Virginia Berasategui is confident of "starting a new stage as a triathlete"
The best Basque triathlete in history continues with her recovery process. Sondika had foot surgery after the end of the year. Hawaii Ironman, the queen event of his specialty where he once again played a great role. The pain was too severe to avoid the appointment with the operating room. Athletics Club Ercoreka-Santutxu: “After my return from the island, I met with my doctor to evaluate the discomfort I had returned with and plan a rest period. The pain in my foot (Morton's Neuroma) continued and also the discomfort in my left knee, which luckily was spared during the Ironman. Even so, I had returned to competing with pain for another year,” he comments.
And it didn't end there: “The surprise came the day I was having a consultation with a new traumatologist specializing in feet and hands, whom my doctor had recommended to me. His security, good expectations along with his experience made the decision 'easy'. Everything happened very quickly but the decision was to have surgery to remove the Neuroma. In this way I was trying to put an end to a torture that had accompanied me in every training session and in every competition for 2 years," explains Berasategui on the portal. Eurotri.
“The first night was terrible. I had a lot of pain and could hardly sleep, mainly due to having also filed part of my bunion. Even so, he began his recovery with great enthusiasm. With great enthusiasm. During those days there were many messages of encouragement and expressions of affection,” says the Biscayan athlete.
But the light at the end of the tunnel is already visible: “Having the possibility of enjoying triathlon again, my sport, in short my lifestyle, in full condition, fills me with strength and energy. And I'm on it. After a few days without being able to put my foot down, I have already been able to take my first steps with shoes. I have even dared to go on a short bike ride. I haven't forgotten the gym either, where I have gone almost daily to lose as little strength as possible. And I have also taken the opportunity to attend a Yoga course, with one of the best teachers in the world.”
Virginia Berasategui He is already counting the dates to be able to fully rejoin his profession, in which he is in at least a second or third youth: “From now on and when the stitches and staples are permanently removed, we will see how my foot responds, but the planned recovery will begin. The idea is to be able to fit in some swimming sessions and take advantage of the winter season to go mountain biking, something that I had forgotten about in recent years and that will surely come in handy. In addition, I do not rule out taking a trip to train at altitude and I will repeat some concentration with other triathletes.”
The future, therefore, looks rosy for an athlete who continues to lead the way, reaping great results and, above all, enjoying what she does every day, which is not easy after so many seasons: “2012 looks exciting, with a World Championship in Vitoria and with several tests in mind to smile again doing what I like most: swimming, riding bike and run.”
