For the last update, I was just finishing up the 2014 race season. Overall it went great. Unfortunately I had a nagging pain in my right foot toward the end of the season and it turned out to be a stress fracture of the third metatarsal. I was diagnosed with this on 11/20/14, was in a walking boot for 5 weeks and no running for 10 weeks.
During the time off from running I was able to do more biking and swimming. I really started to notice an improvement in my swimming which is great. Coach Jon had me doing several 5k swim sessions on the weekends. After being cleared to start running again on 1/22/15 I took it very SLOW. Starting with 15 minute run/walks once to twice a week. Between then and April 1st I built up to a 50 minute run. It is incredibly frustrating at how quickly your run endurance can drop, even when you are still active doing other sports. I've also had to bail on one race so far, the LOVE Half Marathon. I knew that I would not be ready to run that distance and did not want to reinjure myself. This was a good decision.
Just when I was working on my next build training phase I came down with the flu. That really sucks, but what was even worse is that it turned into pneumonia. So that is where I am at now. Having to rest, take time off all training, and time off work. I'm still planning out my race schedule for the rest of the season and am aiming high. I hope to have another half ironman distance and finish off the year with the philly marathon again. Here's to becoming healthy and staying healthy!
Race schedule:
May 17th: Chester County Half Marathon
June: Odyssey Half Marathon
Philly Tri
July: Diamond in the Rough Tri
Delta Lake Tri
August: Steelman Tri
Northeast Tri
September: Diamondman Tri
October: Rock and Roll half marathon
November: Philly Marathon
