In the spring of 2005 I started running for the first time in my life. I slowly worked up my endurance and pace and now am running about 25-30 miles per week. In December 2005 I began recording my runs here on this web page.

2006 Goals
Continue running a minimum of 25 miles per week
Complete half marathon on May 20 in 2 hours
Run at least one 50 mile week in 2006.

You can find my RACE REPORTS here.

You can click the links below to see a map (mapmyrun.com) of my runs.

2006 Running Log
Week	Date	Distance	Time	Notes
Week 1	01.01.06	5.1 miles	0:52	25°F, packed snow
	01.02.06	5.1 miles	0:51	27°F, ice, packed snow, snow
	01.03.06	5.3 miles	0:50	32°F, packed snow
	01.04.06	4.3 miles	0:43	29°F, ice, packed snow, easy run today
	01.05.06	5.6 miles	0:59	27°F, ice, packed snow, some pavement, slow and steady
	01.06.06	1.5 miles	0:11:19	on the treadmill, short and fast
	TOTAL	26.9 miles	4:26	GOAL ! !
Week 2	01.08.06	10.4 miles	1:44	30°F, very icy with light snow on top, PR - 10 mile barrier!
	01.10.06	6.1 miles	0:56	25°F, used my new ice grip spikes. WORKED GREAT.
	01.11.06	4.8 miles	0:47	28°F, a little windy, easy does it today.
	01.12.06	5.7 miles	0:54	23°F, nice longer run, good pace, a little tired today
	01.14.06	7.2 miles	1:07	22°F, 18 mph winds, good run
	TOTAL	34.2 miles	5:28	GOAL +++ ! !
Week 3	01.15.06	12.7 miles	2:02	Sunny 32°C, PR - WOOHOO
	01.16.06	1 mile	0:08:17	Quick mile on the treadmill
	01.17.06	5.6 miles	0:49	21°F, great run today
	01.18.06	3.5 miles	0:37	17°F, easy does it today
	01.19.06	4.1 miles	0:40	20°F, a little tired today
	01.21.06	5.3 miles	0:48	22°F, a little windy
	TOTAL	32.2 miles	5:04	GOAL +++ ! !
Week 4	01.22.06	11.0 miles	1:43	8°F, -8°F windchill, 9.36 pace (4.3 miles, 9.06; 5.0, 9.0; 7.3, 9.3) WOOHOO - Marathon Goal Pace!
	01.24.06	4.3 miles	0:41	34°F, 30 mph wind gusting to 45. Warm and windy!
	01.25.06	5.6 miles	0:52	7°F, back hurts a bit today
	01.26.06	4.4 miles	0:38	29°F, gusty winds, 8.6 pace WOOHOO
	01.28.06	6.0 miles	0:56	31°F, very icy, good run
	TOTAL	31.3 miles	4:50	GOAL +++ ! !
Week 5	01.29.06	11.3 miles	1:56	30°F, snowing, heavy wet snow
	01.31.06	3.5 miles	0:35	25°F, a little windy
	02.01.06	4.3 miles	0:45	24°F, fresh snow, didn't feel like running today. Forced out 4 miles.
	02.02.06	5.4 miles	0:54	24°F, nice run, wish people would clear their walks
	02.02.06	1.0 miles	0:7:28	Fast mile on the treadmill
	02.04.06	4.4 miles	0:43	-4°F, good run
	TOTAL	29.9 miles	5:00	GOAL +++ ! !
Week 6	02.05.06	9.8 miles	1:43	-8°F, cold and bright!
	02.07.06	6.1 miles	0:56	18°F, balmy, an inch of fresh powder
	02.08.06	3.7 miles	0:37	-15°F, eyes freezing shut!
	02.09.06	2.0 miles	0:17:17	Treadmill
	02.11.06	6.1 miles	0:59	18°F, nice and sunny, some snow drifts
	TOTAL	27.7 miles	4:32	GOAL ! !
Week 7	02.12.06	8.3 miles	1:31	10°F, slow and easy
	TOTAL	8.3 miles	1:31	Recovering from Surgery
Week 8	02.19.06	6.8 miles	1:05	2°F, good to get back out
	02.21.06	4.3 miles	0:41	-1°F - good run this morning!
