Performed Training Sessions:  Q3Q4 2002
km i °C conditions how pace
Mon 1/jul/02 RR 35' 8,0 1 15 Terv. Rain almost no soreness, exc r knee & ach. < 5' pace; still diagonal 'twist' on right leg (?) - sole might need further adjustment
Tue 2/jul/02     ---    
Wed 3/jul/02 H: 5*40 + 4*80 + 3*100  10,5 4 23 Tervueren, rain sore back (soaked and cold) 1-5 @ 65%, 5-8@ 70%, 9-11 @ 75%; walk back recovery (5' between series); stiffness lower back
Thu 4/jul/02 ER 50' 11,0 2 17 Tervueren, 2 NEW shoes; l. achilles slightly sensitive 48'54 (24'24 + 24'29), easy pace.
Fri 5/jul/02     ---     sick
Sat 6/jul/02 LR 62' 15,6 3 21 NR Rekem,3L Less stability with new shoes 62'17 (1'35 + 21'01 + 19'32 + 18'56 + 1'12) solid pace
Sun 7/jul/02 3*3*200 9,2 4 22 Kortessem (-T) 100% painfree, good running style [Avg. 28"9]: 28"0 (1'22) - 29"6 (1'23) - 29"2 (10'30) + 28"4 (1'24) - 28"8 (1'23) - 28"3 (10') + 28"6 (1'26) - 29"4 (1'31) - 29"5
54,3
Mon 8/jul/02 ER 62' 13,0 2 23 Tervueren, 2L sore legs (after yesterday's repeats) 61'56 (30'34 + 31'22)
Tue 9/jul/02 RR 59' 12,0 2 24 Tervueren sensitive achilles after 40', stiffness 59'07
Wed 10/jul/02 ER 59' 13,0 3 15 Tervueren, 2L better legs, stiffness gone, dizzyness 58'44 (29'19 + 29'25)
Thu 11/jul/02 H: 5*40 + 4*80 + 3*100  10,7 4 18 Tervueren legs OK, but not fully recovered 1-5 @ 70%, 5-8@ 75%, 9-11 @ 85%; walk back recovery (6' between series); good speed
Fri 12/jul/02 RR 36' 8,0 1 16 Tervueren, 1L recovering 35'36
Sat 13/jul/02 ER 61' 13,0 2 17 Tervueren, 2L still a bit tired & sleepy 60'42 Fartlek
Sun 14/jul/02 4*800 12,2 4 16 Woluwe (-T) tired, sleepy, sluggish, sens. achilles [Avg. 2'23]: 2'25 (4'58) - 2'21 (5'01) - 2'22 (3'); just not my day (sick?) - only did 3
81,9
Mon 15/jul/02 LR 63' 13,0 2 18 Tervueren, 2L painful and sore muscles. 62'32 (31'05 + 31'26); slow pace
Tue 16/jul/02 RR 32' 6,2 1 22 Machelen sore hamstrings, mild fever, 44bpm pulse 32'00, slow pace (5'20/km)
Wed 17/jul/02 ER 36' 8,0 1 23 Tervueren, 1L less soreness, 39bpm pulse, 66.8kg 36'16, slow pace
Thu 18/jul/02 ER 58' 13,0 2 20 Tervueren, 2L legs OK & recovered 58'00 (29'25 + 28'35), normal pace
Fri 19/jul/02 ER 46' 10,6 2 12 NR Rekem,2L sleepy, headache 46'13 (1'38 + 22'24 + 20'54 + 1'16) - 4'30 pace
Sat 20/jul/02 ER 47' 10,6 2 18 NR Rekem,2L morning stiffness 46'55 ( 24'04 + 21'52 + 59")
ER 48' 10,6 2 23 NR Rekem,2L slightly sore hamstring 47'38 (1'39 + 22'41 + 21'56 + 1'21)
