Well, it has been 27 days since I last posted!  Things got really crazy in my life, which prevented me from keeping up with this blog.  I’m not really one for excuses, but here are some “reasons” that I haven’t been posting! :)  First, I had a med school interview (which went really well by the way), then finals rolled around, and then graduation…lastly, and most importantly…I got sick.  I am not a person who is prone to sickness, but when the increased training volume combined with the increased study volume (finals!!!), the lack of sleep and constant fatigue resulted in a suppressed immune system.

It started as just a little cold, but that cold continued to increase in severity, ultimately persisting for about 2 weeks.  At the end of that 2 weeks I got an additional stomach/flu virus.  I was puking my guts out and unable to eat for several days.  This of course only further increased my fatigue because I was unable to eat!  Obviously, because of all this my training suffered tremendously.

On the up side, I graduated!!  Not only did I graduate, but I finished with a 4.0 GPA!!  Rumor has it, I am only the second person to graduate with a 4.0 from the SVSU biology department in the last 25 years!  Not sure if that is 100% legit, but if it is…pretty cool! :) Also, I’ve been accepted to 3 medical schools at this point!  Michigan State University, Oakland University, and the University of Cincinnati!  I am really excited and relieved to have options.  I never thought I would get accepted to more than one med school.

I am still upset about my training, however.  Being sick for 3 weeks has set my training schedule back 6 weeks.  I still have enough time to reach my distance goals, but I feel like my overall fitness will be less come race day.  Oh well, there is no way I can change the situation, so I have to adapt and keep moving forward!  Less than 5 months till Ironman Texas!!  

Here are my Block 3 Totals…keep in mind I was sick for much of it!

Swim- 17,400 meters

Bike - 397 miles

Run - 56 miles

Here is the total volume I have put in so far.  These numbers aren’t completely up to date because I am already half-way through Block 4…those totals will come later.

Swim - 47,650 meters

Bike - 976 miles

Run - 172.5 miles 

I hope everyone else’s training is going better than mine!  My Block 4 update should be coming soon! 

Happy Training and a Happy New Year!!