twice before and had to withdraw through injury, so I really wanted to make sure that I made the start line this time.Q. How much training have you been doing?A. I've been doing about 100 miles a week in training. The longest I've run is a hilly 23 miles

haven’t lost my motivation, but seeing friends race does inspire me and hopefully that makes the healing process quicker. The stress fractures were diagnosed nine weeks ago so I’m finally getting back into running. I’ve been walking a lot and swimming

injury-free? I run off-road a lot and I’m a bit of a wimp when it comes to pain, so I probably back off when something starts to hurt. I have a massage every few weeks, too. I try to do an Ironman a week in training; I train three or four times a week. I