Sun 21/jul/02 H: 5*40 + 4*80 + 3*100  10,7 4 17 Tervueren sleepy, headache 1-5 @ 80%, 5-8@ 80%, 9-11 @ 85%; walk back recovery (5' and 6' between series); good speed, improving power
82,7
Mon 22/jul/02 ER 36' 8,0 1 18 Tervueren, 1L sore hamstrings & calves (cramps) 36'19
Tue 23/jul/02     ---    
Wed 24/jul/02 ER 60' 13,0 2 17 Tervueren, 2L fresh, but painful legs (hamstrings) 59'59 (31'03 + 28'55)
Thu 25/jul/02 ER 59' 13,0 2 16 Tervueren, 2L extra magnesium (400mg), achilles pain 58'59 (30'01 + 28'58)
Fri 26/jul/02 RR 34' 8,0 2 19 Tervueren, 1L 67.7kg, right achilles is sensitive 34'07 avg pace
Sat 27/jul/02 600m + 5*200  13,3 4 25 Woluwe (-T) 600m @ 95%, moderate start (30"0) 1'29"0 (10'00) + 31"2 (1'25) + 31"6 ( 1'22) + 30"5 (1'24) + 29"8 (1'30) + 29"6;  600m standing start (and with training shoes)
RR 25' 5,4 2 27 hot, no wind very good legs, r achilles sensitive 25'24
Sun 28/jul/02 ER 52' 10,7 3 28 S. France, hot very sore & stiff legs. Achilles hurt 52'08 (solid pace, 20' uphill)
71,4
Mon 29/jul/02 RR 30' 5,5 1 27 on football field still flexibility problem 30'30 (slow pace, 5'30 pace)
Tue 30/jul/02     ---    
Wed 31/jul/02 2*5*200 14,1 4 24 Aubagne (-T) legs OK, breathing problem (full stomach) [Avg. 29"2]: 28"0 (1'37) - 29"6 (1'26) - 29"1 (1'33) - 29"3 (1'32) - 29"5 (10'01) + 28"7 (1'28) - 29"1 (1'33) - 29"4 (1'36) - 29"5 (1'35) - 29"4 (7')
Thu 1/aug/02 LR 65' 13,4 3 20 Mt Ventoux, FRA super fit legs (but less flexible) ca 36' uphill (5-20% avg 10%), 2km flat, 2km v fast uphill (8%), last 17' downhill (10%) @3'45 pace (=hard)
Fri 2/aug/02 2*10*100 13,5 4 25 on football field (morning) stiffness ca. 95m semi-sprint (length fb field) 15", recov. Jog back (ca 55"), 10 reps. 10' recovery between 2 sessions
Sat 3/aug/02 ER 47' 9,3 2 30 on road sore (painful muscles, quadricep, outside) 47'01 (pain r forefoot + l groin)
Sun 4/aug/02 ER 50' 9,8 2 24 on road good legs but painfell soreness 50'04 (5'00 pace or slower)
65,6
Mon 5/aug/02 ER 58' 11,8 3 34 on road, hot, dry soreness gone, still pain under r forefoot with accelerations
Tue 6/aug/02 5*400 8,6 4 20 gravelroad stamina training! 60" (2'58) + 60" (2'59) + 59" (3'18) + 59" (3'00) + 56" (ca. 370m on gravelroad, of which 0-150 or 100-200 uphill, 10m alt. Diff), recovery walk
Wed 7/aug/02 IR 31' 8,0 3 19 Tervueren, 1L 66.2kg, pain under r forefoot 31'18 (27'44 + 3'33)
Thu 8/aug/02     ---     pain r foot (inflammation?)
