February 5, 2001.
Bike 24 miles (3MB 21WT incl. 40 mins at HR 160-65). This morning's music: Nitzer Ebb, Project Pitchfork and the Headstones to finish it off...death songs to blow yesterday's pummeling out of my system. Run 6 miles(4noon 2pm). WTS. Today's bitter irony: Why am I hit on exclusively by members of my own gender?

February 6, 2001.
Bike 24 miles (3MB 21WT incl. 41 mins at HR 160-65). This morning's music: Nitzer Ebb and Project Pitchfork. WTS. Run 9 miles (4 noon 5pm incl. 5x200m (35,34,34,34,33) and 3x200-400m (34,69,33,70,34,69)). I'm trashed. No kick tonight. No ride tommorrow morning either. I'll do it thursday morning instead. Need sleep.

February 7, 2001.
Bike 10 miles (3MB 7WT easy).WTS. Run 6 miles (4noon 2pm).

February 8, 2001.
Bike 24 miles (3MB 21WT incl. 41 mins at HR 160-65). This morning's music: Skinny Puppy Singles Collection and Project Pitchfork. Run 8 miles (4 noon 4pm incl.2x5x200 (34's) and kick 400m in 61.5.)

Feb 9, 2001
Bike 18 miles Run 4 miles trans.x 4 800s in 2:51, 2:44, 2:48, and 2:43.

Feb 10 , 2001
Run 5miles Bike 60 miles WT 30VG 30 easy. Marit called from Winnipeg…she broke a meet record in her age division with a 2:51 800m. I’m becoming bitter.

Feb 11, 2001
Run 21miles. Perhaps the most grueling endurance test: Erik 9th birthday 6 8and 9 year olds, pizza, and a water slide…the humanity.

Week
Run: 59 miles
Bike: 160 miles
Swim: 0

February 12, 2001
Easy week! Run 4 miles Bike 21 miles (3MB, 18WT easy) WTS.

February 13, 2001
Bike 24 miles (3MB 21WT easy). Run 6 miles (2 noon 4pm incl. 5x200m (34-35) and 200-400-200-400-200-400-200 with a paltry 30secs rest after the 400s (36,72,36,72,36,72,35) I feel like a canned ham. WTS

February 14, 2001
I celebrated valentine’s day by training a bunch: Bike 24 miles (3MB 21WT easy). Run 6 miles (4noon 2pm).

February 15, 2001
Run 4 miles….today is the day I finally broke 60secs for 400m. I’m racing Saturday so I will avoid a real workout tonight. Run 4 miles incl. strides , 1x200m, and 400m in 59.25. Marit kicked 200m in 33.61…holy crap!

February 16, 2001
Run 6 miles.Bike 20 miles 10MB, 10WT easy.

February 17, 2001
Run 6 miles incl.800m in 2:17….again. First master, again. Split 400m in 68secs. Lemme see…I can race at the end of an easy week, run even splits, and the result is the same? Crap. Anywho, this ends my track season and any chance of breaking 2:10. I now will concentrate solely on prepping for the double in July and developing my wrestling persona.

February 18, 2001
Run 8 miles incl. 5k in 20:30 (200m long…the Red Dress Run…-31C with wind….I looked deliciously saucy!!!).Bike 8 miles WT easy. WTS.

Week
Run: 40 miles
Bike: 100 miles
Swim: 0

February 19, 2001
Note: cutting out speed work for a bit – sore back and hamstrings. Bike 5 miles (3noon 2pm) WTS Bike 24 miles. (3MB 21WT incl. 40 mins at HR 160-65).

February 20, 2001
Bike 24 miles (3MB 21 WT incl. 40 mins at HR 160-165 ). Run 9 miles (4noon, 5pm easy). WTS.

February 21, 2001
Bike 3 miles MB WTS Run 6 miles. (4noon 2pm).

February 22, 2001
Bike 23 miles (3MB, 20 WT incl. 40 mins at HR 150-160) Run 6 miles (4noon, 2pm).

February 23, 2001
Bike 26 miles WT incl. 40 mins at HR 160-165) Run 5 miles Swim 1k.

February 24, 2001
Bike 40 miles WTVG run 4 miles incl. 5k at AT 20:16 (outside)

February 25, 2001
Run 20 miles

Week
Run: 55 miles
Bike: 140 miles
Swim: 1K

February 26, 2001
Run 4 miles WTS Bike 16 miles (3MB 13 WT incl 10mins up to HR 169). Swim 1k.

February 27, 2001
Run 9 miles (4noon, 5pm incl. 5x200m (37, 34x4) 6x400m (74,74,73,73,73, 71…feeling better) Marit kicked 200m in 32.76!!! Bike 23 miles (3MB 20WTincl. 40 mins at HR 160-165.) WTS.

February 28, 2001
Bike 23 miles (3MB 20WTincl. 40 mins at HR 160-165.) Run 6miles (4noon, 2pm) Swim 2k, WTS.

March 1, 2001
Bike 23 miles (3MB 20WTincl. 40 mins at HR 160-165.)Run 6miles incl. 4x1k track (3:35, 3:25, 3:20, 3:21) WTS, Marit kicked 400m in 77.19.

March 2, 2001
Bike 13 miles 3MB 10WT incl. 10 mins up to HR 167 Run 4miles.

March 3, 2001
Bike 52miles WTVG Run 5miles incl. 3x200m (36,35,34) and 200-400x4 (33,73,34,71,35,70,35,70) kick 5400 in 60.38.

March 4, 2001
Run 21 miles.

Week
Run: 60 miles
Bike: 155 miles
Swim: 2K

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