{"id":607506,"date":"2026-04-15T02:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/607506\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T02:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T02:16:11","slug":"sunlive-injured-teen-star-wont-rush-back-onto-the-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/607506\/","title":{"rendered":"SunLive – Injured teen star won\u2019t rush back onto the track"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is no timeframe yet on a possible return to the track for teen running star Sam Ruthe.<\/p>\n

The 17-year-old revealed at the weekend that he had suffered a stress fracture in his leg.<\/p>\n

It put into doubt his plan for the year which included the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow in July followed by the world under-20 championships in the United States.<\/p>\n

His father, Ben Ruthe, said Sam\u2019s team have had a chance to review his medical status<\/a> and complete a recovery plan back to fitness.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nature of the injury to his fibula means that Sam will have a full recovery without any lasting impact to his running career,\u201d Ben Ruthe said.<\/p>\n

The teenager is being treated by High Performance New Zealand doctor Dan Exeter and Tauranga-based physiotherapist Leanna Veale, with his coach Craig Kirkwood.<\/p>\n

His father said his son\u2019s recovery includes swimming and biking before the introduction of \u201cload-bearing exercise moving through to jogging\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ben Ruthe said the aim is for a full recovery rather than rushing back to training.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt means no decisions have been made around the upcoming Northern Hemisphere track season at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ruthe has broken a number of records over the last year, including Sir John Walker\u2019s long-standing national mile record when he clocked 3min 48.88sec at an indoor meet in Boston in February.<\/p>\n

RNZ<\/a><\/p>\n

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