Fri 9/aug/02 RR 35' 8,0 1 21 Tervueren, 1L still pain under r f foot (icing) 35'14
Sat 10/aug/02 R 800m 9,5 4 20 Vilvoorde 65,5kg; no pain during race 2'01"30 slow race (30", 60"X, 1'32"), slow 200m-600m, good acceleration @600m. Very fit; but muscle cramps during warming-up
Sun 11/aug/02 RR 37' 8,0 1 21 Tervueren, 1L sore l + r achilles, sensitive r forefoot 37'20 very slow pace
53,9
Mon 12/aug/02 ER 57' 13,0 3 19 Tervueren, 2L old ASICS shoes, less achilles sensitivity 57'05 (29'10 + 27'55)
Tue 13/aug/02 3*800 14,4 5 21 Machelen (-S) painful achilles ! Muddy track slows down [Avg. 2'13"1]: 2'09"1 (9'59) + 2'15"7 (9'58) + 2'14"6 - exhausted after 2'09 (lactic acid) - splits: ca. 63"+66", 66"+69, 67"+67"
Wed 14/aug/02 6*60 + 1*200 12,5 3 23 Machelen (-S) sore achilles, sprints on fb field 60m every 4' (400m recovery jog) @95% + 4' + 25"9
Thu 15/aug/02 ER 62' 13,0 2 25 Tervueren, 2L slightly tired, + MES afterwards 62'01 (32'09 + 29'52)
Fri 16/aug/02 ER 38' 8,0 1 25 Tervueren, 1L sore quads, forefoot + achilles recovered 37'58 slow pace
Sat 17/aug/02 RR 20' 4,0 1 26 Tervueren soreness almost gone 19'55
R 1500m 9,5 4 30 Merksem lame legs, not aggressive, hot hot hot 4'11"25 (6th) - slow start, out of balance, 2nd lane, closing gaps i.o.w. very bad tactics
Sun 18/aug/02 ER 36' 8,0 1 28 Tervueren, 1L good legs, achilles bit sore, 65.5kg 35'51
82,4
Mon 19/aug/02 ER 37' 8,0 1 28 Tervueren, 1L hot, tired legs 37'08 slow pace
Tue 20/aug/02 R 1500m 13,0 4 19 Oordegem Rain, wet track; good legs, no soreness 4'08"10 (4th) - 50" @300m, 67" @400m, 3'05 @1200m; very good  feeling, powerful legs until the end, v fast last 450m, again bad tactics.
Wed 21/aug/02 LR 62' 14,0 3 18 Vilvoorde with changing pace 61'53 good pace
Thu 22/aug/02 ER 35' 8,0 1 17 Tervueren, 1L very good legs 35'10
Fri 23/aug/02 RR 29' 6,1 2 18 Machelen legs OK but sleepy 29'15
Sat 24/aug/02 R 800m 10,0 5 14 Tessenderlo very good legs, fast w-up pace, 65.5kg 1'59"30 (3rd) - 58"0 @400m, 1'28" @600m; better tactics (inside lane, steady pace, only 1 de-/acceleration), tension + overstriding @500m + 700m
Sun 25/aug/02 LR 62' 13,0 2 17 Tervueren, 2L easy morning run; no soreness - good legs 61'46 (31'50 + 29'56)
72,1
Mon 26/aug/02 3*2*400 12,6 5 20 Woluwe (-T) sluggish tired legs, calves tend to cramp [Avg. 62"0]: 61"3 (1'30) - 62"6 (9'58) + 59"9 (1'36) - 63"0 (9'57) + 62"0 (1'33) - 63"4 (5'); fast seen tendency to cramp; 4th hard, 5th holding back, 6 hard
Tue 27/aug/02 ER 53' 11,0 1 20 Tervueren, 2 back to NEW shoes (since yesterday) easy pace
Wed 28/aug/02 3*3*200 14,2 4 20 Woluwe SL (-T) new shoes and foot + achilles problems [Avg. 28"6]: 28"6 (1'25) - 29"8 (1'23) - 29"1 (9'59) + 28"5 (1'22) - 29"2 (1'22) - 28"2 (10'03) + 27"8 (1'33) - 27"9 (1'36) - 27"9 (3')
Thu 29/aug/02 RR 30' 6,0 1 18 Machelen no problems, 65.5kg 29'59
ER 37' 8,0 1 21 Tervueren, 1L hamstrings are tight 37'19 easy pace
Fri 30/aug/02 LR 39' 6,0 1 20 Tervueren, 1L calves and hamstrings not loose 39'18
Sat 31/aug/02 R 1500m 10,1 3 17 Lebbeke calves & hastrings not loose and tired stop @1100m (64"8 - 2'12 - 3'20)
Sun 1/sep/02 ER 39' 8,0 1 15 Tervueren, 1L tired muscles, flexibility zero 38'55
75,9
Mon 2/sep/02     ---    
Tue 3/sep/02 RR 22' 4,0 1 20 Machelen cramp while running slowly (?) 21'31
Wed 4/sep/02 R 1500m 10,8 4 18 Woluwe SL tigh calves, feeling tired at warm-up 4'01"68   (63" - 2'43), fast start, speeding up at 1000m.
