She missed February’s Olympic Marathon Trials due to injury, but the 2023 fifth-place Boston finisher believes she’s stronger than ever ahead of Monday’s marathon.
As Emma Bates approached the finish line at last October’s Chicago Marathon, she was visibly limping. She crossed the line in 13th place and immediately collapsed on the ground before being ushered away in a wheelchair.A week later, an MRI revealed she had partially torn her plantar fascia after stepping in a pothole during the race—an injury that, coupled with a case of posterior tibial tendonitis, would ultimately cause her to miss the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials on February 3.
She and her coach, Joe Bosshard, were pleasantly surprised at her progress during the previous few weeks. “We just started realizing that I was running faster than ever and running stronger than I ever have before,” she said.During the peak of her cross-training, Bates logged as many as 24 hours a week on a stationary bike. To stave off boredom, she would watch TV at the gym or listen to a combination of classical music, classic rock , and video game music.
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