What would you do?

Sharmer · January 11, 2009, 4:48pm

So I am a bit curious about what the coaches and athletes here would do in my situation:

I started my general prep in August and went through 9 weeks perfectly–improved fitness, strength, flexibility, and speed. I then had plantar fasciitis flare up that eventually led to a rupture on 1/10/2009.

Strength and power levels are at their best ever and I was in sprinting PR shape even with minimal sprinting (30m training PR and PR @ 20-30m in competition w/ rupture).

At this point, it is hard to say, but it will probably be 10-12 weeks for a full recovery.

The questions:

-Do I attempt to run the outdoor season? I would probably only have 8-10 weeks total to run in competitions from the point it is healed and much of that time will probably require me getting back into shape…

-If I forego the outdoor season, what should the plan be for training? It is way too early to start a general prep for the next season, so…

I would ensure that your injury has healed 100% before mapping out the season.