	02.23.06	4.9 miles	0:45	1°F, Feel strong this morning!
	02.24.06	3.0 miles	0:26:06	treadmill
	TOTAL	19.0 miles	2:57	Getting back into the swing
Week 9	02.26.06	10.6 miles	1:48	10°F, sunny skies and a great long run.
	02.28.06	4.4 miles	0:43	22°F - nice run
	03.01.06	5.7 miles	0:54	30°F - great weather
	03.04.06	7.2 miles	1:07	25°F
	TOTAL	27.9 miles	4:32	Goal !!
Week 10	03.11.06	3 miles	0:35	Tsinghua University
	TOTAL	3.0 miles	0:35	One run in China - back went out and long travel
Week 11	03.12.06	4 miles	0:45	Tsinghua University - cold and windy, ice on the water
	03.13.06	3.5 miles	0:35	Tianjin University
	03.14.06	3.4 miels	0:34	Tianjin University
	03.15.06	3.8 miles	0:38	Hefei University
	03.16.06	3.8 miles	0:38	Hefei University
	03.17.06	4.0 miles	0:40	Shanghai Botanical Gardens
	03.18.06	3.1 miles	0:31	Shanghai Botanical Gardens
	TOTAL	25.6 miles	4:21	Great runs in China has been good for my back
Week 12	03.19.06	3.4 miles	0:34	Shanghai Botanical Gardens
	03.20.06	3.3 miles	0:34	Shanghai Botanical Gardens
	03.21.06	3.1 miles	0:31	Shanghai Botanical Gardens - Heading back HOME
	03.23.06	4.5 miles	0:35	22°F, Back in Fargo! WOOT
	03.25.06	6.0 miles	0:53	33°F, mostly clear some ice
	TOTAL	20.3 miles	3:07	It's nice to be back
Week 13	03.27.06	1.0 miles	0:07:30	on the dreadmill!
	03.28.06	4.3 miles	0:37	around campus!
	03.30.06	4.4 miles	0:39	48°F WOOT -- River is beginning to flood
	TOTAL	9.7 miles	1:23	A little under the weather.
Week 14	04.02.06	4.9 miles	0:46	41°F, drizzle, river rising. Have a leg infection, but run felt great!
	04.03.06	3.6 miles	0:31	30°F, nice run.
	04.04.06	3.9 miles	0:36	37°F, around campus.
	04.05.06	1.2 miles	0:10	on the DREADMILL
	04.06.06	5.1 miles	0:45	44°F, Beautiful sunrise this morning.
	04.07.06	3.7 miles	0:33	34°F and a nice morning.
	TOTAL	22.4 miles	3:21	Getting back into the swing
Week 15	04.09.06	12.9 miles	1:56	40°F, AWESOME RUN! Pace: 5.13 miles in 46 min (8.97); 6.81 miles in 61 min (8.96); 9.66 miles in 86 min (8.90); 12.9 miles in 116 min (8.99).
	04.11.06	4.0 miles	0:35	59°F, around campus
	04.12.06	3.9 miles	0:34	41°F, great sunrise!
	04.13.06	6.1 miles	0:55	45°F, another beautiful morning.
	04.14.06	4.3 miles	0:38	50°F, GREAT!
	04.15.06	3.8 miles	0:42	Running in Minneapolis - great hills and homes.
	TOTAL	35.0 miles	6:30	Great WEEK
Week 16	04.16.06	4.9 miles	0:46	Easter - nice drizzly run on the Minneapolis trails
	04.18.06	3.9 miles	0:33	54°F, river is dropping
	04.19.06	4.5 miles	0:40	41°F
	04.22.06	6.6 miles	0:59	45°F, sunny
	TOTAL	19.9 miles	2:58	A cold has me down a little this week.
Week 17	04.23.06	7.5 miles	1:07	48°F, beautiful morning. My ankle hurts a bit. (split - 4.6 miles 0:41)
	04.26.06	4.3 miles	0:40	39°F, still getting over my cold.
