Natalie Cook OUT for Outdoors

most of our guys are fine rn
might be a skill issue on your part

Indeed she does and they're also probably not the cause of her injury. Stress fractures are particularly common in female distance runners at her age.

A navicular stress fracture should heal with rest. I know someone that twisted an ankle when hiking and ended up with a really bad sprain that an X-ray showed her to also have a small fracture. A lot d bad sprains also result in small fractures. The orthopedic doc she saw recommended physical therapy and that was very helpful. He did not want her in a boot. I’m sure that the OSU staff is on top of it. Rest will be the best thing at this point and even if she felt that she could be back at the end of the season, it would be unwise.

I’ve always liked Cook. She seems like a good kid with a good personality and she always lights up the place with her million dollar smile. I hope she keeps her spirits up and comes back stronger for XC.

I hope she’s ok, but this is a scary injury depending on the exact type for an elite runner because of the unique features of the navicular bone’s location and vascular supply. There are higher rates of non union, recurrence and pain even after operative repair. This was the injury that plagued Lauren Fleshman during her career.

Dave DeBusschere--spelling counts. And please don't say Senator Bill Bradley: that was post-basketball. But when he was active, he was "Dollar Bill". Thanks, though, for bringing back some memories.

Don't forget although Natalie had an epic Senior season, she lost about 50% of HS due to injuries. Her dad and coach worked out a great system to finish off high school with a high volume of cross training and less running miles. It makes me wonder how much her OSU training differed. She obviously had a great Fall XC with the training, but what happened now?

If you want an insight into Flower Mounds heavy cross training, you can view the workout logs Humphries twins have posted.

milesplit.com

Week 4 Training Blog: Humphries Excited By Improvement

MileSplit Staff

For the final training blog, Samantha details the progression she and Nicole have seen in their workouts in the early stages of the season.

Link:www.milesplit.com/articles/320150/week...

Please stop.

You obviously have an issue with her. What is it?

I have no issue with her at all. She's a talented runner and I wish her the best.

I have an issue with guys who get emotionally invested in the entirely invented personalities that they project onto young women who they don't know AT ALL. It's creepy.

Ok, Mr. White Knight...Pot, meet kettle 😂

OP here. FWIW, I’m a woman and do know her.

Very cool

Lucky for you to run 100-170 miles a week on the roads and sidewalks without getting hurt. You're clearly the exception to the proven scientific rule that excessive running (impact) on hard surfaces substantially increases the risk of stress fractures. You're also the exception to the proven widespread rule that running on softer surfaces (trails/grass) drastically reduces stress fractures. Also, you're the FIRST runner to claim that "icing" a stress fracture healed it...WOW! And, finally... this quote is a gem "Injuries happen. Trying to attribute the cause is foolish". Hmmm... If I was injured I would like to know what the cause was (shoes, diet, training surfaces, etc...) so I can adjust accordingly and "get back in the game". With that archaic thought process you must have left a lot on the table when you retired.

Its all relative. I suspect she upped the intensity significantly for college. Foot didnt hold up. Could be energy imbalance...lots of explanations.

I dont disagree, but to be accuate there is no proof of either of your claims at all.

Thats a joke, son. And you're not laughing. You're built too low. The fast ones go over your head. -- Foghorn Leghorn

"Put ice on it and get back in the game" is a reference to the grunt sports attitude back in the day. (specifically football in the 50s to 70s) Think Dick Butkis I did, however, gradually work myself back in the game quite successfully.

No proof? 1977. Stress fracture in March. American record in June.

I remember when we had five ladies all in boots or crutches, I also remember my teammates who had stress fractures almost yearly… Yes injuries are common at the collegiate level, but the system is not kind to those who cannot handle it.

It is unfortunate but injuries do happen, especially for freshmen. Very rarely do all three seasons come together even for the most talented.

When I coached a rule of thumb was. Year 1 redshirt 2 seasons, compete in 1. Year 2 compete in 2 seasons, redshirt what you ran the year before. By year 3, rock and roll from August till June.

Also a few posts mentioned her form, form doesn’t change overnight. You run the way you run due to weaknesses, imbalances, flexibility, etc. All of those improved with more time running, and getting stronger. Dave Smith knows what the hell he is doing, she will get a whole lot stronger and her form will clean itself up over time.