07/11/2025
Not exactly the post I wanted to write
That annoying pain on the outside of my ankle just wouldn’t settle, my gut said “check it”, and the MRI confirmed that horrible thought I had. A stress fracture at the bottom of my fibula.
I’ve been here before. The other leg, the tibia that time. Came back from that one and ran two marathons this year, so I know what it takes. But truthfully, I’m gutted to be back in this spot again.
I’ve worked hard this year to fix the things that led to last year’s injury. More structured and progressive training, better nutrition, improved recovery, and overall health dialled in. I really thought I’d nailed it this time. But sometimes, even when you tick every box, the body has its own plans. Time to look back, reflect, analyse and improve.
So for now, it’s a few weeks in the boot to let things settle. I’ll keep my fitness ticking over with pool work and non-weight-bearing exercise, then we’ll rebuild the right way, smart strength, sensible progression, and plenty of patience.
But this time, I need to explore deeper. It’s not enough to just rehab the fracture and carry on. I want to really understand why this keeps happening — whether there’s an underlying reason my bones seem more brittle than they should be. That means proper bone health checks, blood work, and looking at every variable from nutrition and hormones to recovery and training load. Time to leave no stone unturned.
I’ve had my moody few days. I think anyone who’s been injured knows that stage. But now it’s about action. Controlling what I can — sleep, fuelling properly, getting enough calcium and vitamin D, strength training, staying positive and trusting the process again.
So, back on the rehab train.
The goal hasn’t changed, come back stronger, smarter, and more resilient than before