Thu 5/sep/02 RR 30' 6,0 1 19 Machelen very good legs
Fri 6/sep/02     ---     morning cramps (l. calf)
Sat 7/sep/02 R 1500m 10,0 4 15 Beveren muscles not loose 4'12"49 (63" - ) legs feel 'heavy' after 700m already. No power in legs
Sun 8/sep/02     ---     37bpm hartbeat, 65.kg
30,8
Mon 9/sep/02 2*3*300 10,9 4 17 Woluwe SP sluggish tired legs, calves tend to cramp [Avg. 45"0]: 47"2 (1'31) - 44"8 (1'30) - 43"4 (9'57) + 46"8 (1'29) - 45"0 (1'29) - 42"8 (3') - walking recovery
Tue 10/sep/02 ER 52' 11,4 3 16 Bosvoorde tense muscles 52' @ 4'30 pace
Wed 11/sep/02 RR 20' 4,0 1 14 Machelen rain, still not fully recovered 20'13
Thu 12/sep/02 R 400m/3000m 14,0 5 20 Liège less tension legs, OK between races 54"XX (almost fell at start); 45' recovery; 9'14"XX (74"5+73"0+72"1+71"6+71"1+75"5+80"7+35"7), 6'02"4 @2000m
Fri 13/sep/02 R 800m 9,5 5 20 Edegem muscles tense but OK (need for recovery) good last 350m (no slowdown)
Sat 14/sep/02 ER 28' 5,6 1 19 NR Rekem recovery jog 28'03 easy pace
Sun 15/sep/02     ---    
55,4
Mon 16/sep/02     ---    
Tue 17/sep/02     ---    
Wed 18/sep/02     ---     interseason recovery period
Thu 19/sep/02     ---    
Fri 20/sep/02     ---    
Sat 21/sep/02     ---     65,8kg
Sun 22/sep/02 ER 50' 10,6 1 15 NR Rekem,2L extreme lack of flexibility after 1 week easy 5'/km pace
10,6
Mon 23/sep/02     ---     SAUCONY shoes again
Tue 24/sep/02 IR 50' 13,0 4 13 Tervueren, 2L very good legs, + lifting weights (6h later) 49'51 (4'08 + 21'32 + 20'59 + 3'11) very fast pace from 8' to 26' and from 30' to 50'
Wed 25/sep/02 ER 58' 13,0 3 13 Tervueren, 2L slightly sore, 66.0 kg 58'28 (29'53 + 28'34)
Thu 26/sep/02 ER 60' 13,0 2 12 Tervueren, 2L rain, pain und ball l+r foot, achilles sensitive 59'56 (30'34 + 29'22)
Fri 27/sep/02 ER 35' 8,0 2 18 Tervueren, 1L pain und ball l+r foot 35'23
Sat 28/sep/02 LR 66' 15,6 3 19 NR Rekem, 3L pain und ball l+r foot, sore achilles 65'57 (1'40 + 21'50 + 21'06 + 20'12 + 1'07)
Sun 29/sep/02 ER 48' 10,6 2 20 NR Rekem, 2L pain und ball l+r foot 47'56 (1'44 + 22'46 + 22'02 + 1'22)
73,2
Mon 30/sep/02 ER 59' 13,0 3 13 Tervueren, 2L no pain, good legs, muscles very loose 58'50 (30'01 + 28'49)
Tue 1/okt/02 ER 60' 12,8 3 17 Laeken, parc heavy legs, + GYM 60'00
Wed 2/okt/02 ER 55' 12,0 3 18 London, treadmill sore legs 55', 12km/h => 16km/h
Thu 3/okt/02 ER 50' 9,0 2 18 London, treadmill morning run, stiffness, + GYM 49'30, 5'30 => 5'10 pace
Fri 4/okt/02 LR 83' 19,0 2 15 Tervueren, 3L good legs, sensitive right forefoot 82'56 (4'25 + 25'11 + 24'35 + 24'27 + 4'16); 126bpm afterwards, 96 after 1'
Sat 5/okt/02 ER 59' 13,0 2 15 Tervueren, 2L 67.0kg 58'55 (29'36 + 25'09 + 4'08)
