how long does a stress fracture take to recover? van bruggen probably had a decent base going if it didn't happen until the end of july, so if there was a short recovery could he be ready by the middle of the season?
how long does a stress fracture take to recover? van bruggen probably had a decent base going if it didn't happen until the end of july, so if there was a short recovery could he be ready by the middle of the season?
Who said VanBruggen had a stress fracture? I heard it might still be tissue inflammation or a stress reaction. Besides, even if it is a stress fracture that kid has a huge mileage base and any break from running he has to take will probably help him more than hurt him
any break from running he has to take will probably help him more than hurt him
I don't subscribe to that theory...bogus.
Not completely bogus for all. There are definitely some who would benefit from a break, though it is also hard to argue that you get faster from not running than from running.
a stress fracture doesnt kill ya, itll probably benefit him (ie. prevent overtraining). he was obviously running way too much, which doesnt surprise me. hell, you can get back from a stress fracture between 4 and 6 weeks at most. if it really matters, you can get back in a month, which is hardly an issue considering it is july. and he wont be any worse from it come november, maybe not running that fast in september, but that doesnt matter. summer is about base training, im sure he got in more base traning in the month of June then most guys do in an entire summer. plus he can cross train to maintain his base. dont get me wrong; i feel bad for him, i just dont think it will make much of a difference in his racing season.
doesnt matter wrote:
a stress fracture doesnt kill ya, itll probably benefit him (ie. prevent overtraining). he was obviously running way too much, which doesnt surprise me. hell, you can get back from a stress fracture between 4 and 6 weeks at most. if it really matters, you can get back in a month, which is hardly an issue considering it is july. and he wont be any worse from it come november, maybe not running that fast in september, but that doesnt matter. summer is about base training, im sure he got in more base traning in the month of June then most guys do in an entire summer. plus he can cross train to maintain his base. dont get me wrong; i feel bad for him, i just dont think it will make much of a difference in his racing season.
If 4-6 weeks off in the middle of the largest base stage of the season won't make a difference in racing at the championship meets, then why doesn't everyone just take some time off regardless of whether they get a stress fracture or not? I understand that an injury now can be minimized being this far out from November, but you can't say it won't effect him at all. Yes, maybe over-training is a factor with VanBruggen, I really can't comment on that, but cross training for 6 weeks isn't a good solution to that problem.
24 Stones away from happiness wrote:
If 4-6 weeks off in the middle of the largest base stage of the season won't make a difference in racing at the championship meets, then why doesn't everyone just take some time off regardless of whether they get a stress fracture or not?
That actually sounds like a good plan. I am thinking about switching to that schedule. It sounds like it would be easier and more beneficial so what is there to lose?
Right now, since I am training for an 8K race, I just run 8K all out every day a little bit faster each time. That way I keep getting PRs. Which training plan makes more sense at this point in the season?
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So it looks like the Boumeester and Haglund raced over the weekend at hennepin. Boumeester 15:58 (good luck tommies if you want him to be your top dog). Haglund looks like he is coming back a bit after a rough end to the track season. Also what about Fermoyles half? You kidding me that is flying he is going to be incredible this year!
Where are the results for the Fermoyle race?
fermoyle's half was 3 miles short
That's pretty impressive. However, it was July. Races start in November. If he can keep that up, he'll be on top of the conference for sure.
chickenhead wrote:
That's pretty impressive. However, it was July. Races start in November. If he can keep that up, he'll be on top of the conference for sure.
Some people on here make too big a deal out of this. Always saying wait till the races that matter, see if he can keep it up.
I'm not saying the race he just ran is nearly as important to him as NCAA Nationals, but running fast now shouldn't mean anything negative for the future. If anything, it's a positive thing because if he is doing well now, he should be doing even better when it comes to the races he's gearing his training towards.
It's not a as bad thing to run other races as some people here make it sound. Some people, including me, think it's fun to do, and there's no reason they shouldn't. It's not like they're running all out every day.
Looks like Jake Gyllenhaal has been doing some running.
He's in the middle of the pic, he rode his horse to the race!
Looks like Jake Gyllenhaal has been doing some running.
He's in the middle of the pic, he rode his horse to the race!
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/07/ma/Aug11_CHILMA_set1.shtml
looks like he's aged a bit since brokeback.
I want to know what Fermoyle actually ran was it :08 or :05, 3 seconds is everything in a half.
I don't see why anyone would count Macalester out of the top four -- they've been fourth four years in a row, and have been improving every year. Their main problem has been getting peak performances at the championships. They have a good coach and the best depth I've seen. I'd say they're poised to break into top three and make it to nationals.
Most of the crew had a solid track season last spring. Eckstrom showed he has excellent speed. He only ran the 1500 twice outdoors, and seems capable of breaking the school record (3:54) next year. If he put in the miles this summer he should be a top ten conference contender along with Mudry and Wegman, who also showed great improvement in strength. Add a couple good frosh competing for 5th spot and they'll be in the mix for sure.
Matt Wegman, Sr, 4:08, 9:36 Steeple (27th Conference '06)
Martin Mudry, Jr, 4:11, 15:11
Wade Eckstrom, So, 1:54, 4:00 (49th)
Kyle Braam, Sr, 15:36, 33:05 (37th)
Tim Burns, Jr, 4:28, 9:06, 16:46 (51st)
Nick Mangigian, So, 4:27, 16:41
Zak Morrow, Sr, (54th)
Jakob Wartman, Will Kennedy, etc.
A couple more 800 guys who I'm not sure are running this season:
Josh Springer, Sr, 1:54 (71st '05)
Tyson Morgan, Jr, 1:56, 4:13
Regarding St. John's, I was impressed by Chris Erichson's track season. He knows how to win. I wouldn't say St. John's is unbeatable though. It should be a very interesting season!