I thought that I just needed to overcome mental obstacles and my body would be able to follow. Yeah, that jog that evening out of BRC was a total teeth-gritter for me. There was a lot of uphill. You might get some valuable info from it that could help you overcome your injury challenges. Estoy seguro de que volverás con mas fuerza aún. I work with masters athletes in their 50’s and 60’s still chasing insane adventures and that is who i’d aim to be rather than a flash in the proverbial pan. Life is uncertain you already know that don’t lose your faith. Hi Anton, the only thing I can say is I am sending you light and a big hug from Argentina and it’s a long way!!! Thank you for sharing. This book takes a deeper look at running, and provides you with the knowledge and tools to solve the problems that limit your performance and lead to injuries. If you want answers, tools, secrets to achieve your best, look inside. Maybe I don’t deserve another chance, but, man, I’d really appreciate one.” ….that resonated with me. Hey Tony, It will probably flare up from time to time for the rest of your life. West Ridge of Mt. In pursuing the mental side of endurance, Jurek uncovers the most important secrets any runner can learn. Amby Burfoot, author of "The Runner s Guide to the Meaning of Life" " Came back a few years later, posed to run a maraton, got injured a few times in the process, run 2:32, tore my fascia and metatarsals several times, gave up again. It’s in french, but you should get it. It is so helpful to hear the stories of other runners – top runners – and how the work through the falls and the risings. That the only thing holding me back from getting better was a mind that told me I was too tired, that it was too far, that I was too sick. Photo courtesy of Anton Krupicka. In June 2011, Krupicka broke his leg after slipping on ice, on a sidewalk. I’ve seen so many people come and go on the scene, with virtually all of the burnouts doing the overtrain/recover/overtrain cycle for years until their bodies gave out. Maybe worth having a word with your chosen medical professional to see if this would help you. https://www.amazon.com/TheraPAQ-Achilles-Fasciitis-Microwaveable-Freezable/dp/B01LWHOY39/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1511276052&sr=8-3&keywords=achilles+ice+pack&dpID=51HhPRLCLfL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch. I sought out handicapped accessible trails (like up at NCAR), I was more understanding and patient than I had ever been – AND I got really good at allowing people to help me, something I’ve always SUCKED at. Finding perspective is crucial. 1 like gripped ... Anton Krupicka Returns To Run The Leadville... trailrunnermag.com - Brian Metzler. Start with “Program fractionné 1”. After a month of being much worse (typical with the procedure), I seem to now be stuck at the level of function and tolerance of activity that I had prior to the injection. Hey Anton, sad to read. You won’t take it, but I will still give it. …..so when you said “Did I really fuck myself with all those years of pointless miles? The ancestor of every action is a thought…” – Ralph Waldo Emerson. “A man is what he thinks about all day long. I have worked with many elites and other runners w/ similar issues. I feel like a failure and like everything I have ever accomplished was not real and any goals I have are gone for good. Now, the landscape and the experience—the mountains—are my primary motivators. This was stupid. I ditched pronation control shoes. When you showed up in Leadville 2006, I thought I saw the most talented ultrarunner. This is important. I can climb. But they do force you to focus on what’s most important, goals, loves, and healing. Anton Krupicka, ultramarathon champion. I had physios, podiatrists and musculoskeletal experts lead me a merry dance. long alpine run/scramble in Rocky Mt National Park, http://sandinypaver.blogspot.com/2015/05/an-achilles-story-personal-account-of.html, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658946/, https://lacliniqueducoureur.com/coureurs/apprendre/programmes-de-course/programmes-de-course/retour-de-blessure/programmes-de-course-fractionnes/, Reading for November 2017 - Curtis McHale, Applied Sports Science newsletter – November 28, 2017 | Sports.BradStenger.com, No Boundaries Running Shoes - Kiss The Runner, What We Learned in the Last Decade to Make Ultrarunners Faster in the Next One - Jason Koop. You probably have looked at the way you run and what’s driving it (internal such as posture, and breath or external such as “training”. Sandy wrote about about her experience here: Hmm… probably a Haglund’s deformity…or generic heel spur (guess I can’t go to war). (The prominent Haglund’s Deformity that I’ve had on that heel for literally as long as I can remember might suggest yes.) - Anton Krupicka Anton Kurpicka is an ultra-runner living in Boulder, CO, best known for his long hair and