Sun 6/okt/02 ER 59' 13,0 3 13 Warande (10L) good legs 59'20 (6'23 + 6'06 + 5'48 + 5'32 + 5'22 + 6'01 + 6'01 + 6'04 + 6'01 + 5'58)
91,8
Mon 7/okt/02 10*200 13,7 4 12 Woluwe SP (-T) legs OK, pace not so hard [Avg. 31"8]: 29"9 (1'16) - 31"1 (1'41) - 31"5 (1'23) - 32"2 (1'24) - 32"5 (1'28) - 31"7 (1'26) - 32"1 (1'29) - 32"9 (1'20) - 32"0 (1'24) - 31"4 - 200m recovery jog
Tue 8/okt/02 ER 59' 13,0 2 10 Tervueren, 2L r. forefoot & l. achilles sensitive, + GYM 58'52 (29'40 + 29'12)
Wed 9/okt/02 8*400 15,7 4 14 Machelen (-S) no pain, legs tight & slow during w-up [Avg. 68"3]: 69"5 (1'51) - 69"6 (2'04) - 68"1 (1'55) - 68"7 (1'56) - 68"3 (1'56) - 67"9 (1'52) - 67"5 (1'58) - 67"0 (2'30) - 200m recovery jog
Thu 10/okt/02 ER 58' 13,0 2 12 Tervueren, 2L left calf (l. side) stiff during first steps 57'52 (4'21 + 25'20 + 24'05 + 4'03)
Fri 11/okt/02 LR 85' 19,0 2 9 Tervueren, 3L r. forefoot sensitive, slightly tired 84'47 (4'33 + 26'17 + 25'26 + 24'46 + 3'46), easy pace
Sat 12/okt/02 H: 5*40 + 4*80 + 3*100  13,1 4 10 Tervueren OK, power improving 1-5 @ 85%, 6-8@ 80%, 9-11 @ 90%; walk back recovery (5' and 7' between series); good speed
Sun 13/okt/02 ER 57' 13,0 2 9 Tervueren, 2L good legs, contracture?,  + GYM 56'33 (4'12 + 24'25 + 23'55 + 4'00)
100,5
Mon 14/okt/02 10*200 14,9 4 11 Woluwe SP (-T) legs OK, relaxed, wet track (very slick) [Avg. 31"3]: 30"8 (1'33) - 31"8 (1'27) - 32"2 (1'34) - 31"3 (1'34) - 31"0 (1'30) - 31"3 (1'36) - 31"1 (1'30) - 31"3 (1'27) - 31"5 (1'33) - 30"5 - 200m recovery jog
Tue 15/okt/02 ER 61' 13,0 2 11 Tervueren, 2L sore legs: overstretch on wet track + GYM 61'19 (30'50 + 30'28)
Wed 16/okt/02 5*1000 17,1 4 10 Machelen (-S) legs OK, track OK, wind ! 66.0 kg [Avg. 3'18"3]: 3'21"0 (2'50) - 3'19"3 (3'08) - 3'18"6 (2'59) - 3'18"2 (3'03) - 3'14"4 (4'20) - 400m recovery jog
Thu 17/okt/02 LR 88' 19,0 2 10 Tervueren, 3L sluggish legs 87'40 (4'37 + 26'40 + 26'24 + 25'48 + 4'09), easy pace
Fri 18/okt/02 ER 56' 13,0 3 8 Tervueren, 2L legs OK, less sluggish + GYM 55'37 (4'27 + 24'10 + 23'24 + 3'34) with 20" strides or 60" rapid pace every 5'
Sat 19/okt/02 H: Fartlek 8*(300 +300) 19,2 3 9 NR Rekem long w-up, tense after cooling-down 300m uphill + 300m downhill - 8 times
Sun 20/okt/02 ER 59' 13,0 2 5 Tervueren, 2L fragile and painful spots, esp. R. forefoot 58'54 (29'38 + 29'16)
109,2
Mon 21/okt/02 3*3*300 14,0 4 15 Vilvoorde (-T) sore & stiff legs, 66.5kg, last rep @90% [Avg. 46"5]: 47"2 (1'47) - 48"2 (1'51) - 46"1 (6'58) + 46"5 (1'43) - 47"7 (1'47) - 45"6 (7'14) + 45"1 (1'47) - 46"6 (1'56) - 45"2 (5') - 200m recovery jog
Tue 22/okt/02 ER 62' 13,0 2 12 Tervueren, 2L sore legs, pain under r. foot 61'40 (30'43 + 30'57) easy pace
