1988 Olympic Marathon Champion, incorporated High-Altitude Training. Transcribed by Peggy Bowers.
July, 1988
| AM | PM | |
| 11 | 36km | 20km (3’00″/km with last 2km faster) | 
| 12 | 52 minutes | move to high altittude | 
| 13 | 65 minutes | 60 minutes | 
| 14 | 60 minutes | 75 minutes | 
| 15 | 60 minutes (6800 ft) | 60 minutes | 
| 16 | 20 min. jog, 40 min. fartlek | 75 minutes | 
| 17 | — | 120 minutes fartlek (run up from 5300 ft. to 6300 ft) | 
| 18 | 75 minutes | 75 minutes | 
| 19 | 20 min. jog, 5x9min. w/ 3 min. jog, 2km jog | 70 minutes | 
| 20 | 90 minutes | 70 minutes | 
| 21 | 135 minutes | — | 
| 22 | 67 minutes | 83 minutes | 
| 23 | 80 min. “Recovery Training”* | 60 minutes fartlek | 
| 24 | 110 minutes | 75 minutes | 
| 25 | 3 x 5000m | 60 minutes fartlek | 
| 26 | 60 minutes fartlek | 40 minutes — travel back to sea level | 
| 27 | 20 minutes jog | 12km road race (first) | 
| 28 | 52 minutes fartlek | rest | 
| 29 | 52 minutes fartlek | 95 minutes | 
| 30 | 70 minutes | 50 minutes fartlek | 
| 31 | 20 minutes fartlek | 11km road race (first) | 
August, 1988
| AM | PM | |
| 1 | 142 minutes | — | 
| 2 | 60 minutes | 30 minutes jog | 
| 3 | 72 minutes | 88 minutes | 
| 4 | 90 minutes fartlek | 30km | 
| 5 | 73 minutes fartlek | 78 minutes fartlek | 
| 6 | 41km (2:29’40”)-last 2km at 3’06″+3’00” | sore Achiles | 
| 7 | easy jog | play soccer | 
| 8 | 40 minutes easy jog | — | 
| 9 | — | — | 
| 10 | 40 minutes easy jog | — | 
| 11 | 60 minutes | 62 minutes | 
| 12 | 73 minutes | 73 minutes | 
| 13 | 70 minutes | 92 minutes | 
| 14 | 70 minutes | 80 minutes | 
| 15 | — | 30km tempo run | 
| 16 | flue | — | 
| 17 | 40 minutes easy jog | stretching | 
| 18 | 30 minutes | — | 
| 19 | 40 minutes | travel | 
| 20 | 12km road race (first) | — | 
| 21 | 135 minutes | — | 
| 22 | 72 minutes | 88 minutes | 
| 23 | 72 minutes | 80 minutes | 
| 24 | 70 minutes | 12km fast + “Recovery Training”* | 
| 25 | 75 minutes | 87 minutes | 
| 26 | 3 x 30 min. (3’10″~3’00″/km) | 60 minutes | 
| 27 | 70 minutes | 70 minutes (over a hilly course) | 
| 28 | 150 minutes (last 90 min. at 3’20″/km) | — | 
| 29 | 60 minutes | 85 minutes | 
| 30 | 75 minutes | 90 minutes | 
| 31 | 60 minutes | 5 x 3000m | 
September, 1988
| AM | PM | |
| 1 | 60 minutes | 70 minutes | 
| 2 | easy jog | — | 
| 3 | 153 minutes | 12km pace progression (=build-up) | 
| 4 | 85 minutes | 83 minutes (3’40″/km) | 
| 5 | “Recovery Training”* | easy jog | 
| 6 | 3 x 6km over a hilly course (8’27″/3km) | 60 minutes | 
| 7 | 75 minutes | 75 minutes | 
| 8 | 125 minutes (4’00″/km) | — | 
| 9 | 65 minutes | travel | 
| 10 | 40 minutes | 65 minutes | 
| 11 | 10km road race | — | 
| 12 | 65 minutes | 80 minutes | 
| 13 | 65 minutes | 80 minutes | 
| 14 | stretching | half marathon | 
| 15 | 130 minutes (last 10km in 31’00”) | — | 
| 16 | 40 minutes | 65 minutes | 
| 17 | 5 x 2000m (blood check) | 72 minutes (19km) | 
| 18 | 74 minutes | 74 minutes (3’07″/km) | 
| 19 | 70 minutes | 80 minutes | 
| 20 | easy jog | half marathon (1:03’27”) | 
| 21 | 50 minutes (3’00″/km) | — | 
| 22 | 16km | 17km | 
| 23 | 40 minutes, 15 x 200m | travel to Seoul | 
| 24 | 14km | — | 
| 25 | 46 minutes | 50 minutes fartlek | 
| 26 | 30 minutes | 20 min. jog, 70 min. pace progression | 
| 27 | 15 minutes | 63 minutes | 
| 28 | 16 minutes | 63 minutes | 
| 29 | 40 minutes | 5 x 2000m at marathon pace | 
| 30 | 40 minutes | — | 
October, 1988
| AM | PM | |
| 1 | 20 minutes | 23 minutes, 4km pace progression | 
| 2 | 30 minutes warm-up | Olympic Marathon: first in 2:10’32” |