Time

Yet another long delay between updates for which I apologize. Lots has
transpired since the WI Elite heptathlon. We had our USA Indoor National
Championships which I felt as though I was well prepared for and excited to challenge for the National Championship. It wasn't meant to be as I crashed over a hurdle in training a couple days before the meet and had a couple of cortisone shots in my foot/arch 2 days before the meet. I managed to make it through the meet and finished in 3rd. Since then, my left ankle (the one I injured badly in Holland last fall) has been bothering me quite a bit. It had been feeling great all through fall conditioning and even the beginning of the indoor season as we jumped from short approaches. As we moved back to full approaches in the long and high jump especially, I guess the added force on my ankle was too much. Since my first indoor meet jumping from a full approach, it's progressively gotten worse. I saw a foot/ankle
orthopedic last week and had an MRI. This revealed something called an osteochondral defect of the lateral dome of the talus. Many times apparently this can be healed through rehab, but this isn't the case with me. We made the decision to have arthroscopic surgery to repair my ankle and remove any bony fragments that may have become dislodged. The surgery will be taking place this Wednesday. Recovery can vary, but we are certainly being optimistic and I will do everything I can to expedite the recovery to get ready in time for the trials. It's been a pretty frustrating past couple of weeks for me, but I'm confident we are making the right decision and that I will be ready to go in June.
Thanks for all of your support!

God Bless,

Chris