dedication to trail running. Remember that you are more than just an ultra runner or skiing enthusiast or scrambling junkie. Summery Last summer, after several relatively pain-free years, the fracture worsened. In fact, it’s kind of bullshit. Anton Krupicka is known for his outdoor chic style, donning long hair and a beard and running most of his races without a shirt. Not much to say other than I hope your body heals and allows you to do those things that support your journey. Cut out all sugar, grains and vegetable oils ( with the exception of olive & coconut oil ), get some healthy Omega 3’s from either fatty fish or fish oil supplements and I can almost guarantee you will feel much, much better in a matter of a few days. Your running does not have to end, but at some point you might really have to weigh surgery and months in a boot if running is important to you. Sure, I ran more than anyone else, but even so, my meager talent allowed for only mediocre results. Keep at it…get the best advice, maybe slow down a little, put a little less stress on the tendon….but DONT THINK that this is “pointless.” Keep running, keep climbing, in your own way…and keep writing for us Old guys. I wish you all the best. If I could run that much—consistently—I wouldn’t be here bitching about it so much! Also, DANG MAN 2:29 MARATHON?! Anton is who got me into running, and I wanted to be just like him from the shoes he wore, to the mileage he put down. You would be there now except you had to overdo it and destroy yourself. Man on the Mountain: Running Wild with Anton Krupicka. Found inside“Essential reading for every runner.” —Men’s Fitness “Compelling…As becomes clear not long after its starting gun, this book transcends the search for a two-hour marathon.” —The Washington Post Two hours to cover twenty-six ... Send you my best thoughts Much love and respect from France. And to this day I think you were the most talented ultrarunner I have seen. I do think sometimes maybe my Achilles problem started because of silent damage that was done by gout to my tendons before I went on Allopurinol or it was purely due to increased milage. I visited your state a couple of months ago for the first time in 11 years, and I was not encouraged. Running Beyond is a homage to the sport's legendary races, unique, commissioned photography, captures the diverse and striking terrain - from mountail peaks, to jungles and deserts. He seems sound in his approach to helping runners overcome injury challenges. Just like all of the previous eccentric exercises we’ve seen, patients are encouraged to exercise into moderate pain (though instructed to stop if it becomes debilitating). Thanks for sharing. Cheers, Chris, Tony In case it is the typical diet of an endurance athlete it is very inflammatory. My aversion to medical intervention led me here, rather than the recommended PRP injections. Be grateful for the experiences, insights and memories you have been fortunate to gather, but let go of the nostalgia of being a 20 year old athlete and embrace the reality of what your body needs to function in it’s 30’s, 40’s, 50’s and beyond. People were timing themselves on car-to-car ascents of the major Flatirons during the 1980s. You are into a deep injury/over train/injury cycle. I’m now 41 and just run my PB in half marathon 1:10 and marathon 2:29. Anyways, I’ve been trying everything, and recently got a pair of 4mm drop shoes but I’ve been doing some barefoot running and walking. Ultimately, whether I have any talent (I’ve accepted that I do, for what it’s worth) has become irrelevant, because I can’t fucking run. First off, thanks for providing a forum for so much sharing of solutions to Achilles tendon issues. How to apply an endurance athlete's gritty, perseverant, and positive mental strategies cultivate a winning mindset and achieve success in work, family, athletics, and beyond I follow you and many other mountian athletes not because I aspire to be as good as you (I’m a realist), but because I like to see where your adventures take you. While his injuries are surely unfortunate, I think they radiate a positive impact in the community. I started running and biking (albeit slowly) again in August and hiking in September. Running and pushing ourselves to our limits can be a spiritual endeavor. But he also looks forward to tackling some ski-mountaineering races this winter, and has a long list of personal projects waiting in the mountains. In particular, a stress fracture in his tibia, or shinbone, has been present on and off for the last four years. I had an inconclusive MRI. I also gained a whole new appreciation for the handicapped. Hi Tony, Gradually move back into physical activities outdoors as you sense your body loosening up. Some of Dr. Phil Maffetone could help you too. Jay just authored another book called “Running Rewired” which I hope to read soon. The flat eccentric heel drop protocol consists of