Is Tyson Gay Injury Prone Due to His Speed?

This needs to stop.

I’ve had countless conversations with my colleague John W. Davis and read a recent article and I seem to be in the minority that Tyson Gay is not a running Saltine Cracker.

Gay has done this.
1.  Hamstring injury
2. Groin injury
3. Tendon injury

Does any of that seem odd for a world class sprinter?

He recently injured his tendon.  That is a freak thing that can happen to anyone.  He injured his hamstring back at college days and injuries to the muscle is fairly common in the sport.

Gay’s fast movement has nothing to do with the fact this his tendon is sore. Absolutely nothing. He has been working out since the fall, practicing five days a week and hoping planes to compete in races around the globe. It happened to Usain Bolt, it happened to Maurice Greene, He injured his tendon. Same thing.

Shawn Crawford battled injuries in both feet in between making the 2004 and 2008 Olympic teams.

Lui Chang injured his foot and leg after the pounding of hurdling. That is completely different story. There is nothing about Gay’s injuries that has anything to do with stress or wear and tear or anything brittle.

Freak thing, it could happen to anyone.

I don’t see anything in Gay’s injuries that tell me he’s anything more than incredibly unlucky. There was nothing in what happened recently that should tell us otherwise. 

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