Further worries about Jan Fitschen’s shape

March 12, 2009

Reigning European 10.000m Champion Jan Fitschen is still struggling with an aching patellar tendon and still is not able to perform a regular running training. Fitschen already had to cancel the traditional spring training camp at the altitude of Flagstaff/Arizona and now he is hoping to train with a bigger group of runners at the Dutch North Sea island Texel during April. “I want to run painfree in April” he stated and also had a look forward: “The time until the World Championships is running out. It’s going to be super-tight.” However, he also has a plan if he should not be able to compete in the track season during summer 2009: if this happens he is going to run road races later in the year.