three sets of fifteen repetitions done twice a day for twelve weeks. Found insideThe confidence and peace when you challenge yourself and succeed. All told, this is a cracking tale of what keeps ultra-distance runners running, mile after mile after mile. On skiing: I started skiing back in my freshman year of college, but was too focused on running to ever commit to it time-wise or financially. I just love running. And, in doing this, lest I sound like Frank Sinatra, you have don’t it by your method…your drive…your fulfillment…”your way”. Markus, Anton, te daré una solución muy concreta y definitiva: ponte en contacto con el doctor David López Capapé en España,acaba de operar de Haglund a Manuel Merillas, que quedó justo detrás de tí en la Cavalls del Vent. I don’t think you are broken, though, but you may need to rebuild from the foundation up. I could stretch fine but until a PT started DEEP muscle massage to stripe my calf muscles to loosen them nothing worked. As a runner. I have no idea why you dropped it. While I was not running a fraction of the miles Anton was, I too was training irresponsibly.. trying to pull off races with no training and little nutrients because those accomplishments were the only sense of value I felt. In answer to your final question, in my opinion you may not have fucked yourself and can get back to fully doing what you love, but I think it’s going to require a fundamental internal change, perhaps in training, perhaps in diet, perhaps in footwear, perhaps in all of the above. Wishing you the best. Jesus, cheers mate. Same one from the 7 years ago. Clearly there is no magic bullet, but there are certainly successes to be learned from. Sorry to hear your frustration. That said you’ve probably forgotten more about running and training than I’ll ever know but if you want some info you can hit me up by email and I will just email you some ideas (not a training plan) about a foundation for rebuilding based on the building blocks of movement/development patterns. Mi correo es anandacorredor@gmail.com. He high fives the crowd and Jornet greets him. Krupicka arrives seven minutes later in 8:49:56 and looks on fire running around the final bend at speed. The lamp itself is not expensive. I ditched my insoles. I hope you get back out into your church, and can pray with your whole body again soon. Anton, Muchos ánimos desde Barcelona. There’s light on the other side. I definitely do miss being able to get out for just a simple jog up the hill. Damn, I feel for you. I also have Achilles issue near insertion point, no bump though. Anton, you’re not a smart guy. And … Hopefully that will do the trick for you. You’ve always looked way too tightly-tuned to me. My first race I was in last place on my team, it was a 5k. I had ongoing issues with insertional achiilles tendinitis in both heels. I’ll get there. It had little discernible effect. Best of luck Tony. This amounts to a sort of pyrrhic victory. Trust me, moving from a mechano-structural approach to running injuries to a more mind body approach was not easy for me. Since May 8th, I’ve been dealing with an achilles injury in my left heel. “It hurts,” he says of his knee as he chalks up for another route. Came back again a few years later, this is, a few years ago. Like every other injury, I researched it to death to find a way to manage it and keep running. Still enough time to change your training style. !…I’ve now back doing everything I want but the key for me has been regular DEEP muscle massage to keep the calfs/shins loose….best of luck, don’t give up. I have been running for about 11 years now. Hopefully, to be ready for a 50k in 2 months. I like to hear more about your experience with Haglund’s and insertional achilles tendinopathy/superficial bursa and esp. Who the hell am I to give you advice haha, you’re so much more experienced. p.d: I can´t wait for my next shoes. – Cloning of devices And you my friend, have shown up every fucking time. Scott Jurek can help you with this. Sharman secured fourth place and said about his race, “That was the hardest Leadville yet! I know I have a lot of miles in my legs, 45+ years will do that, but know I have more if I can get by this issue. Join Outside+ to get Trail Runner magazine, access to exclusive content, 1,000s of training plans, and more. Bruce Lee hurt his back once and never fully recovered. I wanted so badly to compete in one of these events but doubted myself because of my consistent history with injuries. I even went to racing bikes and did well for 10 years but just so hard to find races and also real expensive in the end so went back to running. I’m gonna offer some more unsolicited advice. I’m told I may be able to have a little jog at Xmas. Achilles tendonitis was one of many injuries I endured. It was incredibly painful for the first couple of weeks until the calf muscle relaxed and took the permanent tension away from the