Wed 23/okt/02 7*400 15,5 4 11 Vilvoorde (-T) sore legs, pain under r. foot [Avg. 65"3]: 66"5 (2'49) - 65"6 (2'34) - 64"7 (2'43) - 64"1 (2'38) - 66"0 (2'42) - 65"3 (2'41) - 64"9 (3'15) - 200m recovery jog
Thu 24/okt/02 ER 57' 13,0 3 13 Tervueren, 2L NEW shoes, sensitive r. foot 56'36 (29'01 + 27'35)
Fri 25/okt/02 H: 5*40 + 4*80 + 3*100  12,2 4 12 Tervueren soreness, better after w-up 1-5 @ 85-95%, 6-8@ 85%, 9-11 @ 90%; walk back recovery (6'30 between series); good speed
Sat 26/okt/02 LR 69' 15,6 2 15 NR Rekem,3L very sore & stiff legs. Achilles sensitive 68'48 (1'42 + 22'33 + 21'42 + 21'27 + 1'22) - 4'30 pace
Sun 27/okt/02 RR 30' 6,0 1 14 Machelen sore legs 30'05
ER 63' 13,0 2 14 Tervueren, 2L sluggish legs 62'37 (31'52 + 30'44) easy pace
102,3
Mon 28/okt/02 10*200 12,6 4 11 Warande parc flexibility ZERO ! - very sore muscles 35"4 (1'40) - 38"4 (1'27) - 37"6 (1'28) - 37"3 (1'30) - 37"4 (1'33) - 38"1 (1'28) - 36"7 (1'23) - 37"2 (1'26) - 37"5 (1'29) - 36"6 (40"): ca 215m, slow pace
Tue 29/okt/02 RR 47' 9,1 1 10 Warande, 7L legs recovering, 66.5kg 46'39 - very slow pace
Wed 30/okt/02 5*1000 14,4 3 12 Vilvoorde (-T) legs fit, forefoot pain +/- gone, rain + GYM [Avg. 3'06"8]: 3'08"8 (1'45) - 3'09"5 (1'51) - 3'10"5 (1'56) - 3'07"2 (1'51) - 2'57"9 (4'20) - 200m recovery jog; 3'10 feels easy (drizzle, humid track)
Thu 31/okt/02 LR 62' 13,0 2 11 Tervueren, 2L legs fit, still pain at hip 62'24 4'37 + 26'55 + 26'30 + 4'21)
RR 27' 5,0 1 12 Machelen 66.5kg, better flexibility 26'51
Fri 1/nov/02 ER 50' 10,0 1 11 Machelen tense muscles 50'29
Sat 2/nov/02 RR 26' 5,2 1 10 Warande, 4L tense muscles, headache, ill… 26'30 (6'38 + 6'31 + 6'42 + 6'37) - slow pace
Sun 3/nov/02 R cross c. 16,4 4 14 Tongeren less tense, no pain, 10% mud slow start, but steady pace till finish. (ca. 31'20)
85,7
Mon 4/nov/02 3*3*300 13,3 4 10 Woluwe SP (-T) good legs, very slick track (like snow) [Avg. 48"7]: 47"9 (1'01) - 49"4 (56") - 49"3 (5'04) + 48"1 (57") - 48"4 (59") - 48"7 (5'00) + 48"2 (1'00) - 48"5 (1'08) - 49"3 (3') - 100m recovery jog
Tue 5/nov/02 ER 61' 13,0 1 8 Tervueren, 2L legs OK, overstretched pelvis (?) 61'17 (4'42 + 26'46 + 25'46 + 4'01)
Wed 6/nov/02 3*500 13,2 5 10 Vilvoorde (-T) legs tense, dry track, sun & windy + GYM [Avg. 1'16"6]: 1'15"6 (5'01) - 1'16"3 (5'57") - 1'17"8 (3') - 1' walking + 500m recovery jog
Thu 7/nov/02 IR 52' 13,0 3 9 Tervueren, 2L excellent legs, easy 66.9kg 52'18 (4'19 + 23'15 + 21'33 + 3'10) firm and steady pace, not pushing
Fri 8/nov/02 LR 68' 15,2 2 6 Tervueren, 2L+ good legs, 67.0kg 68'16 (4'29 + 25'07 + 24'20 + 10'17 + 4'02)
Sat 9/nov/02 RR 20' 4,2 1 6 Haren good legs, 67.0kg, dry 20'01
