Training Summary of Late

Allright!!! I haven't posted in a while. Let me fill you in on my training.
Early in the summer I was diagnosed with mononucleosis. Obviously after that I did not feel like posting daily about laying around on the couch. That is what I actually did for almost 1 full month (doctor's orders). After that I was trying to play catch up for the rest of the summer. Needless to say, playing catch up in Ironman training is not an ideal situation. I did eventually get my bike and run endurance back but I don't know that I ever completely regained my speed or strength. The full 1 month layoff took away my base mileage and I put all my efforts into rebuilding the endurance. Here are some of the key workouts that I did between June 17th and August 15th.

• BIKE : 10 different times I rode between 80 and 102 miles
• Run : 4 runs between 13 and 20 miles & 4 hill repeat workouts up mighty Ethel Ave.
• Swim: Unfortunately I had lots of problems with cramping and never really did much more that half of the race distance. I am hoping that on the big day being fully rested will really help me.

After August 15th my workouts have been very short. A pesky little think called nursing school has kept me from biking or swimming almost completely. I have mostly done short runs. So on the positive side I have one heck of a taper going. September 13th is going to be a very special day!