tendons. Mechanics, gets off the sugar and fix the perspective so you can listen to your body. My 2 cents worth: Take some time off, and when you are physically able, slowly start a basic yoga routine. Insertional Achilles tendinopathy is the worst. The last 20 years have basically been one injury after another, because once I’d gotten through the growing pains of puberty, it was back to that old trope of outworking everyone else and, suddenly, I found that, in my 20s, I could handle up to 200 miles per week of running, for at least a few weeks at a time, before something broke down. I have long been a fan of his exploits and his no hold barred approach to racing and training. Man that sucks, I’ve dealt with injuries and other things coming up in my running as well. Nevertheless, this obsession—combined with finding my niche in the then competitively immature sport of ultra trail running—allowed me to finally find success as a runner. I’m just so happy to be able to follow and read about your activities and see you smiling and doing the things outside that make you happy. Achilles healing is an ultramarathon, too! Krupicka rounded out the mens’ podium with a time of 17:07:55. Hope you recover quickly. When I was in high school, I sucked at running, if one were to evaluate my racing by any objective standard. Treat it well and listen mindfully. Did I really fuck myself with all those years of pointless miles? You need to help them remodel and hard scraping breaks down calcification etc. Anton Krupicka | October 22, 2015 | Uncategorized This summer, from mid-April to mid-August, I had a bone stress injury in my right tibia (reaction, fracture, it doesn't really matter, treatment is the same) that prevented me from not only running, but really, precluded almost any … In between all of that noise I’ve made time to hike, run, swim and bike – and I was on my way – feeling stronger. I can still get out in the mountains every day and use my body. Unlike the exercises for midpoint Achilles tendonitis, there is no bent-leg variant for this exercise. Riding bikes is serious business. I won’t pretend to diagnose your problem, especially since you have Haglund’s and that may complicate it, but I do recommend you look into their cases if you find yourself obsessively bored one night. Also, this may or may not be the place for it but: that Touching the Trail pod episode you did was a fantastic departure from the typical endurance athlete podcast. It took a simple X-ray to show what was wrong. All body weight is then transferred to the injured leg with the ankle in a plantar-flexed (foot pointed down) position and the knee straight. I re-aggravated it with a week of big vertical and running outings in the Tetons and Wind River Range in early August, and sorta put the nail in the proverbial coffin with a long alpine run/scramble in Rocky Mt National Park in mid-August. Races and not. It was the only ultra in panama at the time and I figured I could give it a shot. It takes weeks to feel better but I was back running after about a month after the first treatment and was completely better after a couple of months. My ankle is strong enough for the hardware that was put in to come out. The second part of my conversation with mountain athlete Anton Krupicka dives into what has ultra running grown into and where might it go and what has Anton grown into and where is he going? Take care and enjoy life as much as you can. Best of luck Much respect and love to you! Over the 20 weeks of that winter and then spring track season, I averaged more than 80mpw and ultimately logged more than 3000 miles on a single pair of retro Nike Cortez that I’d gotten for $1 at a thrift store. And I’d still really, really like to. Any advice on how to stay injury free this way? This winter I was mainly focused on racking up vertical gain. After a five-year break, I started climbing regularly again in 2011 while recovering from a broken leg. Anyways, I am always rooting for you to heal up and get back to doing whatever it is that you most want to do and do it at your full capacity. What the fuck. This weekend, he looks to kick off his 2015 with a strong showing at Transgrancanaria. I don’t know what people are talking about. Krupicka persevered through Europe’s Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc in August, and, this year, earned a sixth-place finish at the Transgrancanaria 125K in March. As you share the issue is just that I cannot run as I would like is frustrating. There is hope and I’m happy to talk with you about my journey if you think it would be beneficial for you….my best to you! I will say, though, that I don’t think something needs to be an FKT for it to be interesting. But before he won Leadville and began redefining what it meant to be a mountain runner, he … In August 2016, La Sportiva Mountain Running® athlete Anton Krupicka along with Stefan Griebel completed the Fastest Known Time (FKT) of