{"id":150466,"date":"2025-06-01T21:46:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T21:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150466\/"},"modified":"2025-06-01T21:46:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T21:46:14","slug":"triathlon-champ-alex-yee-reveals-overload-injury-after-stunning-london-marathon-debut-marathon-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/150466\/","title":{"rendered":"Triathlon champ Alex Yee reveals ‘overload injury’ after stunning London Marathon debut | Marathon news"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alex Yee<\/strong>\u2018s superb marathon debut in London<\/a> has come at a temporary cost as he\u2019s revealed he\u2019s \u201cpicked up a small acute overload injury\u201d.<\/p>\n

The Olympic and World Champion in triathlon put his swim, bike and run career on hold to achieve a lifelong ambition of competing in his home city marathon.<\/p>\n

And on an unusually hot day for April, Yee clocked an impressive time of 2:11:08 which was good enough for 14th in the Elite men\u2019s race behind winner Sabastian Sawe of Kenya<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sense of perspective<\/p>\n

Plans for the rest of the year had been fluid but the 27-year-old had started ramping up his swimming and cycling volume again.<\/p>\n

However he revealed on Instagram<\/a> this week: \u201cPost-London I sadly picked up a small acute overload injury. Honestly before this I\u2019ve been lucky. Since my crash I\u2019ve been consistent and I believe that\u2019s been one of my super strengths.\u201d<\/p>\n

The \u201ccrash\u201d he refers to was a horror one when, aged 19, he suffered broken ribs, cracked vertebrae and a collapsed lung after hitting a bollard and losing consciousness during an ITU Triathlon World Cup event in Cagliari, Italy.<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s given him a real sense of perspective which he\u2019s applied to this current setback as he added: \u201cThe first few weeks I definitely felt down and had a constant urgency to get back, but recently this has turned to gratitude. <\/p>\n

\u201cA gratitude I can push my body, I\u2019m healthy and an understanding of the opportunity and challenge somebody has given me for myself and to others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"AlexAlex Yee in action during his London Marathon debut in 2025 [Photo credit: TCS London Marathon].<\/p>\n

\u2018This year isn\u2019t done\u2019<\/p>\n

Yee is the most successful triathlete in Olympic history with two golds, a silver and a bronze his combined haul from Paris and Tokyo.<\/p>\n

And he\u2019s heeding the words of one of his heroes \u2013 martial arts specialist and philosopher Bruce Lee \u2013 as he plots his comeback and insists \u201cthis year isn\u2019t done!\u201d<\/p>\n

Yee added: \u201cBruce once said \u2018Don\u2019t pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat I think I\u2019m trying to say is, enjoy movement, enjoy challenging yourself and enjoy life. We don\u2019t get a respawn and this year isn\u2019t done! LET\u2019S GET IT X.\u201d<\/p>\n

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