T.J. Holmes Forced to Stop Running After Pain From N.Y.C. Marathon Injury 'Got Severe': 'Damn. DAMN. DAMN!’
“Guess that gives me enough time to get ready for #NYCMarathon2025,” he said
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T.J. Holmes at the doctor's office; an image of his injuryT.J. Holmes is on the mend from an injury after completing the New York City Marathon earlier this month.
On Nov. 26, the 47-year-old posted a series of photos on Instagram from his doctor’s visit as he got X-rays on his left foot.
“Damn. DAMN. DAMN!!!” he captioned the post. “Hard words for a runner (like me) to hear: ‘You need to stop running.’ Post-marathon pain got severe enough that I went back to the doctor who tells me I possibly have a ligament tear … or a ligament strain, at best. He put me in a brace and told me not to run for the next 4-6 weeks. 😧”
“Guess that gives me enough time to get ready for #NYCMarathon2025. 🏃🏾♂️🤷🏾♂️ #RedemptionRun,” he added.
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Holmes participated in the New York City Marathon with partner Amy Robach, hoping the race would be a "redemption run" after he “fell apart” during the Chicago Marathon in October.
At the Chicago race, the former GMA3: What You Need to Know host said he nearly collided with another runner, which aggravated an existing injury to his IT band — or iliotibial band — on his right side.
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Holmes explained to Robach on the Oct. 14 episode of Morning Run, “I have a left Achilles injury, but instead of trying to help the left Achilles by putting more weight on my right, my right leg is now injured.”
Holmes said he began “compensating by putting more weight and emphasis on the left leg, which is already injured, and that is where everything falls apart. That's why I fell apart.”
He was in so much pain he began vomiting — and left the marathon in an ambulance.
However, Holmes shared at the time that “before we even got back to the hotel, my thought was all about [how] I gotta get healthy for the New York City Marathon in three weeks.’ ”