the infamous Longs Peak Triathlon in Colorado. From my point of view as a health & running coach too much emphasis is put on the (too much) running part, shoes, etc respectively all those heel raises & stuff. I’ve followed you for years, but you never get smarter. My bike was stolen in 2006, so I hadn’t done much cycling since then. (The prominent Haglund’s Deformity that I’ve had on that heel for literally as long as I can remember might suggest yes.) Krupicka on biking: My freshman year in college, in 2001, I had a stress fracture after the cross-country season and a friend lent me his road bike. There are also countless link-ups and ridge traverses that require a similar blend of speed, endurance and climbing competence. Something to think about. – A lot more depending on the service you seek, […] The phase didn’t really last all that long. I didn’t ride a lift all season. Call it sheer work ethic and NO TALENT if you want. This is not just a book about running. Unlike most ultrarunners, who turn to bikes because of injury… pain for 15-20 years. As if ascribing it a label makes any fucking difference in my ability to do what I want with my body. Good luck on the recovery trail. If I was going to suck, it was going to be on me, not contingent on the apathy of teammates. I found that getting higher on the toe mattered more than the amount of weight. Anton Krupicka published a blog post regarding his recent injuries and old training habits a couple days ago.. check it out here . running way more than was reasonable or advisable. Anton, what’s your diet these days? Docs always love a runner-patient who’s come in with a google-web diagnosis! Would probably be interesting to look at video of your running gait from 5-10 years ago and compare it to a more recent video. I devoted myself to go beyond my physical and psicological limits just to discover that the two are strictly intertwined. Just my 2 cents – Hacking/Cloning of social media accounts I can always detect a sense of pain or anger in all of his even seemingly positive posts on instagram. Hey Tony, well said. The travel writer shares his essays on a host of his favorite destinations, including Hong Kong, Maine, Africa, and the Pacific islands. Consider a prolonged 6-12montb recovery/rehab phase and get in with the rest of your life. I am on Allopurinol (Gout med) for last 10 years and it has kept my gout under 100% check. Thanks, Dave. This is the first time since high school that I’ve dealt with insertional achilles issues, though. First, if you are in your 30s or 40s and you got into ultrarunning pretty much at any point when Anton was racing, odds are, he was probably one of your primary inspirations. He’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but if his story resonated, you read his blogs, you watched the films, you rooted for him at all the races. Thank you so much for not running for a few minutes so I could talk with you. His route on Half Dome is aesthetic and logical in that it takes the most reasonably direct lines up and down the formation rather than the contrived, spiraling, easiest route that is the hiking trail. It has always been (at least for me) really difficult to differentiate between feeling reluctant to run because I’m overworked and tired (and thereby flirting with injury) and feeling reluctant because maybe I’m just being lazy or perhaps not tough enough. Take the advice. Sorry to call you out for being stupid. So mechanical to your running. Dathan Ritzenhein, Alan Webb, Kenenisa Bekele, Haile Gebrselassie, and Sebastian Coe to name a few. Is that why my Achilles hurts? […] Anton Krupicka – Injuries and Related Thoughts Something about Anton just appeals to me but it’s not his injuries. Since you tried “everything” from a physical (therapy) standpoint I’d suggest to look at your diet. Yes his site sucks on mobile but still read this personal thought on injury and still wanting to do so much. I was 13. Many with good results. Strength is the foundation of fitness. Back in August I had an OS Calcis operation which, basically, moved my heel bone 12mm away from the Achilles. Maybe I will do the same. Often hard for others who do not love to run to understand as it is easy to just say take a rest but harder to do. Found insideForm, Footwear, and the Quest for Injury-Free Running Bill Katovsky, Peter Larson ... Anton Krupicka, a two-time winner of the Leadville 100 ultra, ... In the last five years due to a number of injury setbacks Anton has moved away from competing at top level ultra running races. David. " One of Horne's positive solutions to agribusiness-as-usual is to pay farmers to implement sustainable practice, rather than pay them later to clean up pollution or compensate for overproduction. Wish you quick recovery. […], Hi Anton, i feel you. Mucha fuerza y nos vemos en los senderos, bro! However, it has 100 percent benefited my running mindset, in that it has vastly