Table 2.

Summary of the training program before and during the training camp.

	Date		Training program
Before the training camp	8-Feb	Afternoon	5000-m interval runs × 3
	9-Feb	Afternoon	120-min run
	11-Feb	Afternoon	27-km cross-country run
	12-Feb	Afternoon	1500-m interval runs × 10
During the trainig camp	15-Feb	Morning	1000-m interval runs × 15
		Afternoon	20-km run
	16-Feb	Morning	15-km run
		Afternoon	30-km run
	17-Feb	Morning	15-km run
		Afternoon	2000-m interval runs × 7
	18-Feb	Afternoon	34-km run
	20-Feb	Afternoon	20-km run
	21-Feb	Morning	30-km run
	22-Feb	Morning	1000-m interval runs × 15

Blood and saliva samples were collected before and after the 1000-m interval runs × 15 performed in the morning on 15 and 22 February 2008.