Achilles Tendonitis

One of my goals for a long time has been to complete a Half Ironman and then a full Ironman.  Taking on this challenge is not an easy feat even for those who are naturally athletic.  I have been an athlete, specifically an endurance athlete for many years.  I was luck enough to start my athletic career as a swimmer, which is believed to be the most difficult of the three triathlon events (swim, bike, run) to master if good technique is not learned at an early age.  As a competitive summer league swimmer and a high school and year round swimmer with the Dynamo Swim Club, I have a very good feel for the water and many years of experience to dial in technique for smooth swimming.  Being a swimmer in high school and training with a year round club, Dynamo, also provided a background in training discipline.  As an athlete of any discipline knows, a training program is very important, not only to establish milestones and progression but possibly more so to prevent any injury from things such as: stress, poor technique, under training, and over training. There is not much worse for an athlete than an injury from over training where the athlete is unable to train for an extended period of time, not only losing the fitness that was built over the previous training period, but disruption of a lifestyle.