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Thursday, November 21, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   400     400     400     400     1600  
Szu-En 1:39 1:31 1:22 1:13 7:08
Selahi 1:39 1:31 1:22 1:14 6:21
There was volleyball game and shot put training when we came, so after killing time doing other exercises we eventually ran on the track. Szu-En was running in the inner lane, Selahi on the outer lane (except last 400, and mile) ( photo )

Thursday, September 26, 2002
MSU track
Conditions: cloudy, 75 degrees, humid
Runner   800     800     800     800     800     800     400  
Selahi 3:15 3:08 3:01 2:54 2:47 2:39 1:14
Szu-En 3:19 3:11 3:04 3:00 2:52 2:44 1:06
Maria Fernanda 3:28 3:18 3:14 3:15 3:10 3:07 1:32
First fan club training at the new track. Each of us did negative splits. See also the chart.

Thursday, April 18, 2002
MSU Campus, 5K along river
Conditions: sunny, 80 degrees, hot
Runner 5K mile pace
Maria Fernanda21:346:57
Selahi21:346:57
Szu-En22:307:15

Thursday, April 11, 2002
East Lansing High School Track
Conditions: sunny, 60 degrees, some wind
Runner   400     600     800     1000     800     600  
Szu-En 1:06 1:56 2:44 3:30 2:49 1:54
Selahi 1:25 2:04 2:34 3:42 2:43 2:00

Thursday, April 4, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
One person leads
Runner   800     800     800     800     800  
Szu-En 3:02 2:58 2:58 2:57 2:47
Selahi 3:02 2:59 2:59 2:58 2:57

Tuesday, April 2, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   400     400     400     400     400     400     400     400  
Szu-En 1:04 1:07 1:19 1:21 1:23 1:20
Maria Fernanda 1:36 1:33 1:31 1:30 1:29 1:31 1:29 1:28
Selahi 1:36 1:33 1:30 1:29 1:26 1:27 1:28 1:26
After the training did the cool-down along the river. It snowed near East Lansing in the morning but weather is getting better.

Thursday, March 21, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   800     800     800     800     800     200  
Szu-En Cheng 2:56 2:50 2:51 2:50 2:47 28
Selahi Durusoy 3:35 3:31 3:35

Thursday, March 14, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   800     400     400     200  
Szu-En Cheng 2:32 1:07 1:09 28

Thursday, March 7, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   800     800     800     800     1600     400     200  
Szu-En Cheng 2:45 2:49 2:46 2:54 6:53 1:14 29

Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   600     600     400     800     800     200  
Szu-En 1:57 1:51 1:12 3:33 3:20 28

Runner   800     800     800     800     800     800     800     800     1600  
Selahi 3:37 3:30 3:22 3:19 3:16 3:12 3:06 3:03 6:23
Szu-En was low of energy because of lack of food, but did a very fast 600m. Selahi was recovering from injury - which turned out to be patellar tendinitis (jumper's knee).

Thursday, February 28, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   600     800     1000     600     400  
Szu-En 2:01 2:38 3:42 2:05 1:07

Tuesday, February 26, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   800     800     800     200     200     200     200     200     800  
Szu-En 2:53 2:50 2:50 40 34 31 30 31 2:57

Runner   3200     1600     1600  
Jim and Selahi 12:35 6:04 5:56
John ran the two 1-miles with Jim and Selahi. Each 400m someone else was leading.

Thursday, February 21, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   1000     200     200     200  
Szu-En 3:45 29 31 31
Selahi and Maria Fernanda went swimming.

Thursday, February 14, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
6x800 alternating between gradually increasing pace and tempo
Runner   800     800     800     800     800     800  
Szu-En 3:02 3:09 3:07 3:30 3:08 3:25
Selahi 3:17 2:52 3:08 2:56 3:19 2:50
Maria Fernanda 3:27 3:15 3:22 3:15

Thursday, February 7, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
200 slow run between each 400
Runner   400     400     400     400     400     400     400     400     1600  
Selahi 1:21 1:19 1:18 1:17 1:16 1:15 1:15 1:19 6:00
Szu-En 1:22 1:22 1:19 1:18 1:19 1:20 1:16 1:14 8:09
Maria Fernanda 1:34 1:32 1:29 1:29 1:28 1:27 1:27 1:27 6:23
Jim 6:00
Jim ran 2 miles, 1 mile, 1 mile and a slow mile between each.

Tuesday, January 29, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
6x800 with 400 slow between each
Akos Horvath, Jim Carter, Maria Fernanda Pino, Szu-En Cheng, Selahi Durusoy

Tuesday, January 22, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Starting every 6 minutes
Runner   600     800     1000     800     600  
Akos Horvath 1:55 2:41 3:15 2:39 1:55
Selahi Durusoy 1:51 2:47 4:05 3:00 2:05
Maria Fernanda Pino 2:27 2:59 4:00 3:11 2:19
Szu-En Cheng 2:17 3:02 4:11 3:27 2:19
Before and after the training did 4x200 laps each time increasing the pace and with no break. Akos started every 5:30 for the second and third runs. Szu-En was flying at the end of the last run!

