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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: Sair Subject: RE: My goal of sub 4:00 1500-I will not stop until I reach my goal. Body: Well, since you asked... I screwed up my ankle back in february. A week and a half before my peak XC races, I put my foot in a hole, and went over my ankle. I didn't run at all up until the morning of the race, when I was along to support my team, and decided 'what the hell I'll run anyway'. I was really fit at the time so despite the layoff and the dodgy ankle I ran what was probably my best XC race to date. I limped through a week, then ran another important race (team-wise), and ran well enough to qualify my for a third race - which was a pretty big deal so I didn't want to pull out. So cue another 2 weeks of limping (and antibiotics for a heavy cold), and in the last race I really did myself some damage (and ran really badly). I had to take over a month off after that, and build up gradually with a lot of cross-training - most of my problems were with the peroneal tendon - which runs along the outside of your ankle and is a pain in the ass if you manage to hurt it. Since then, the tendon's improved nearly fully, but I've been having a few recurring ankle and achilles tendon issues - I guess my ankle was weakened and I didn't strengthen it like I should have. My latest problem occured when I strained the achilles tendon during a workout. The achilles was better after a week, but it seemed to set off this plantar thing, which is what's plagued me for the last 8weeks. I've been doing a lot of ankle strengthening since though, as well as plantar exercises, so I think once I get this clear, I'll be free of problems. The ankle's definitely a lot stronger. I know I must seem very foolish when you read this, but when you've got a team relying on you for a big race, it can hard to choose not to take the risks. Also, I guess it's in my nature to be impulsive and foolhardy. I'm quite physically strong and not injury prone, so in the past I've become used to being able to take a few risks with my body and get away with it. I'm thinking it's time I changed my mentality a bit. Oh, and I'm a young 'un, I'm 24. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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