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Kastor Injures Foot, Drops Out of Olympic Marathon

Posted August 16th, 2008 at 7:50 PM by Jared Markowitz

Section: News & Results, Marathons, Olympics

Deena Kastor 2004 athens olympics bronze medalist Deena Kastor has dropped out of the 2008 Olympic Marathon right around the 5k mark. The pace to that point was pedestrian and the competitors were approaching the first water stop when Kastor pulled up lame. Deena apparently injured her foot, as she immediately grabbed it after limping to the side and seemed to say “something popped” into the TV camera.

Kastor is the American record holder in the marathon and was America’s foremost medal hope in this race after her bronze medal in the 2004 Athens Games.

UPDATE: According to Runner’s World, Deena Kastor just made the following statement about having to drop out:

“My foot has been sore for the past week. It didn’t affect my training. It was tight during the race and then I felt a pop in my foot. I couldn’t stand on it. I didn’t expect to be finishing the marathon in a bus. We prepare forever for the marathon, and I had a sound race plan. I was excited to get out there and try to win another medal to make my country proud. As athletes, we have ups and downs. Unfortunately, you can’t pick the days when they come on.”

Reporting by Adam Jacobs also used in this race update.