Chris Derrick Achilles Tendonitis?

I've had that, who cares? That's such a pussy injury.

Chris Derrick can't get injured!

Achilles tendonitis isn't a big deal, a large percentage of the time people successfully run through it without missing any training, Ice and Ibuprofen is typically enough to deal with it, most athletes don't ever even report it to trainers.

Achilles Tendonitis IS a big deal and can end your career.

Whenever that happens to me I just take two days off and ice massage it and stretch. Works great.

celiac wrote:

Achilles Tendonitis IS a big deal and can end your career.

If you are a masters runner, maybe.

I hope this is not true because it coud spoil Chris' season very easily. Achilles tendonitis isn't someting to take lightly. It normally requires several weeks of rest, but can be much worse if the inflammation doesn't subside. Chris Derrick is a tough, tough competitor and I'd like to see him continue to have success at Stanford. I've also been looking forward to watching him and his buddy Heath at the Pac 10 (Berkeley) and NCAA (Eugene) meets this year.

Chris does have Achilles tendonitis, but he's getting better. Even if he has to miss the entire indoor season, who cares? The indoor track and field season is the biggest waste of time in our sport. It counts for VERY little in the long run.

Samuel Adams Thomas wrote:

I hope this is not true because it coud spoil Chris' season very easily. Achilles tendonitis isn't someting to take lightly. It normally requires several weeks of rest, but can be much worse if the inflammation doesn't subside. Chris Derrick is a tough, tough competitor and I'd like to see him continue to have success at Stanford. I've also been looking forward to watching him and his buddy Heath at the Pac 10 (Berkeley) and NCAA (Eugene) meets this year.

Bingo. Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciitis have curtailed or interrupted many a career, many because the body's warning signs aren't properly heeded. These aren't injuries to train thorugh most of the time. Some people can get away with it; others just keep the injury cycle going, trying to come back too quickly or push the envelope too much.

I'm going to be honest, I've glanced at his Facebook recently and a couple wall posts definitely confirm his Achilles problems.

And yes, I am aware of the humor (and creepiness?) of this somewhat ridiculous post.

facebook creeper wrote:

I'm going to be honest, I've glanced at his Facebook recently and a couple wall posts definitely confirm his Achilles problems.

And yes, I am aware of the humor (and creepiness?) of this somewhat ridiculous post.

Thank you. The reason I asked was because somebody claimed to be Chris Derrick on the flotrack live feed of the UW Invite, and he said he had achilles tendonitis. A few questions verified his identity, but I just wanted to be sure.

I hope this doesn't become a chronic injury like some.

On the bright side, he isn't missing much, since this is indoor. I hope he rests well for outdoor.

People who dont understand that there are differing degrees of achilles tendonitis that can affect your running differently are morons. All that achilles tendonitis means is that there is inflamation in the achilles, and since most of the time the achilles itself isnt actually inflamed, basically achilles tendonitis just means theres something wrong with your achilles. So just because some people get a sore achilles and can ice and ibuprofen and run through it, its pretty funny that they cant comprehend that some people can have it much worse and more debilitating than them. Its laughable that some average joe who gets a little bit of tendonitis and runs through it thinks hes tougher than chris all of a sudden, when in reality what there facing is completely different, just because its all achilles tendonitis, doesnt mean its all identical, something you would think people over the age of nine could understand...

koose wrote:

facebook creeper wrote:

I'm going to be honest, I've glanced at his Facebook recently and a couple wall posts definitely confirm his Achilles problems.

And yes, I am aware of the humor (and creepiness?) of this somewhat ridiculous post.

Thank you. The reason I asked was because somebody claimed to be Chris Derrick on the flotrack live feed of the UW Invite, and he said he had achilles tendonitis. A few questions verified his identity, but I just wanted to be sure.

I hope this doesn't become a chronic injury like some.

On the bright side, he isn't missing much, since this is indoor. I hope he rests well for outdoor.

That person was not Chris Derrick.

Yeah, I figured, but Chris Derrick hasn't been running, and after having such a great XC season, it's weird that he hasn't run at any meets. Even Puskedra has run quite a few races already.

So, if it's not achilles tendonitis, who has the inside scoop on what's sidelining him?

Obviously, Stanford sucks. Coach Sucks; gets his kids injured. Why did Chris ever make the choice to go there? All that talent should be developed by the University of Nike.

Hmm....does this sound familiar?

I hope not. Derrick's the man.

I think your lack of objectivity is spiking here, son. The University of Nike, as you call it, has great track and field fans, some of whom happen to have an opinion that occasionally an athlete with great potential, risks that potential by making a poor college choice. Most of these same fans would never disparage the kind of program that is in Palo Alto. Chris Derrick and many, many other great middle/distance runners have, and will continue to have success at Stanford. Injuries happen, even in good programs. Many of us happen to believe that injuries and other career impediments happen all too often in programs that are not of the Stanford/Oregon/Tecxas A&M caliber. Don't make it more than it is...though you are obviously trying to start something out of nothing.

Pointing out the Obvious wrote:

Obviously, Stanford sucks. Coach Sucks; gets his kids injured. Why did Chris ever make the choice to go there? All that talent should be developed by the University of Nike.

Hmm....does this sound familiar?

Go to the University of Nike, burn out, get a mid-management job at Nike.

Go to Stanford, burn out, go on to earn six figures in a rewarding and intellectually stimulating field.

Go to OK. State, burn out, go back to Applebee's.

Get the idea?

apparently no one knows about alternative treatments. it really saddens me that top american runners ie. Bernard Lagat don't know which specialists to see for an injury as simple and treatable and runnable as an achilles injury. conventional doctors dont want healthy people