Sun 10/nov/02 ER 60' 12,4 4 28 Havana, 7:00am bad flex, dehydrating fast, mild forefoot pain 60'00 @ 4'50 pace (hot sun) on road
84,3
Mon 11/nov/02 ER 55' 11,4 3 27 Havana, 6:45am bad flexibility 4'50 pace (shadow) on road
Tue 12/nov/02 LR 65' 13,0 1 24 Havana, 6:25am left foot hurt (stepped on rusty nail) slow start (0 - 30') faster from 30' - 60' - stepped on nail after 30' (between toes, almost no pain), left shoe without forefoot cushioning, on road
Wed 13/nov/02 ER 31' 6,8 2 28 Trinidad, 17:00 on sinter, diarrhea, not feeling OK 30'56 avg pace
Thu 14/nov/02 15*200 15,3 4 24 Trinidad, 6:30am sinter (baseball stadium), dry, 200m rec jog ca. 200m: 30"5 (96") - 30"2 (93") - 29"6 (96") - 29"7 (96") - 29"4 (98") - 29"7 (94") - 29"7 (95") - 29"9 (102") - 29"8 (2'30) - 29"2 (90") - 28"7 (91") -28"8 (94") - 29"0 (94") - 28"6 (3'30)
Fri 15/nov/02 ER 62' 12,5 1 25 Trinidad, 6:30am sinter, slightly sore, legs ok & no pain 61'54 @ easy pace
Sat 16/nov/02 5*800 15,5 4 26 Trinidad, 6:00am sinter, good run, humid ca 850m: 2'42 (3'02) + 2'33 (3'00) + 2'31 (2'58) + 2'33 (2'56) + 2'29 (2'30) - 400m recovery jog
Sun 17/nov/02 RR 49' 9,5 1 20 Varadero, 07:30 on grass & road, rain, legs stiff 49"01 (slow pace)
84,0
Mon 18/nov/02 3*110 + 4*80 + 5*60 11,2 4 22 Var, 7:50am on gravel, strong wind, light pain pelvis 110m (ca. 15"-16" with 2'30 walk recovery), 7' recovery, 80m (ca 11" with 2'30), 7' recovery, 60m (ca. 8" with 2'30); fast @ 90-95% MAX
Tue 19/nov/02 ER 62' 13,0 2 21 Var, 7:30am stiff hamstrings, humid, tired & sleepy 61'42 (mostly on grass) at even pace
Wed 20/nov/02 15*200 13,1 5 26 Var, 7:15am sore legs, humid, wind!, jog & walk recover ca. 200m: 30"7 (69") - 33"0 (52") - 31"5 (57") - 32"7 (58") - 30"4 (2'59) + 32"4 (59") - 31"5 (74") - 33"0 (61") - 31"3 (63") - 33"2 (3'02) + 31"2 (58") - 33"8 (59") - 31"2 (63") - 33"8 (61") 30"4
Thu 21/nov/02 LR 68' 14,0 2 27 Var, 7:20am very humid, stiff, painful & sore legs 67'38 (0-15' on beach, faster after 30', fast from 50' - 67')
Fri 22/nov/02 ins & outs 11,0 4 25 Var, 7:20am v. sore, better after w-u, on beach 3*8*30m @90-95%: 20m recovery jog only, 3' recovery jog between sets (each set = ca.2'50)
Sat 23/nov/02 ER 46' 9,8 2 20 Var, 6:45am good legs, on grass, pain top l foot 45'49 avg pace
Sun 24/nov/02 ER 55' 13,0 3 9 Tervueren, 2L fresh legs, cooler temp, still irritated l foot 55'12 (4'12 + 23'51 + 23'17 + 3'49)
85,1
Mon 25/nov/02 ER 48' 10,4 2 7 Warande, 8L sensitive achilles/ankle, 67.0kg 48'15 (6'22 + 12'06 + 11'59 + 11'54 + 5'52) - steady state pace
Tue 26/nov/02 3*2*400 14,4 5 9 Vilvoorde (-T) legs tense but OK, dry track, sun [Avg. 62"0]: 60"4 (1'36) - 62"9 (9'59) + 60"7 (1'38) - 64"7 (10'02) + 61"7 (1'35) - 61"7 (3'23) - 200m recovery jog
