Training Log Archive: Joost

Warm up before long distance selection race.

C • congrats! 3

Long distance selection race: good race. I ran a good race, no mistakes until control 12, control 13 was on a steep slope and was maybe a bit too careful for not making a mistake so I lose 1'30" there. Control 18 I make a first real mistake, losing 2'; control 19 I also lose 1'30" (bad routechoice and 30" loss at control); control 20 second real mistake losing 2'. Rest of the race was good and I end up in 4th place, 8'30" behind Thomas.

Morning jog with Thomas

Warm up before the middle distance selection race.

Middle distance selection race: really bad race. Started well first four controls but then made a big mistake at the 5th control (map was not correct there, badly drawn, some features were on the map, others not, not consistent at all), sixth control the same, control 10 was placed 100m too high (wrong place) and then also messed up controls 16 and 17 (lack of concentration/motivation after first part of the race). Everyone agreed that the map was not good enough for a selection race and that control 10 was placed wrongly. Course setting was nice.

Cooling down after race

Evening jog after middle distance race together with Thomas, Jeroen, Michel, Quentin, Vanessa and Pieter.

Morning jog before travelling to the Alsace, France for selection races for WOC

Warm up before the first selection race (sprint) in Breisach (Germany) just over the border. Warm up includes four accelerations of around 100m.

Sprint selection race on the map 'Breisach'. I did a good performance, only a few hesitations which costed me in total around 25 seconds I think. It was a tough race but the course setting could have been better. I ended up in 2nd place, 12 sec behind the 1st (Pieter Hendrickx). Very pleased with the result.

Cooling down with Thomas and Jeroen after the race.

Picking up the controls of the SLOK competition in 'Arenberg park' together with Kim

Strength training in the gym.

Cycling in the gym

Warm up and down before and after fartlek training in Heverleebos.

Fartlektraining in Heverleebos, 3 times the fit-o-meter.