JUST ANNOUNCED: American record holder Grant Fisher has withdrawn from today’s U.S. 5000m final at the U.S. Championships with a femur injury.
He finished 4th in the 10,000m final. Still could qualify for Budapest based on having the standard for that event. Will have to wait &… pic.twitter.com/2Z0k4yOI22
This is dumb as f*ck. If he has a stress injury he should take time off. He's not going to be right for Budapest to perform anywhere near his potential. All he'll do is risk aggravating the injury and stretching his rehab closer to next season. He should scratch from the 10k team and help ease McGorty's path to the team
BTC needed to make a statement this year- come out and dominate. Show us the Houlihahn situation was an anomaly.
And they have STRUGGLED.
Maybe its bad luck, but it makes you wonder.
Shelby was banned two years ago for failing a test two and a half years ago. I don’t think their 3rd outdoor season with her gone was “the one” where they needed to show it an anomaly.
And if BTC were doping, they should have had a hell of a better year which they are not. I am believe that they are a very honorable, and Grant Fisher is a standup guy no matter what these boards say.
Hated seeing the news this morning. Wondering if he got a stress reaction and came back from it too soon because he wanted to qualify for Worlds, making it flare up. My older daughter had a stress reaction during high school track, and it derailed her freshman season. It was hard for her to sit it out. I can only imagine how awful it is for Grant given the timing of it. Also starting to wonder if he might do better if he left BTC and went elsewhere.
Hated seeing the news this morning. Wondering if he got a stress reaction and came back from it too soon because he wanted to qualify for Worlds, making it flare up. My older daughter had a stress reaction during high school track, and it derailed her freshman season. It was hard for her to sit it out. I can only imagine how awful it is for Grant given the timing of it. Also starting to wonder if he might do better if he left BTC and went elsewhere.