	04.27.06	4.0 miles	0:39	Feels a bit forced.
	04.29.06	7.5 miles	1:03	51°F, feel really good this morning. Raining.
	TOTAL	23.3 miles	3:29	Feeling better by the end of the week
Week 18	04.30.06	5.5 miles	0:50	47°F, rainy and muddy.
	05.02.06	3.5 miles	0:34	46°F
	05.06.06	1.2 miles	0:12	Warm up on the way to the 5K race
	05.06.06	3.1 miles	0:24:32	Grandma's/YMCA 5K CHASE RACE . . goal was 25 min. GOAL!
	TOTAL	13.3 miles	2:00	Resting my hamstrings this week. RACE PR! WOOHOO
Week 19	05.08.06	4.3 miles	0:40	Recovery recovery recovery, still a bit sore in the hams and glutes.
	05.13.06	3.8 miles	0:38	Slow and easy, hamstrings feeling a little better.
	TOTAL	8.1 miles	1:18	Rest and Recovery week.
Week 20	05.17.06	5.8 miles	0:56	Feeling pretty good. Beautiful day.
	05.20.06	13.1 miles	1:58:44	Fargo Scheels Marathon - GOAL!
	TOTAL	18.9 miles	2:54	Another PR! WOOHOO
Week 21	05.23.06	2.8 miles	0:27	Easy recovery run. Stretch those hamstrings!
	05.24.06	5.7 miles	0:52	Feeling much better today!
	05.26.06	5.9 miles	0:50	fast and fun
	TOTAL	14.4 miles	1:09	Good week - rollerblading and weeding for crosstraining!
Week 22	05.29.06	4.3 miles	0:41	SORE glutes and hamstrings, but I did it.
	05.31.06	3.7 miles	0:34	Still sore but it felt good.
	06.01.06	5.2 miles	0:48	Gorgeous morning
	06.02.06	5.6 miles	0:52	Another beautiful day.
	06.03.06	9.2 miles	1:24	70°F and Sunny. Gorgeous run!
	TOTAL	28 miles	4:19	Back to GOAL and the back is feeling pretty good.
Week 23	06.05.06	4.3 miles	0:39	great morning.
	06.07.06	6.70 miles	1:01	Tried out the new Garmin 305 today. It rocks!
	06.08.06	3.61 miles	0:33	57°F and bliss
	06.09.06	5.66 miles	0:48	Cool and raining. Nice run.
	TOTAL	20.27 miles	3:01	Fast and fun this week with my New Garmin!
Week 24	06.11.06	9.31 miles	1:24	Nice long run through the mud!
	06.13.06	4.19 miles	0:37	Nice run at a nice pace.
	06.14.06	4.60 miles	0:42	NIce morning, upset stomach.
	06.16.06	3.65 miles	0:35	Nice and easy before Sunday's marathon.
	TOTAL	21.75 miles	3:18	Nice easy runs before Sunday's Marathon.
Week 25	06.18.06	13.1 miles	1:51:30	Manitoba Half Marathon. NEW PR! WOOHOO
	06.21.06	5.65 miles	0:48	Good post marathon run.
	06.23.06	5.1 miles	0:45	Gorgeous morning for a run.
	06.24.06	6.87 miles	0:58	Breaking in a new pair of shoes
	TOTAL	30.72 miles	4:22	New Half Marathon PR!
Week 26	06.25.06	13.16 miles	2:05	Am I nuts?
	06.27.06	4.75 miles	0:42	Nice and easy Recovery Run
	06.29.06	6.38 miles	0:52	8:11 pace - shooting for 8:00 next week! Great morning.
	07.01.06	8.55 miles	1:16	very good morning run
	TOTAL	32.84 miles	4:56	Another great week.
Week 27	07.02.06	10.49 miles	1:37:44	Very nice morning.
	07.04.06	6.21 miles	0:48:48	Great day for a MSUM 4th of July 10K Race! PR!!
	07.06.06	5.09 miles	0:44	62°F - this summer has been great for running.
