sandrazürcher

It's been a successful season, but also plagued with injuries. It all started in the first week of April when I twisted my ankle and tore a bunch of ligaments. I wasn't able to run for over a month and didn't start orienteering until shortly before the World Cup in Finland and Jukola, over 2 months later. I managed to get myself into pretty good shape for the season, but I always had some sort of small injury haunting me. Just before the world champs I injured my hamstring and that didn't go away until about two weeks ago. I have had some pain in the other leg for the last 6 weeks, my patella tendon was showing signs of an inflammation. It would hurt on steep climbs in the beginning of a training or race, but then go away once it was warm. Since it never hurt very much, I never did anything about it. Bad idea! During the training camp in the Czech Republic I felt it in every training. When I got home it was worse than it's ever been. Now it hurts even when I am just walking normally or going up stairs. So, my conclusion is that it is time for a break. I was going to start my training break in a week after the last national race here in Switzerland, but training is not possible right now, so racing is certainly not an option.

I am ready for a break, and am looking forward to start my winter training afterwards. I will start with a trip to Karlstad, Sweden, to my club for some O-technique training in November. I can't wait already now!