... Bellwood Track. Was going to try 8 but running on solid ground doesn't seem to suit my treadmill softened legs. | 5 |
| March 18 | 70 minutes... treadmill. Figured about 8:30-9:00 miles since that's what the effort feels like. | 8 |
| Week | 27 | |
| March 19 | 51 minutes - Bellwood Track. 8 x 100m stride outs. | 6 |
| March 20 | 0 | 0 |
| March 21 | 48:30 - Bellwood track. Rainy, cold, but still felt good. | 6 |
| March 22 | 45 minutes - treadmill - not bad - things are improving. | 5 |
| March 23 | 53 minutes - treadmill - a little tired at the end. | 6 |
| March 24 | nothing | 0 |
| March 25 | 68 minutes - Bellmeade Dr and Old 220 and back. | 8 |
| Week | 31 | |
| March 26 | 44 minutes - 764 toward Bellwood. Never again. That road is far too narrow. | 5 |
| March 27 | 45 minutes - treadmill. Felt OK considering I drank last night. | 5 |
| March 28 | Scheduled day off. Was going to run anyway and break with The Plan, but I hadn't gotten much sleep the night before and I was getting sick. | 0 |
| March 29 | 48 minutes. Good run. Bellemeade and back old 220 and add on at end. | 6 |
| March 30 | 42 minutes. Old 220 and back. Not feeling smooth. | 5 |
| March 31 | 70 minutes. Rails to trails. Had planned on 9 min miles and ended up running faster than that. | 9 |
| April 1 | nothing | 0 |
| Week | 30 | |
| April 2 | 43 minutes. Old 220 and back. This was just a bad run. I think I ran too fast Saturday. | 5 |
| April 3 | 50 minutes. Old 220 and back. Good run considering weather (rainy, cold) and illness (cold). | 6 |
| April 4 | 45 mintues. Treadmill. Kept it on 2% grade the whole way. | 5 |
| April 5 | 56 minutes. Old 220, back Bellemeade. Got really tired at 42 minutes which happens to coincide with the beginning of a 3/4 mile hill. Otherwise, a good run. Maybe a little fast. | 7 |
| April 6 | nothing | 0 |
| April 7 | 5 miles in 39:34 on rails to trails. Calves and shins very, very tight. | 5 |
| April 8 | 9 miles in 69 minutes. Humid, warm. I was going to go ten, but was too tired for some reason. | 9 |
| Week | 37 | |
| April 9 | 5 miles in 42:13 on rails to trails. Shouldn't have run. Throat was sore all morning and my legs were beat. | 5 |
| April 10 | 5 x 800m (3:08, :09, :10, :09, :07). Couldn't cool down, had to shit. Got home, couldn't shit. What's up with that? | 5 |
| April 11 | Planned day off. | 0 |
| April 12 | Sick with a cold. Wanted to run, but excercised what little discipline I have. | 0 |
| April 13 | 48 minutes on Old 220 and back. Aerobically, felt fine. Legs messed up, tight but not painful. Weird. | 6 |
| April 14 | 39 minutes on rails to trails. Pretty good, still trying to get well. | 5 |
| April 15 | 79 minutes on rails to trails. Last four miles were tough, depressing. | 10 |
| Week | 31 | |
| April 16 | 47 minutes on old 220 and back. Watched Lee Bong-Ju (or is it Bong-Ju Lee?) end Kenya's 10 yr winning streak at Boston. Rod Dehaven ran a nice 6th and Josh Cox crumbled after going out in 1:05:41 to finish in 2:16. | 6 |
| April 17 | Planned day off. | 0 |
| April 18 | 48 minutes on Old 220 and back. Very tight, un-smooth. Why, oh why? I didn't even do anything yesterday. | 6 |
| April 19 | 56 minutes on Old 220 and back. A little better than yesterday. | 7 |
| April 20 | Shameful. I took a 2 hour nap for no good reason. I mean, I was tired, but is that a good reason? | 0 |
| April 21 | 76 minutes on Old 220 to Bellwood track and back. Ran a lap around the track and was suprised to find myself running 7:30 pace or a little quicker. Quads beat up from the long up- and downhills on this run. | 10 |
| April 22 | 49 minutes. Rails to trails. Hot. | 6 |
| Week | 35 | |