	07.06.06	3.00 miles	0:24:01	Quick treadmill miles.
	07.07.06	4.26 miles	0:37:39	warm morning today
	TOTAL	29.05 miles	4:12:19	WOOT!
Week 28	07.11.06	5.88 miles	0:52:17	Back at it
	07.12.06	3.64 miles	0:33:30	71°F warm this morning
	07.14.06	3.57 miles	0:32:47	another summer morning run.
	07.15.06	10.46 miles	1:36:14	nice slow long run
	TOTAL	23.55 miles	3:34:48	A little slower this week
Week 29	07.17.06	4.80 miles	0:45:21	Hills and hills here in RI
	07.19.06	5.68 miles	0:54:32	Very nice run today.
	07.22.06	5.18 miles	0:48:21	Very humid run along Rock Creek Parkway
	TOTAL	15.66 miles	2:8:48	traveling this week
Week 30	07.23.06	10.95 miles	1:41:23	Gorgeous run around the monuments in DC
	07.25.06	5.24 miles	0:46:27	Back home
	07.26.06	6.10 miles	0:53:29	Humid morning
	07.27.06	6.15 miles	0:53:39	Another gorgeous morning
	TOTAL	28.44 miles	4:14:59	A great week
Week 31	07.30.06	4.12 miles	0:38:23	Very hot and humid this morning.
	08.02.06	8.51 miles	1:14:08	Gorgeous run today - perfect weather.
	08.04.06	4.15 miles	0:36:48	Nice and easy today
	08.05.06	6.05 miles	0:54:13	Another nice day - going to get hot
	TOTAL	22.83 miles	3:23:37	A fun week of running
Week 32	08.06.06	16.23 miles	2:38:02	Am I crazy? Great run but I was dead by the end. 10 more miles for the marathon in January? How?
	08.08.06	3.39 miles	j0:28:48	nice brisk recovery run
	08.09.06	5.92 miles	0:53:06	nice 6 miler
	08.12.06	7.12 miles	1:04:45	After a couple days off, this felt great
	TOTAL	32.66 miles	5:04:41	Tons of running this week
Week 33	08.13.06	11.02 miles	1:43:57	Nice long run through the cornfields.
	08.15.06	5.16 miles	0:41:37	Fast and furious!
	08.16.06	6.05 miles	0:53:23	Another quick run
	08.17.06	3.95 miles	0:33:03	A short run today
	08.19.06	7.22 miles	1:02:11	nice morning run
	TOTAL	33.40 miles	4:54:12	My fastest week ever!
Week 34	08.20.06	17.44 miles	2:46:10	Very LOOONG Run today. Gorgeous August morning.
	08.22.06	3.50 miles	0:31:47	Easing into a nice recovery run.
	08.24.06	5.17 miles	0:45:45	Nice morning run at a good pace
	08.25.06	1.00 miles	0:07:40	Quick mile on the dreadmill.
	08.26.06	1.09 miles	0:08:20	warm up mile before the race
	08.26.06	3.08 miles	0:22:21	5K Run Through SU - NEW PR!!!
	TOTAL	31.28 miles	4:43:02	My longest run ever and a new 5K PR! great week
Week 35	08.29.06	6.07 miles	0:51:47	nice morning miles
	08.31.06	6.20 miles	0:53:00	cool brisk morning
	09.01.06	5.33 miles	0:46:34	Early morning run
	TOTAL	17.60 miles	2:31:21	Easing off a bit
Week 36	09.03.06	3.41 miles	0:28:45	quick run
	09.04.06	10.82 miles	1:39:59	Happy Labor Day!
	09.06.06	4.31 miles	0:37:42	Running in the dark - yuck
	09.07.06	6.73 miles	0:57:34	nice morning
	TOTAL	25.27 miles	3:41:01	Nice week. Back to goal.
Week 37	09.10.06	6.82 miles	1:04:30	Fantastic run in San Francisco
	09.13.06	5.58 miles	0:49:04	Another great SF run along Embarcadero
	09.16.06	13.1 miles	1:58:39	Walker North Country Half Marathon -- Spanked me hard!
