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Notes about 1000 Mile Club:

The 1000 Mile Club requirements changed over the years (Coach Larson's decision). Initially the 1000 miles was to be completed between the end of the previous school year and the beginning of the new school year (roughly June thru August). This came out to about 12 miles a day. For the summer of 1972, 750 miles had to be completed between June - August, and the remainder during the season (which didn't take long given our workouts). The reasoning, if I remember correctly, was to reduce the number of leg injuries. This came out to about 9 miles a day. For the summer of 1973, 500 miles had to be completed between June - August, and the remainder during the season (which didn't take long given our workouts). Jerry thought this would result in us peaking at the state meet (and we did). This came out to about 6 miles a day. He based this on the '72 season results in which we appeared to peak a bit early. Also, the makeup of the team may have been considered. The top 6 - 7 runners already had 2-4 years running base.

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1976 MSHSL Girls XC.pdf