{"id":62551,"date":"2012-07-11T10:45:27","date_gmt":"2012-07-11T14:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=62551"},"modified":"2012-07-18T16:04:15","modified_gmt":"2012-07-18T20:04:15","slug":"long-distance-runner-reaches-goal-thanks-to-uconn-sports-medicine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2012\/07\/long-distance-runner-reaches-goal-thanks-to-uconn-sports-medicine\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Distance Runner Reaches Goal Thanks to UConn Sports Medicine"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tara Zink crossing the finish line of the New York City Marathon. (Photo provided by Tara Zink)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tara Zink has always loved long distance running so she was devastated when an injury threatened to keep her from competing in the New York City Marathon.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe doctors in the emergency room told me to stop running, and I said \u2018I don\u2019t think so. I have a couple weeks left. I\u2019ve trained for four months, and nothing is stopping me!\u2019 So I ended up at UConn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Thomas Trojian<\/a>, director of the Injury Prevention and Sports Outreach Programs at the New England Musculoskeletal Institute at the UConn Health Center, found that Tara was suffering from a stress fracture caused by her marathon training.<\/p>\n

As a team physician for many of UConn\u2019s athletic teams, including women\u2019s basketball and men\u2019s soccer, Trojian knows the importance of helping athletes reach their goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we altered her training, we moved her to the pool,\u201d says Trojian. \u201cWe had her do pool running, unloading the shins so that she can keep up her aerobic activity and keep up her training and allow the shins to start to heal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trojian has done a lot of research on the prevention of sports injuries<\/a> and is a nationally known expert on the topic. He knew Tara would not be completely healed by the time of the marathon but well enough to compete and safely accomplish her goal.<\/p>\n

Tara placed in the top 20 percent of her age group and finished the course in four hours and 14 minutes.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always had a goal to run a marathon,\u201d says Tara. \u201cIt was longer and harder than I expected but I got through it and I have Dr. Trojian to thank.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trojian is now helping Tara accomplish another milestone – competing in the Chicago Marathon.<\/p>\n

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