	TOTAL	25.50 miles	3:52:13	Fun Runs and a fantastic challenging race!
Week 38	09.18.06	3.56 miles	0:31:51	Nice easy recovery run
	09.19.06	6.19 miles	0:52:17	good morning run, bright and early.
	09.21.06	5.56 miles	0:47:39	nice crisp cool fall morning run
	09.23.06	4.20 miles	0:34:45	Nice fast morning run
	TOTAL	19.51 miles	2:46:11	Easy recovery week.
Week 39	09.24.06	20.16 miles	3:07:50	WOOHOO, 20 miles kicked my ass.
	09.26.06	3.34 miles	0:29:19	Nice recovery run
	09.27.06	6.21 miles	0:53:09	quick miles in the dark
	09.28.06	6.40 miles	0:55:25	Finally a run in the light of day!
	09.30.06	6.91 miles	0:58:58	Very nice sunny morning.
	TOTAL	43.02 miles	6:24:41	My highest mileage yet!
Week 40	10.01.06	13.16 miles	2:06:46	nice long run
	10.03.06	3.54 miles	0:31:55	Morning run
	10.05.06	6.73 miles	0:59:43	nice long morning run
	10.07.06	7.78 miles	1:07:34	Gorgeous fall day
	TOTAL	31.21 miles	4:45:58	nice mileage
Week 41	10.08.06	14.04 miles	2:17:09	Very windy Sunday Morning
	10.10.06	6.17 miles	0:54:33	chilly and dark
	10.12.06	7.15 miles	1:05:49	25°F, snow, wind and ice. Great morning run!
	10.14.06	3.17 miles	0:28:23	24°F - warm up run to NDSU for the Bison Breakaway 5K
	10.14.06	2.95 miles	0:21:55	Garmin shows a little short. Official time for 5K was 21:49.
	TOTAL	33.48 miles	5:07:49	New 5K PR!
Week 42	10.15.06	14.32 miles	2:18:43	Gorgeous morning run
	10.17.06	4.24 miles	0:37:29	In the dark and pouring rain
	10.18.06	3.55 miles	0:30:24	Quick morning run in the dark
	10.19.06	8.29 miles	1:11:43	Nice fast morning run
	10.21.06	8.18 miles	1:13:48	Another fun morning run
	TOTAL	38.58 miles	5:52:07	Bumpin up the mileage
Week 43	10.22.06	16.45 miles	2:41:33	nice long run
	10.25.06	3.13 miles	0:26:56	short and quick
	10.26.06	8.48 miles	1:14:49	fantastic run this morning
	10.28.06	8.19 miles	1:13:34	good training run
	TOTAL	36.25 miles	5:36:52	short week
Week 44	10.31.06	8.53 miles	1:16:46	nice long morning run
	11.2.06	3.22 miles	0:27:31	quick and short
	11.4.06	9.44 miles	1:26:44	great run today!
	TOTAL	21.19 miles	3:11:01	Took some time to rest this week
Week 45	11.5.06	20.38 miles	3:21:18	Fantastic long run
	11.7.06	4.15 miles	0:35:23	short and sweet
	11.10.06	6.41 miles	0:57:44
	11.11.06	10.66 miles	1:39:45	Cold but nice day
	TOTAL	41.60 miles	6:34:10	Good week
Week 46	11.12.06	17.25 miles	2:50:12	Nice long run, but couldn't do much m ore
	11.14.06	9.18 miles	1:20:36	Felt GREAT this morning
	11.15.06	3.55 miles	0:31:56	Nice and quick
	11.16.06	10.64 miles	1:37:16	good long morning run
	11.18.06	12.45 miles	1:59:10	12°F Cold, but sunny
	TOTAL	53.07 miles	8:19:13	*** GOAL *** Broke that 50 mile barrier!
Week 47	11.19.06	20.22 miles	3:23:34	A tough 20 miles on a bright sunny day
	11.22.06	3.52 miles	0:31:35
	11.23.06	6.21 miles	0:56:03
	11.25.06	6.32 miles	0:52:53	17°F
	TOTAL	36.27 miles	5:44:04	Tapering back
Week 48	11.26.06	12.03 miles	1:55:15	nice and easy long run
	11.30.06	3.00 miles	0:25:12	3 quick miles on the dreadmill. Too cold outside.