expanded my options in the mountains and has allowed me to see them with completely different eyes. The reason is that it's a rather strange article in its nauseating fawning over Anton Krupicka. I’m finding peace in the simple things, such as, listening to classical music, going for walks in the woods, and now reading. Anton Krupicka meets up with Kilian in the Grand Teton range, talks about the difficulty of getting back after an injury ad how he got into running. Thanks for all your work in creating/sharing so much new material with us! Anton Krupicka Registers for 2021 Leadville 100. by Chase Parnell — March 29, 2021. Among the ultrarunners I know, discussions about you or your race performances seem to always start with an … Soon after I got a bad achilles injury where I could hardly walk for months. An agile trail runner makes running look effortless and easy. It also aligns muscle and tendon fibres.. tendons don’t heal in straight lines and repair themselves like spaghetti. I’ve had to balance that goal with being a single mom of 3 kids, working a full time job, and being the chief cook and bottle washer at home. […] Anton Krupicka – Injuries and Related Thoughts – Man, it hurts to read you. The following day, I jogged through a flat run, but by the end I knew my achilles was fucked. Lately, though, Krupicka’s once illustrious career has stalled due to injury. I willed myself to keep up and it resulted in injury. However, although I enjoyed triathlons I didn’t like how high maintenanced they were. It’s boggling how the human body can seem completely unbreakable and fragile at the same time. At high school and college I run middle distances, I was a 14:45 5k guy. There is good clinical evidence supporting the efficacy and way, way less downtime than surgery. I still have occasional minor/moderate inflammation, but not the totally debilitating sort that I would get prior to surgery. I have been following your blog for years. So much talent is squandered due to lack of motivation, lack of work ethic, lack of discipline. Dr. Sarno & Alan Gordon. You have sensitive Achilles. So, here’s some free advice to help you. It is not “pointless.” You are admired far and wide. What worked for me was straight leg only eccentric drops on flat surface. I am a trail runner but nothing like you guys. But I admire his honesty, motivation, and overarching outlook on a life spent in the mountains (versus fast times). Feel for you man as I have an achilles issue on my right foot that just seems to stay around. Watching Anton Krupicka run the Western States 100 in the film Unbreakable was agility defined. From the Dolomites to the Rockies, when snow caps the mountains Anton Krupicka takes to the planks... It’s late October. With this stress fracture, I can’t run, I can’t scramble and I can’t ski. This is an awful mental trial for you to go through (let alone a career-threatening one). I knew I wasn’t anything special with running fast but I felt over time that I did have the gift of mental toughness. Who cares. The search for spiritual transcendence through physical exertion — fasting, pilgrimages, self-flagellation, ceremonial dances — is … Exquisitely written and rich with human drama, John Brant's Duel in the Sun brilliantly captures the mythic character of the most thrilling American marathon ever run—and the powerful forces of fate that drove these two athletes in the ... Rest & heal, Teresa, Both hers and Sandi’s cases (cited above) have definitely piqued my interest. Krupicka ascended through the fledgling sport by running insanely high mileage in a minimalist style: mostly shirtless, sometimes barefoot, and always sporting his flowing hair and beard. Hi Anton, http://sandinypaver.blogspot.com/2015/05/an-achilles-story-personal-account-of.html. Anyway I have been Vegan for 20 years. Thank you for letting us into your thoughts. I didn’t know anything about ultra running until a few years ago. We feel your frustration and pain! If there is pain on both sides, the subjects in Jonsson’s study used a box to get into the “up” position, avoiding any concentric contraction of the calf. Sportiva Unika model. You’re an athlete, so you must use your body. The guide offers three detailed training plans to prepare for 50K, 50-mile to 100K, and 100-mile ultramarathons. I always thought my body could do anything my mind would allow it to. Four-time Leadville 100 champion Ian Sharman and two-time champion Anton Krupicka duked it out for second and third with Matt Flaherty in the second half. Everything hurts, but I’m happy… I will tell you this. You can see the elation on his face. Have you reached out to other top runners such as Sandy Nypaver who’ve seemingly had successful minimally invasive surgery for this condition? Respect from France during one unforgettable NCAA season we ’ ll help promote relief w/your achilles stuff, shinbone! 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