Thursday, January 17, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
5x800 with each time less rest
Runner   800     800     800     800     800  
Akos Horvath 2:42 2:36 2:37 2:35 2:38
Selahi Durusoy 2:45 2:49 2:50 2:43 2:45
Ann Halgren
Maria Fernanda Pino
Szu-En Cheng 3:16 2:59 3:03 3:14 2:54
Ann and Maria Fernanda did the complete training, but I don't know their times.

Thursday, January 10, 2002
Around campus
Conditions: cold, dry, no wind
Szu-En and Maria Fernanda did one loop (more than 6k), Akos and Selahi did two loops, first one four of us together. It got pretty dark even in the second loop.

Thursday, January 3, 2002
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner  200  200   200  200   200  200   400  400   400  400   400  200   200  400   400  200   200 
Akos (24) (29) (32) 32(37) 38 36 1:06(35) 1:28 1:19 1:18 1:15 45 42 1:17 1:13 40(40) 40(40)
Selahi (34) (42) (42) 30(45) 38(44) 35 1:14(43) 1:22 1:18 1:19 1:28 39 39 1:29 1:33 45 44(45)
Szu-En (29) (29) (38) 28 43(38) 42(40) 1:16(40)

First training of the year! (Numbers in paranthesis show number of heart beats in 15 seconds following that run)
First three 200m were scheduled to be 60, 50 and 40 seconds long. 4th 200m was to be run at 100%, Szu-En did a perfect run, but got injured, so did not run later on. First 400m was also to be run at 100%, but Selahi ran out of fuel before half of it.

Thursday, December 27, 2001
Jennison Field House
Conditions: warm, dry, no wind
Runner   800     800     800     800     800     800     800     800     800     800  
Akos Horvath 2:47 2:41 2:41 2:41 2:44 2:46 2:44 2:45 2:41 2:42

Runner   800     800     800     800     400     200     800     400     200     400     800     800  
Selahi Durusoy 2:47 2:45 2:44 2:55 1:19 0:34 3:06 1:21 0:35 1:22 3:04 2:58
Szu-En Cheng 3:09 3:14 3:16 3:23 1:32 0:31 3:39 1:40 0:33 1:01

This was the 4th training indoors (previously Dec 6: 8x800, Dec 13: 8x800, Dec 20: 800 8x400 1600). Akos came running from home, regardless of the freezing weather outside, but it didn't take him long to warm up. Szu-En ran fast 200's, and a very fast 400. He also did a clean highjump. See also chart by Akos Horvath.

Thursday, November 29, 2001
MSU Track
8x400, starting at each 2.5 mins, and 1x1600
Conditions: near 40 degrees, wet, little wind
Runner   400     400     400     400     400     400     400     400     1600  
Akos Horvath 1:24 1:22 1:21 1:21 1:19 1:20 1:21 1:24 5:36
Selahi Durusoy 1:20 1:18 1:17 1:21 1:22 1:22 1:23 1:23 6:47
Szu-En Cheng 1:34 1:32 1:31 1:28 1:26 1:29 1:27 1:23 7:22
Max Mindel 1:27 1:28 1:34 1:35 1:37 1:36 1:39 1:29 8:06
See also chart by Akos Horvath.

Thursday, November 15, 2001
MSU Track
6x800, starting at each 5 mins
Conditions: near 60 degrees
Runner   800     800     800     800     800     800  
Akos Horvath 2:40 2:40 2:39 2:39 2:39 2:42
Selahi Durusoy 3:00 2:56 2:53 2:52 2:50 2:53
Szu-En Cheng 3:04 3:00 3:06 3:15 3:14 3:08
Maria Fernanda Pino 3:23 3:13 3:07 3:04 3:04 3:06
Max Mindel 3:14 3:10 3:10 3:14 3:15 3:16
See also chart by Akos Horvath.

Thursday, November 1, 2001
MSU Track
6x800, starting at each 5 mins
Conditions: near 60 degrees, some wind and later some rain in 5th lap.
Runner   800     800     800     800     800     800  
Akos Horvath 2:50 2:45 2:40 2:42 2:40 2:41
Selahi Durusoy 3:09 3:03 2:54 2:50 2:47 2:42
Maria Fernanda Pino 3:21 3:08 3:05 3:09 3:06 3:08
Szu-En Cheng 3:13 3:09 3:08 3:11 3:17 3:10
Max Mindel 3:25 3:15 3:17 3:16 3:29 3:15
Notes: Maria Fernanda came late, but did 6 laps, with 4 minute rests. Akos claimed Selahi ran too slow in first laps. Szu-En took one longer rest. Negative splits: Selahi. See also chart by Akos Horvath.