	12.02.06	10.74 miles	1:42:38	The wind was bitter cold
	TOTAL	25.77 miles	4:03:05	Tapering back
Week 49	12.03.06	19.21 miles	3:16:14	Brutal long run at 1°F.
	12.06.06	6.02 miles	0:55:22	Nice mid morning run in the sun
	12.09.06	4.26 miles	0:36:54	Quick Saturday Morning RUn
	TOTAL	29:49 miles	4:48:30	Cold and tough this week.
Week 50	12.10.06	12.12 miles	1:57:11	A balmy 30° and sunshine! Nice run
	12.13.06	3.95 miles	0:34:58	nice warm morning
	12.15.06	6.12 miles	0:53:14	Great fast run this morning
	12.16.06	21.45 miles	3:39:58	Lots of ice this morning.
	TOTAL	43.64 miles	7:05:21	Last big push before the Marathon.
Week 51	12.18.06	3.55 miles	0:30:59	Nice quick morning run
	12.20.06	8.05 miles	1:07:23	great fast run this morning, strong until the end
	12.21.06	5.84 miles	0:52:23	Nice and easy
	12.22.06	4.60 miles	0:43:01	Fun run today
	TOTAL	22.04 miles	3:13:46	Tapering down to the race
Week 52	12.24.06	12.26 miles	1:57:08	Good Sunday Long Run, Gorgeous Day
	12.27.06	6.09 miles	0:53:17
	12.28.06	4.25 miles	0:53:17
	12.30.06	4.44 miles	0:40:46	Slippery wet snow and ice
	TOTAL	27.04 miles	4:09:07	One week to go! and my Garmin died :(
Week 53	12.31.06	8.07 miles	1:17:56	Frozen slush, snow and ice- first time to use my grips!
YEAR TOTAL	2006	1380.35 miles		GREAT YEAR!

2005 Runs

12.4.05 - 4.26 miles outside (0°F) - ~35 min
12.5.05 - 3.5 miles on the treadmill with HIIT - 30:00 min - warm up at 8.0 for 9 min, 60 sec at 11, 120 sec at 4.5, repeat 8 times.
12.6.05 - 3.0 miles on the treadmill - 23:14
12.7.07 - 3.7 miles outside (12°F) - ~40 min
12.8.05 - 4.7 miles outside (6°F) - 45 min
2.16 miles inside on treadmill with HIIT - 20 min - warm up at 7.5-8 for 5 min. 60 sec at 10.5. 120 sec at 4.5. repeat 5 times.
12.9.05 - 3.5 miles outside (0°F) - 33 min
12.11.05 - 5.3 miles outside (18°F - ice/snow) - 55 min

For then next week and a half, I am staying in Honolulu, HI. WOOHOO

12.14.05 - 6.2 miles outside (70°F - around a crater!) - ~60 min
12.15.05 - 5.9 miles outside around Diamond Head Crater- 52 min
12.16.05 - 3.3 miles outside along canal - ~35 min
12.17.05 - 5.7 miles around Diamond Head Crater - 47 min
12.18.05 - 7.2 miles around the crater and beyond with one BIG hill - 64 min
12.19.05 - 7.4 miles around crater and beyond - 63 min
12.20.05 - 6.7 miles - 51 min
12.21.05 - 5.7 miles - 47 min

Back home in the snow

12.24.05 - 4.9 miles outside snow and ice 29°F - 45 min
12.25.05 - 5.5 miles outside snow and ice 30°F - 53 min
12.26.05 - 5.8 miles outside 28°F - 53 min
12.27.05 - 5.7 miles outside 30°F - 55 min
12.28.05 - 4.5 miles outside 30°F - 42 min
12.29.05 - 6.8 miles very icy 28°F - 66 min
12.31.05 - 9.0 miles WOOHOO - snowy and slushy 26°F - 1:27