He can hang with TAS when doing track workouts except for maybe the last two 200's and he's a biathlete (XC skiing and shooting). TAS better re-think his training if someone, not a professional runner, can do your workouts. TAS would be lucky to break 3:50 and 14:30 right now.
I like Allie but my God, stay healthy. I've been running almost 29 years now and have missed maybe a month total in all that time with an injury.
compulsive loser lmao
or liar too, 29 years and not 1 stress fracture or reaction? dude either has the most durable body around or runs 10mpw and doesnt realize that's not a lot.
Based on what she's shared about the severity and duration of her eating disorder, her body is still recovering. She's still in the hole even if she's generally fueling herself well NOW. Lower bone density, hormonal imbalances and delayed healing/poor recovery can all persist for a while after periods of restriction.
Unfortunately, it's entirely possible that she'll never recover. Long term eating disorders (particularly when they occur during development years) can have serious and lasting health effects, even when people are no longer running chronic calorie deficits.
If I were a betting man, I wouldn't put any money on her becoming a national level athlete again, though I sincerely hope I'm wrong. She was a tough racer, and she's showing a lot of toughness by not quitting now. She certainly doesn't deserve mockery or scorn because of her struggles.
or liar too, 29 years and not 1 stress fracture or reaction? dude either has the most durable body around or runs 10mpw and doesnt realize that's not a lot.
Huh? You think it's implausible that any long term runner has not had a stress fracture or reaction? They're not all that common, especially for mature runners with adequate nutrition. They're not normal injuries. They mostly happen to young athletes who are ramping up training very rapidly to levels they're not used to. I've been running around 4000 miles/year for 15 years, and I've never had a stress reaction. The only injury I had that took me out of commission for more than a month was acute: I stepped in a pothole (not looking) and twisted my knee badly.
or liar too, 29 years and not 1 stress fracture or reaction? dude either has the most durable body around or runs 10mpw and doesnt realize that's not a lot.
Huh? You think it's implausible that any long term runner has not had a stress fracture or reaction? They're not all that common, especially for mature runners with adequate nutrition. They're not normal injuries. They mostly happen to young athletes who are ramping up training very rapidly to levels they're not used to. I've been running around 4000 miles/year for 15 years, and I've never had a stress reaction. The only injury I had that took me out of commission for more than a month was acute: I stepped in a pothole (not looking) and twisted my knee badly.
She hasn't gone into specifics on her diagnosis but the extreme modifications to her training points to osteopenia or osteoporosis. Both are very difficult to reverse but osteoporosis requires life-long medication that causes brittle bones. I'm rooting for her to keep working at it because she is TOUGH. Love following her training and racing.
Huh? You think it's implausible that any long term runner has not had a stress fracture or reaction? They're not all that common, especially for mature runners with adequate nutrition. They're not normal injuries. They mostly happen to young athletes who are ramping up training very rapidly to levels they're not used to. I've been running around 4000 miles/year for 15 years, and I've never had a stress reaction. The only injury I had that took me out of commission for more than a month was acute: I stepped in a pothole (not looking) and twisted my knee badly.
She hasn't gone into specifics on her diagnosis but the extreme modifications to her training points to osteopenia or osteoporosis. Both are very difficult to reverse but osteoporosis requires life-long medication that causes brittle bones. I'm rooting for her to keep working at it because she is TOUGH. Love following her training and racing.
As a women who dealt with a long-term eating disorder, it took me 5ish years in recovery before I stopped getting stress fractures. I still suffered a few even while I was fueling myself well, which was incredibly frustrating. I think there's some lag until the bones and everything finally catches up. Hopefully she's on her way there!
or liar too, 29 years and not 1 stress fracture or reaction? dude either has the most durable body around or runs 10mpw and doesnt realize that's not a lot.
It is not normal to have stress fractures. If you fuel correctly and don't overtrain you can run your entire life without a stress fracture. I have done so. It is only in this weird pseudo world of EDs for everyone and running too hard too often that people think it is normal to be injured often.
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