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Title: Even the elite... Post by: Jon Allen on May 25, 2008, 05:17:03 pm No matter what you do, everyone is at risk for injury. You have to feel bad for Paula- the world record holder but she has never won an Olympic gold. Most marathons are annual, so we can always say "next year." Not for an Olympian, though.
http://www.marathonguide.com/news/newsviewer.cfm?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eguardian%2Eco%2Euk%2Fsport%2F2008%2Fmay%2F23%2Folympicgames2008%2Eathletics http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/athletics/7406108.stm Title: Re: Even the elite... Post by: Dallen on May 25, 2008, 07:02:10 pm To be elite you have to train to a point that injury is a probable outcome, just hopefully not at the wrong time.
Title: Re: Even the elite... Post by: Sean Sundwall on May 28, 2008, 04:20:58 pm Agreed...elite = pushing yourself to the brink and often, if not always getting injured in the process. Sad though. She's still a superstar though.
Title: Re: Even the elite... Post by: Michelle Lowry on May 28, 2008, 05:32:02 pm This article is heartbreaking. I was hoping to see her race.
Title: Re: Even the elite... Post by: James Winzenz on May 28, 2008, 07:01:04 pm Well, she's holding out hope - she has said she will know in 4 weeks if she will be able to prepare for Beijing or not.
Title: Re: Even the elite... Post by: Ron on June 14, 2008, 10:28:20 pm If she does get healed up before the olympics she'll definitely be in the running for a medal. Quite an amazing athlete to run through nearly an entire pregnancy and win a marathon only a few months later.
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