[Rachel Roberts]

@pia_mia, I know this isn’t what you want to hear, but if you can’t train for the race by running now, you probably shouldn’t do the race. I injured my achilles back in 2016 and finally started getting treated in 2020, and insisted on continuing to climb mountains through the injury. I wasn’t as running focused, but hiking uphill with a heavy pack is not great for an injured achilles either. After PRP and a year of PT, I finally got to a place where I can do uphill hiking without constant pain. But I have tried to ease back into running 3 times and it flares up whenever I run for more than 10 minutes. I’ve had to accept that my running days are over. All this is to say, these achilles injuries are degenerative and take a long time to heal and trying to train through them will only make them worse. You should think about whether this race is worth the rest of your running career.