Wed 27/nov/02 ER 59' 13,0 2 9 Tervueren, 2L new shoes, bad flex during run 59'20 (4'24 + 25'33 + 25'13 + 4'09)
Thu 28/nov/02 5*1000 15,0 4 7 Vilvoorde (-T) (light) asthmatic (cold air), and tired (Tue) [Avg. 3'09"5]: 3'02"8 (1'44) - 3'06"0 (2'17) - 3'15"4 (1'56) - 3'17"2 (1'52) - 3'06"4 (1'44) - 200m recovery jog; tired & asthmatic after 1st (drizzle, humid track)
Fri 29/nov/02 ER 59' 13,0 2 7 Tervueren, 2L very tired legs, heavy stride, bad flex 59'10 (4'33 + 25'24 + 25'05 + 4'07)
Sat 30/nov/02 LR 80' 19,0 3 8 Tervueren, 3L good legs, not tired 80'24" (4'23 + 25'22 + 24'22 + 22'54 + 3'22), 150bpm afterwards
Sun 1/dec/02 ER 57' 13,0 3 7 Warande, 10L very good legs, raining, 16 accels (30") 56'52 (29'08 + 27'43) good pace
97,8
Mon 2/dec/02 ER 60' 13,0 2 6 Tervueren, 2L slower pace, early morning run, 67.5 kg 59'40 (4'29 + 25'54 + 25'07 + 4'08)
Tue 3/dec/02 15*200 16,2 3 3 Warande, 7pm easy strides, dry, no wind 35"3 (1'40) + 36"7 (1'33) + 37"5 (1'31) + 35"9 (1'31) + 36"1 (1'35) + 37"0 (1'39) + 37"2 (1'32) + 35"7 (1'46) + 36"8 (1'35) + 36"6 (1'32) + 37"7 (1'34) + 37"9 …
Wed 4/dec/02 ER 60' 13,0 2 3 Tervueren, 2L slow pace, sore abs (r.) 59'57 (4'26 + 25'57 + 25'43 + 3'51)
Thu 5/dec/02 ER 36' 8,0 1 6 Tervueren, 1L very slow pace, sluggish and sleepy 36'07 (4'37 + 26'52 + 4'36)
Fri 6/dec/02 3*500 12,2 2 5 Vilvoorde (-T) early aciditation, fit legs, near overtraining? [Avg. 1'16"7]: 1'15"7 (9'58) + 1'17"5 (10'01) + 1'20"4 (2'30)
Sat 7/dec/02 LR 67' 15,6 3 0 NR Rekem,3L good legs, feeling good 66'42 (1'38 + 21'49 + 21'16 + 20'35 + 1'21)
Sun 8/dec/02 H: 5*40 + 4*90 + 2*110  10,8 4 -1 MMechelen legs good, need more power with long recovery periods (5' or more), high lactate level
88,8
Mon 9/dec/02 ER 58' 13,0 2 -3 Tervueren, 2L legs good, but sore & stiff after 30' (cold?) 57'49 (4'17 + 24'57 + 24'37 + 3'57)
Tue 10/dec/02 5*300 13,0 4 -4 Vilvoorde (-T) very cold, early aciditation & stiffening (cold) [Avg. 44"8]: 44"9 (3'40) + 45"0 (3'47) + 43"9 (4'40) + 45"2 (4'57) + 45"1 (2'30) - walk + 300m jog recovery
Wed 11/dec/02 ER 56' 13,0 3 -2 Tervueren, 2L legs good, but sore & stiff after 30' (cold?) 54'50 ( 4'14 + 23'47 + 23'07 + 3'41)
Thu 12/dec/02 H: 5*40 + 3*80 + 2*100  10,5 4 1 Tervueren low expl. Power, pain at l. foot 1-5 @ 95%, 6-8@ 85%, 9-11 @ 90%; walk back recovery (7' between series); good speed, early & high aciditation but prob not so fast (overtrained?)
Fri 13/dec/02 ER 42' 8,3 1 0 Haren, 6:30am legs OK, slightly sleepy 42'05
Sat 14/dec/02 RR 31' 6,0 1 5 Reykjavik, 6:30 sleepy, trip to iceland: dehydrated + cold 30'43 (scooters in snow, not enough fluids, flexibility bad)
Sun 15/dec/02