| April 23 | 32 minutes. Bellwood Track. Terrible. Lungs ok, legs stiff, flat. | 4 |
| April 24 | Nothing the day off is what I need. | 0 |
| April 25 | 48 minutes. Old 220 and back. Much better but still not great. | 6 |
| April 26 | 46:51. Ok. Did 8x100m strides in about 21-24 seconds. | 6 |
| April 27 | 2 mile w/u, 2 miles in 13:09 (6:37, :32), then 2x400m in 84, 83 w/400m 1 1/2 c/d. | 7 |
| April 28 | 1:17:34. Rails to trails. Felt good, a little tired last 3 miles. | 10 |
| April 29 | Nothing. | 0 |
| Week | 33 | |
| April 30 | 49 minutes. Old 220 and back. Very bad. Felt like there was actual rust in my legs. | 6 |
| May1 | No time. Still feeling lousy. Some chest congestion and sore throat. | 4 |
| May 2 | No time. Same as above. | 4 |
| May 3 | Day off. Trying to beat this chest cold and give my weak ass legs a chance to bounce back. | 0 |
| May 4 | 2 mile w/u. 2 miles in 12:59 (6:29.8, :29.2) 2 mile cool down. I'll just call this 'slowwork' | 6 |
| May 5 | 48 minutes. Bellwood track. Easy. | 6 |
| May 6 | 79 minutes. Rails to Trails. Felt good through 8 miles and the last two weren't bad. Best long run so far. | 10 |
| Week | 36 | |
| May 7 | Rails to Trails. 2 mile w/u 2x1 mile (6:23, 5:59) w/3 min rest. 2x400m (approx) 1:30 w/3 min rest. Ran the second mile too hard. However, at least I know I can run a sub-6 mile. Watch out, Webb. | 6 |
| May 8 | 32 minutes. Tired. | 4 |
| May 9 | 47 minutes. Old 220 and back. 6 days in a row. (Sarcastic) Woo-hoo! | 6 |
| May 10 | Nothing. Planned day off. | 0 |
| May 11 | 2 mile w/u 2 1/4 mile tempo 14:33 (6:29, :28, 1:34) 400m rest then 2x400m (84.5, 82) w/400m rest. 1 1/2 mile c/d. | 7 |
| May 12 | 1:27. Rails to Trails. | 11 |
| May 13 | 48 minutes. Bellwood Track. 8x100m strides. | 6 |
| Week | 40 | |
| May 14 | 2 mile w/u 5x800m (2:58, :57,:57,:55,:53) w/400m rest. 2 1/4 c/d. | 8 |
| May 15 | 48 minutes. Bellwood Track. 8x100m strides in 20-22 sec. | 6 |
| May 16 | Planned day off | 0 |
| May 17 | 2 mile w/u 4 mile tempo in 26:37 (6:52,:46,:40,:18) 1 mile c/d. | 7 |
| May 18 | 62 minutes, treadmill. | 8 |
| May 19 | 32 minutes, Bellwood Track. 8 x 100m strides. | 4 |
| May 20 | 1:29, Bellwood Track. | 11 |
| Week | 44 | |
| May 21 | 2 mile w/u, 3 x 1 mile (6:09,6:04,5:59) 2 1/4 mile c/d | 8 |
| May 22 | Planned day off | 0 |
| May 23 | 2 mile w/u, 3.25 mile tempo, 21:38 (6:36,:35,:30, 1:37) 400m jog, 800m 2:55, 2mile c/d. | 8 |
| May 24 | 32:20, Bellwood Track. | 4 |
| May 25 | 1:02:30, Old 220 to Surplus City and back. | 8 |
| May 26 | 40 minutes, Bellwood Track. | 5 |
| May 27 | 1:31:18. Bellwood Track. | 12 |
| Week | 45 | |
| May 28 | Planned day off. | 0 |
| May 29 | 2 mile w/u, 2x 2400m (9:04, 8:59) w/400m rest, 400m jog, 1.5 mile c/d. | 7 |
| May 30 | 47:09, Old 200 to Oakspring Winery and back. | 6 |
| May 31 | 2 mile w/u, 4 mile tempo 26:37 (6:45.5, :38.5, :42, :32) 1 mile c/d. | 7 |
| June 1 | Day off. Tired, this is going to be a down week in mileage anyway. | 0 |
| June 2 | No time. 6 x 100m strideouts. Mansion Park. | 4 |
| June 3 | Reliance Savings 5k- 17:13. 4th Place. No splits. | 6 |
| Week | 31 | |
| June 4 | 1:03:57. Mansion Park. Sore, tight, clunky. | 8 |
| June 5 | No time. Tried a tempo. It did not happen. | 5 |
| June 6 | No time. I am so stupid for running 8 miles on Monday. Running gods please forgive me. I have suffered enough (p.s. apparently not, as you will see by reading the following month's training. | 4 |
| June 7 | No time. Still recovering. | 6 |
| June 8 | Planned day off. Much needed. | 0 |
| June 9 | 1:02:34. Old 220 to Surplus City, back. Much better. | 8 |
