Galen Rupp undergoes foot surgery, will miss 2019 spring marathon season

rojo wrote:

On a serious note, can a medical professional tell me how he knows how much pain someone is feeling?

Haven’t you ever been to a doctor? They have you rate it on a scale from one to ten.

Poor Galen is cooked.

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dunes runner wrote:

The same thing has happened to both Hasay and Rupp.

The Nike shoes are terrible and cause injuries. Stay way from Nike shoes if you don't want to be injured.

It's not the shoes, it's the stupid way Alberto has him run. People aren't meant to run a marathon like a ballerina dancer.

Pump Bump wrote:

I also have haglunds so I'll be interested to see how it goes for Rupp, the surgery looks pretty terrible with mixed success.

A fun side note that I have learned is that the slang term for haglunds is "Pump Bump" because it is most common in people who extensively wear high heels...read into that what you will.

Me too. I have Haglund's deformity and have been fighting a badly swollen and chronically painful Achilles for over three years. The orthopedist I saw recommended surgery, but the idea of having the tendon detached completely and reattached totally gives me the willies, and I decided not to consider surgery unless/until it becomes completely crippling. I'll be watching Rupp's outcome with great interest. Not to suggest I have much in common with Rupp apart from being human and bipedal.

Sand Dunes wrote:

dunes runner wrote:

The same thing has happened to both Hasay and Rupp.

The Nike shoes are terrible and cause injuries. Stay way from Nike shoes if you don't want to be injured.

It's not the shoes, it's the stupid way Alberto has him run. People aren't meant to run a marathon like a ballerina dancer.

Even if he never runs another marathon, he is already in the argument for top American marathoner. You add in his track career, he is hands down the greatest American distance runner. 3:50 mile to 2:06 marathon with several other AR in between and Olympic hardware in a much tougher era.

This is interesting. Doesn't Mo Farah have Haglunds as well? Cut down heel on his shoes?

I've been operated on twice by Saxena. Once for Haglunds (bone spur at AT attachment) in July 2012 and a stress fracture of the 5th metatarsal in Feb. 2013, both were on the left foot. No running for 13 weeks after each. I had issues with the left AT up to 10 months after the surgery but since then no problems. Before the surgery I had chronic AT pain for 15 years.

Dude, they had to detach part of his Achilles tendon, reshape the bone, and then reattach the

the tendon? His tendon was partially split in 2 areas

He hopes to start running in 3 months?

I think they are being overly optimistic with that.

That just sounds to soon to me, and he will have to build up his running, and will he probably have to start off with a lot of easy running.

I don't see him racing a marathon at all next year, maybe do a half marathon and a ten miler in October or November. But it just makes sense to shelf the entire year of racing, and just focus on being ready for the spring olympic trials. Hell, he is going to qualify anyway, and will not have to run fast. Just run a 2:09 and be done with it.

So it is possibly we might not see any serious racing from him until the Olympic marathon.

dunes runner wrote:

The same thing has happened to both Hasay and Rupp.

The Nike shoes are terrible and cause injuries. Stay way from Nike shoes if you don't want to be injured.

You say that but without the shoes Rupp is still a 2:11:xx, 2:10:xx at best guy, so I'm sure he'll take his spell on the sidelines.

Rick Sanchez wrote:

This is interesting. Doesn't Mo Farah have Haglunds as well? Cut down heel on his shoes?

He refers to it as an achilles issue in this video, but it sounds like Haglunds. He used to cut out a portion of the heel but now wears custom Pegasus with a soft heel cup. (I wonder if Rupp's shoes are the similar.)

“It’s gotta be the shoes” -Nike

Best quote of the entire article - referring to Chicago, "I was hoping and praying it would hold up. And, really, it did. Those other guys were better than me that day." Galen NEVER makes excuses. Kenny B and his handler Hermens could learn something here....

Scorpion_runner wrote:

He hopes to start running in 3 months?

I think they are being overly optimistic with that.

That just sounds to soon to me, and he will have to build up his running, and will he probably have to start off with a lot of easy running.

No idea what the rehabilitation timeline looks like for this surgery, but remember Rupp has an underwater treadmill in his backyard as well as access to AlterG. I expect he'd be doing deep water exercises well before those.

Geez just read the article. He’s also expecting his fourth child. Says he can now help his wife more. I get the feeling he might welcome a break in running.

Salazar better not rush things. Dude should take a year off. 3 months? Way too soon.

HahaRiiiiiiight wrote:

Galen NEVER makes excuses.

That's a f*cking riot!

Would Galen even run a fall marathon? I always kind of guessed that he would skip Chicago in 2019 even if healthy to focus on the trials in February.

This why you idiots should never speculate 1.5 years ahead of time on who is going to be top 3 at the Olympic trials.

You have to make it to the starting line to even have a chance.

Meb for Tokyo 2020!