Laurien Hoos – 7 kampster

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“Talence is almost two weeks ago, but I only wanted to write something after my meeting with the doctor, so I could inform everybody what is going on with my knee.

Last thursday I had this meeting with the doctor. First he examined my knee and the rest of my leg. It turned out the tonus of my quadriceps wasn’t really high. Then doctor Geertsema made an echo of my knee tendon. This echo showed a pretty severe inflammation. It was a results I had expected, but it was official now. Dr Vergouwen and I made a rehabilitation programm to make sure I will be back on the track in May of 2008. I do not know yet what the winter is going to look like, that all depends on how fast my knee is recovering. I can say one thing about: I changed my take of leg with long jump in July, from now on I will also jump of my other leg in the high jump. It will be a little bit weird, but I have learned it in long jump, so I think I will be ok in the high jump as well.

After this hospital visit Rudy and I drove to Heerhugowaard to spend some time with my family.

It was a very important weekend , cause every year my parents and aunt and uncle organise the ‘family and friends games’. This started as a one time battle between me and my uncle (long jump en shot) when I was 16. My ass was kicked badly that time and the year after I wanted revenge. This battle grew out to be a competition with 35 participants (family and friends) en 12 children who compete for a cup as well. Every year we choose 3 events (a jump, a throw and a sprint) en several battles have developped (between friends, between other brothers en sister etc). In the end of the day we have a barbecue and an official medal ceremony .

Unfortunately I couldn’t compete this year because of my knee, so this time I was a (very strict) judge. In the 8 years we are having this day, nobody got seriously injured, but this time Gertjan (my cousins boyfriend) snapped his achilles in the warm up of the high jump. With this message I want to wish him all the luck in the world with his rehab.

Because I had a long, difficult season we decided I will start training again in november (also because of my knee). So i will keep you updated from then.

bye”