| June 10 | 1:33:31. Out in the sun all day putting together an adjustable basketball hoop Rex and I went halves on, so I didn't expect to feel good. And I didn't. But I got it done. | 12 |
| Week | 43 | |
| June 11 | 48:25. Old 220 to Carpenter Co and back. Felt like running 'neath a coat of animal fat. (Incidentally, I always get Radiohead's Banana Co in my head every time I run by the Carpenter Co sign. | 6 |
| June 12 | 2 1/2 mile tempo 14:51 (6:36, :37, 1:38). Legs are beat. (Why?) Going to take some rest. | 4 |
| June 13 | Nothing | 0 |
| June 14 | Nothing. | 0 |
| June 15 | 40:39. Terrible. 80's, humid. | 5 |
| June 16 | 40 minutes. Old 220, back. Approaching this recent bout of inexplicable fatigue as possible iron deficiency,. | 5 |
| June 17 | 5 miles. Horrible. | 5 |
| Week | 23 | |
| June 18 | Off. Mia born. | 0 |
| June 19 | Off. Mia one day old, still in the hospital. | 0 |
| June 20 | Off. Mia two days old. Mia comes home. | 0 |
| June 21 | No time. Carpenter Co, back. Watch MIA. Coincidentally, so is my daughter. | 6 |
| June 22 | Same as above. Both better runs than I've had in several weeks. | 6 |
| June 23 | Off. Family over all day. Played b-ball w/bro. Won 21-15. My winning streak approaches or exceeds a decade. | 0 |
| June 24 | No time. Hotm, but felt pretty good. Old 220 to Bellwood Sheetz, back. | 10 |
| Week | 22 | |
| June 25 | 2 mile w/u 1/2 mile in 3:20, couldn't continue tempo. Why don't I get tired like normal folk? | 6 |
| June26 | No time. Mansion Park. Hot and somewhat humid. | 8 |
| June 27 | 48 minutes. Our place to Suzy's parent's house. Very hot, 90, humid. Got lightheaded at the end. | 6 |
| June 28 | Nothing. | 0 |
| June 29 | Nothing. | 0 |
| June 30 | Nothing. | 0 |
| July 1 | 59:30. Old 220, back. Very hot and humid. Ran at 2PM. | 7 |
| Week | 27 | |
| July 2 | 1:04:56. Surplus city, back. | 8 |
| July 3 | No time. Some 100m strides. Expecting to run a race tomorrow. | 6 |
| July 4 | 1:06:56. Surplus city, back. Hot, humid. | 8 |
| July 5 | 48:40. Carpenter Co, back. | 6 |
| July 6 | Nothing. | 0 |
| July 7 | 48:37. Carpebter Co, back. | 6 |
| July 8 | 1 yr Anniversary. Did not run. | 0 |
| Week | 34 | |
| July 9 | 1:19:30. Mansion Park. Hot, tired, but felt the need for double digits. | 10 |
| July 10 | 1:02:50. Mansion Park. Felt really good except for some pain in left hip, probably from so much running on the track. | 8 |
| July 11 | 1:03:04. Old 220 to Bellwood Pools. | 8 |
| July 12 | Nothing. | 0 |
| July 13 | 48:25. Carpenter Co, back. Was going to do this in 51 minutes to rest for tomorrow's race, but it would have been way too slow. | 6 |
| July 14 | Roaring Spring Liberty Days 5k - 17:36. 6th Overall, 2nd Age group. | 7 |
| July 15 | 1:21:55. Bellwood Sheetz, back. | 10 |
| Week | 49 | |
| July 16 | Mansion Park. No time. | 6 |
| July 17 | Mansion Park. No time. Had to ask Bob Pennington to move out of lane 1. | 8 |
| July 18 | Nothing. | 0 |
| July 19 | 2 mile w/u, 15 minute tempo. 2 1/4 in 14:51 (6:36, :35, 1:40) Ugh. 1 3/4 mile c/d. | 6 |
| July 20 | 55:30. Mansion Park. Dehydrated. Dumbass. | 7 |
| July 21 | nothing. | 0 |
| July 22 | 1:30+ Hot and humid. | 11 |
| Week | 38 | |
| July 23 | nothing. Suzy in hospital w/appendicitis. | 0 |
| July 24 | nothing. same as above. | 0 |
| July 25 | 6 miles easy plus 1 mile at 6:35. 6 x100m at 18-19 per. | 7 |
| July 26 | no time. 8 on track w/ 8 x 100m strides in 20-21 | 8 |
| July 27 | no time. up and down princeton road. | 8 |
| July 28 | Nothing. didn't get the chance. Pathetic. | 0 |
| July 29 | 1:32 at Mansion Park. | 12 |
| Week | 35 | |
| July 30 | no time. Old 220 to Pool place and back. | 8 |
| July 31 | no time. Carpenter Co back to Greenwood Golf. Had to walk the last mile. | 5 |
