Bush's foot would have broke anyway

Ever step off of a surface you thought was more shallow than it indeed was? It's not just a matter of those 3 extra inches resulting in extra force, it's about MECHANICS. The angluation - and more importantly, the change in "bracing" performed by the muscles surrounding and supporting the bones of the feet - can make a big difference.

Additionally, she's luck she didn't hyperextend her knee.

The OP is a moron.

Sure. Blame everything on Bush.

This is the most common sense post on this issue yet. Of course, who on Letsrun wants to hear common sense when you can criticize instead.

So are you saying it is acceptable for our sport's NATIONAL F***ING CHAMPIONSHIP to be so poorly run they can't even get the height of barriers correct for a race? Who gives a F*** if she broke her foot or not, that doesn't matter. What matters is our sport is in the shitter and people like you don't seem to care. What if what the timing system was a little off? That no big deal? This shit is important, get your head out of your ass.

I fractured a metatarsal stepping off a curb onto a road in an XC race (longer spikes). My dad was actually standing there and said I had a hitch in my step. I had no prior pain to that race. Small bones are vulnerable to breaking any time with the right force.

Moes Tavern wrote:

Sure. Blame everything on Bush.

touche. well played good sir, well played.

I do agree with you. If we were all that fragile, everyone would be walking around with broken bones. I can understand how people think that fractures can be caused by "one" race or "one" funny landing, because I remember with my stress fractures that they seemed to come up all of a sudden. However, it was weeks and weeks of stress that led up to finally feeling it and realizing that yes, it was a stress fracture.

Ummm... tommy that's why it's called a stress fracture and why the bone isn't broken. A stress fracture is caused by stress on a point for a period of time. Breaking a bone isn't the same as a stress fracture, dumbass.

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Ummm... tommy that's why it's called a stress fracture and why the bone isn't broken. A stress fracture is caused by stress on a point for a period of time. Breaking a bone isn't the same as a stress fracture, dumbass.

Ummm ... or, enough with the name calling. Whatever you say loses so much significance when name calling is involved. You lost yourself some credibility there.

And do you even understand what I wrote. Your argument makes no sense. You just wrote a definition of what a stress fracture is. I believe that Bush's foot broke/got a stress fracture/whatever happened due to "stress on a point for a period of time" (in your words). My argument is that breaks/stress fractures do not happen in a very short race. The human body is stronger than that. Think next time before you shoot your mouth off.

apparently the landing did not happen at a period of time then right tommy

tommy foot in mouth wrote:

apparently the landing did not happen at a period of time then right tommy

Horrible statement there. Understand what I'm saying. I'm agreeing with the OP that the increased height ALONE did not cause her foot to break. It was going to happen anyways. Not just from the couple extra inches. Bush's bone was on the verge of injury. Get it yet? There is no foot in my mouth here.

When are you going to get certified as an official so you can go out there on the track and make sure everyting goes 100% correctly 100% of the time? Oh yes, and don't whine about pay, because there is none. And don't act surprised when some jerk who is sitting on his ass criticizes you if you happen to make a mistake sometime during the next 30 years. Just saying

Was she the only one that ran the race?

Why is her's the only foot that broke? Must've already had an issue, pre-race.

Tree Frog wrote:

Was she the only one that ran the race?

Why is her's the only foot that broke? Must've already had an issue, pre-race.

Was the winner the only one to play the lottery?

Well I think people need to think about this one:

The results came back with an Avulsion fracture, which means a tendon or ligament ripped part of the bone away due to overextension or sheer force. This is an acute injury, not a stress fracture over time.

Tommy B wrote:

I can understand how people think that fractures can be caused by "one" race or "one" funny landing, because I remember with my stress fractures that they seemed to come up all of a sudden.

Yeah, you're totally right. My friend went skiing once and broke her leg, and she thought it happened because she crashed into a tree. But I was smarter than her, so I explained that there must have been a lot of stress on her leg in the weeks leading up to the accident, because humans don't just break bones all at once.

If only one foot got busted its a Nicole Bush issue nothing else. LIsten to the numbers, one injury out of 30...look inward rather than outward!!!

hold the phone wrote:

Tommy B wrote:

I can understand how people think that fractures can be caused by "one" race or "one" funny landing, because I remember with my stress fractures that they seemed to come up all of a sudden.

Yeah, you're totally right. My friend went skiing once and broke her leg, and she thought it happened because she crashed into a tree. But I was smarter than her, so I explained that there must have been a lot of stress on her leg in the weeks leading up to the accident, because humans don't just break bones all at once.

Haha, you are so humorous. I'm not talking about injuries that occur like you stated; only those running. Yes, if you fall out of the tenth story of a building, chances are you will break some bones. Again, read what I wrote more closely. I'm talking about running. I hope someone who trains in the steeple would be stronger than as to break a bone in just one race. What about someone who just started to steeple. Seems like they would be more likely to break something. And I don't see all the new steeplers walking around with broken bones. That's why Bush's injury was coming.