is mantz injured?

The man just came off two back to back 100 + mile weeks and a couple marathons .

exactly. why the sudden disruption in his training?

acting like a pro runner needs to take a break after a few 100 mile weeks is absurd.

If he is injured, it won't be a surprise. Running two marathons in three weeks was crazy.

The one with his wife doesn't count. A 2:04 marathoner running a 2:43 is easier than most easy runs for a typical Letsrunner.

WOW

Easy pace high mileage can still cause an injury after an all out marathon. High mileage takes a toll on the bones and joints regardless of pace. Pounding is pounding.

All I wanted for 2026 as a running fan was a respectable showing by team USA at OUR world XC champs on OUR turf. Now our 2x ncaa champ, 26.2/13.1 record holder is in the pool for a week straight after skipping another sort of down time. Our 5k world champ isn’t going to show up. Our 10k record holder isn’t going to show up.

what the heck is this sport? Why are our top athletes so incentivized to not show up to a world championship? This year they don’t even have a “OG/WC” excuse.

Fisher and Hocker are going to try to snag some mickey mouse indoor medals instead of getting like 10th at XC.

Looks like it. Nobody does 1hr 46min elliptical sessions out of choice.

Gosh Dang it. I might not even want to go to the US XC champs anymore, even living 20 minutes away

Okay.....that seems a bit dramatic! A bummer US doesn't care about XC but that isn't anything new.

But, come on, go watch Worlds ya jibronie! Once in a lifetime chance dude, do it! It will still be a fun event and as a fan of the sport it is pretty special to see!

Sheesh, 20 minutes for a banger HS XC Meet is sometimes worth it, best XC Meet of the year in the entire world. You'd regret not going! Go!!!!

Sincerely,

Random dude on the internet who has your XCTF well being at heart.

This is why XC needs to be in the Winter Olympics!! Making XC an Olympic sport raises its prestige so that athletes see it as a real discipline even outside of the Olympics. World XCs becomes almost as prestigious as World Track Champs. And at the very least, XC outside of the Olympics becomes an opportunity for athletes to get experience before the Olympics. Such a shame that the Winter Olympic Committee is so stuck up about allowing in a non-snow sport. Look at how flexible the Summer Olympics is, allowing in wacky sports like freestyle dancing. People need to make the Winter Committee understand how much this is truly wanted—need to make a petition or something.

… just hungover

I concur.

I love Mantz and I love Eyestone. Far be it from me to tell these guys how to train. But I’ve said for forever and a day that I do not think he recovers well enough and for long enough after hard marathon efforts. I wish they would take yet another week down and no hard workouts AFTER they think he’s fully recovered. Just build in the margin. It’s also a way to extend a career.

I get that he’s trying to do world cross and the turnaround time is short, but, at this point, I think I’d probably start to focus on Boston. My $0.02 which isn’t worth much. Marathons really do take a toll.