| August 1 | Nothing. Ate a lot, ran none. | 0 |
| August 2 | 2 miles 13:30 (6:46, :44), 2 min rest, 2 miles 13:10 (6:42, :28) | 8 |
| August 3 | 1:02:40. Pool place and back. | 8 |
| August 4 | 43:30. Treadmill while watching the WC Marathon (and other events). | 5 |
| August 5 | Suzy and I drank beer and watched Sex in the City instead. | 0 |
| Week | 34 | |
| August 6 | 2 miles easy, 2 miles 13:16 (6:36, :40), 4 miles easy. Was going to do 2 x 2 miles but it was very hot and I was dehydrating quickly. Was 155lbs post run. | 8 |
| August 7 | No time. Very, very hot and humid. Record setting temps. Heat index in the 100's. | 7 |
| August 8 | Nothing. | 0 |
| August 9 | 46:06. Ridiculously hot and humid, yet felt good. | 6 |
| August 10 | 31:56. Old 220 and back. Striders at approx 5:30 pace felt like mile pace. | 4 |
| August 11 | 2 mile w/u w/8 striders, 3 mile tempo 20:31 (6:53, :55, :43) Drills. | 6 |
| August 12 | 1:20:40. Don't know what the problem is with me and long runs. | 10 |
| Week | 41 | |
| August 13 | Horrible 7AM run. Old 220 and back. 48:14. | 6 |
| August 14 | Nothing. | 0 |
| August 15 | AM - 6 miles in 47:30. Chased by rotwiler on Bellmeade Drive. PM - 4 miles 31:30. | 10 |
| August 16 | AM - 47:30 Carpenter Co and back. | 6 |
| August 17 | AM - 55:15. Carpenter CO and back, added a little of Princeton Rd. to get the last mile. | 7 |
| August 18 | AM - 1:36 - Rails to Trails. | 12 |
| August 19 | No time. 2 mile w/u, 4 x 200m (36,35,34,33) w/200m rest, the 1 lap, then 4x100 (18,17,17,16). | 5 |
| Week | 46 | |
| August 20 | No time. Carpenter CO and back. 8x100m strides at about 5 minute pace. | 7 |
| August 21 | 1:02:50. Did not feel good. Lungs feel like thimbles. | 8 |
| August 22 | Nothing | 0 |
| August 23 | 2 mile w/u 3 mile tempo in 20:04 ( 6:41, 6:43 (13:24), 6:40). 400m jog, 200m in 38, 200m jog, 1 1/2 mile c/d. | 7 |
| August 24 | 49:58. Carpenter CO and back. I don't know why running this slow should feels this bad. | 6 |
| August 25 | Nothing. Hungover, lazy. | 0 |
| August 26 | 1:51:34. Rails to Trails. Longest run since 1999 as far as I can remember. | 14 |
| Week | 42 | |
| August 27 | 2 mile w/u, 4x100 (17-18) w/100m rest, 4 x 200m (35-36.5) w/200m rest, 4x100 (17-18) w/100m rest, 1 mile c/d. | 6 |
| August 28 | 55:30. Old 220 and back. Legs tired, lungs not. | 7 |
| August 29 | 55:30. Bellwood Track. | 7 |
| August 30 | Nothing. | 0 |
| August 31 | Treadmill broke while I was on it. Was too frustrated by that and how I felt to continue. | 0 |
| September 1 | 57:28. Old 200 and back. Lousy. | 7 |
| September 2 | 1:05+. Rails to trails. had planned on 14 but this was doomed from the start. I should have realized this when I was out of breath from getting out of bed to take a piss. | 8 |
| Week | 35 | |
| September 3 | 4 miles, 4x100m (18-16.5). Was just feeling terrible from the start. Don't know what my problem is. Dehydrated? Doubt it. Overtrained? Unlikely. I've been doing this mileage for 4 months now. Iron deficient? It's the only thing I can think of.` | 5 |
| September 4 | No time. I stopped the run less than 1/2 way into it. I was running 8 minute miles but just felt lousy. Did 8x25 sec striders at about 5:20 pace. Felt a little better than yesterday, but not much. | 7 |
| September 5 | 49:30. Feeling a little better. Going to try to do 10 miles tomorrow. | 6 |
| September 6 | 3 miles. No time. I've had it. I should not feel like this. I'm taking a week off and am going to get blood work done to find out if this is iron deficiency or something worse. | 3 |
| September 7 | Nothing. | 0 |
| September 8 | Nothing. | 0 |
| September 9 | Nothing. | 0 |
| Week | 21 |