Even the elite...

[Jon Allen]

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

[Dallen]

To be elite you have to train to a point that injury is a probable outcome, just hopefully not at the wrong time.

[Sean Sundwall]

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.

[Michelle Lowry]

This article is heartbreaking.  I was hoping to see her race.

[James Winzenz]

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.

[Ron]

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.