Evan Jager coming back from injury before 2011 Stanford Payton Jordan 1500

Evan Jager will be running his first full track race since June 12, 2010 when he nearly PRed in his season opening 1500 at the 2010 adidas Grand Prix. Evan Jager went on to run at the 2010 USA Championships but during the 1500 he cracked his navicular and was unable to finish the race. After surgery and 2 screws being put into his foot, Jager started his comeback which included 6 months of no running. He is back training, although not totally pain free. Tomorrow he will open up his season with a 1500 at the 2011 Stanford Payton Jordan Invite. Last time he ran at Stanford he debuted in the 5k running 13:27 behind Hassan Mead in 2009. He later went on to represent the USA at the 2009 IAAF World Championships in Berlin at the 5000 meter distance.