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I always loved to run but unfortunately after running for a minute or two there's a piercing pain on either sides or both if i keep pushing it.. Why does this happen? and is there anything i can do to avoid such pain?
Thanks a million!
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Interesting question.
Without knowing anything else about you or you running style, there are just a couple of things that come to mind.
Perhaps the most important thing is the question about stretching. Are you doing any stretches at all?
The human body, while not an automobile, is like a car in this way: You would not start your car on an icy, winter day, and immediately start driving at 60 MPH! The reason is that cars need to warm up, just like people do. With cars, you have cold metal grinding against cold metal, and that just does not work out too well for the long term survival of the car.
People need to warm up properly before running! Part of that warm-up should be a series of stretches, and that should include all of the major muscle groups. Legs, arms, shoulders, trunk twists, etc etc. The idea is to prepare your body to run. None of the stretches should be bounced, either. You should move into the stretch gradually, and then hold it for 20-30 seconds.
Once you start to run, start slowly at first. Again, running will subject the body to stresses that it normally does not have to deal with, and this is especially true if you are planning to run a few miles or more.
The next time there is a track meet on television, or in your area, watch the runners before their events. They are often stretching for quite a while before they even get out on the track.
I can assure you of this: You will never see a world class runner who does not do a lot of stretching both before and after the event. We stretch before in order to reduce the chance of injury. We stretch afterwards in order to reduce the amount of residual tightness that often occurs after a particularly hard event.
Let me add a little anecdote here. Derek Clayton was a world class marathon runner, who held the world record for the marathon longer than anyone else in the history of the sport. The one thing that cut his career short was that he got injured often. It was even suggested by some (kiddingly, of course) that Clayton wound up on the operating table so often, his surgeon could buy a new luxury car each year. In his early years of running, he didn't do much stretching at all. When he wrote his book "Running to the Top", he devoted an entire chapter to the importance of stretching, commenting that if he had it to do over again, he definitely would have done a lot more stretching than he did.
By the way, listen to your body. If there is pain, you should pull back. If it fades, continue. If not, then it's better to stop and get it checked out right away. A doctor who is skilled in sports medicine should be able to diagnose the injury and suggest the best treatment for it.
Good luck, and good running!
Interesting question.
Without knowing anything else about you or you running style, there are just a couple of things that come to mind.
Perhaps the most important thing is the question about stretching. Are you doing any stretches at all?
The human body, while not an automobile, is like a car in this way: You would not start your car on an icy, winter day, and immediately start driving at 60 MPH! The reason is that cars need to warm up, just like people do. With cars, you have cold metal grinding against cold metal, and that just does not work out too well for the long term survival of the car.
People need to warm up properly before running! Part of that warm-up should be a series of stretches, and that should include all of the major muscle groups. Legs, arms, shoulders, trunk twists, etc etc. The idea is to prepare your body to run. None of the stretches should be bounced, either. You should move into the stretch gradually, and then hold it for 20-30 seconds.
Once you start to run, start slowly at first. Again, running will subject the body to stresses that it normally does not have to deal with, and this is especially true if you are planning to run a few miles or more.
The next time there is a track meet on television, or in your area, watch the runners before their events. They are often stretching for quite a while before they even get out on the track.
I can assure you of this: You will never see a world class runner who does not do a lot of stretching both before and after the event. We stretch before in order to reduce the chance of injury. We stretch afterwards in order to reduce the amount of residual tightness that often occurs after a particularly hard event.
Let me add a little anecdote here. Derek Clayton was a world class marathon runner, who held the world record for the marathon longer than anyone else in the history of the sport. The one thing that cut his career short was that he got injured often. It was even suggested by some (kiddingly, of course) that Clayton wound up on the operating table so often, his surgeon could buy a new luxury car each year. In his early years of running, he didn't do much stretching at all. When he wrote his book "Running to the Top", he devoted an entire chapter to the importance of stretching, commenting that if he had it to do over again, he definitely would have done a lot more stretching than he did.
By the way, listen to your body. If there is pain, you should pull back. If it fades, continue. If not, then it's better to stop and get it checked out right away. A doctor who is skilled in sports medicine should be able to diagnose the injury and suggest the best treatment for it.
Good luck, and good running!
What to get an adventurous runner for Christmas?
smblovesyo
I'm trying to find the perfect Christmas gift for my brother. He's a nineteen year old college kid. He's a crazy runner - just did the World's Toughest Mudder last weekend. I want to get him something unique, like the Survival Straps he just bought. Anyone have any ideas?
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If you love your brother a lot, get him the soleus watch. It is made specifically for serious runners. It has a GPS, calculates current and total running distance, speed, water resistant and a heart rate monitor to make sure he's not pushing himself too hard where its unhealthy. This is the watch I'm talking about...
http://www.amazon.com/Soleus-Mens-SG003020-Running-Watch/dp/B006MVW270/?ie=UTF8&tag=utf8qid-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
If you love him but your budget isn't high, your brother will really like the ironman flix watch. It's good so your brother can store all his training logs and workouts to see his improvements. It has a lot of functions without making the watch complicating. Good to keep track of all of his best running times. Would've been perfect to take on his tough mudder event.
Timex Ironman Watch
http://www.amazon.com/Timex-Ironman-Traditional-100-Lap-Silver-Tone/dp/B00093CZV0/?ie=UTF8&tag=utf8qid-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
Any christmas present you buy your brother will ALWAYS be a great gift regardless if you buy him the watch or not.
Hope that helps. Merry Christmas!!
If you love your brother a lot, get him the soleus watch. It is made specifically for serious runners. It has a GPS, calculates current and total running distance, speed, water resistant and a heart rate monitor to make sure he's not pushing himself too hard where its unhealthy. This is the watch I'm talking about...
http://www.amazon.com/Soleus-Mens-SG003020-Running-Watch/dp/B006MVW270/?ie=UTF8&tag=utf8qid-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
If you love him but your budget isn't high, your brother will really like the ironman flix watch. It's good so your brother can store all his training logs and workouts to see his improvements. It has a lot of functions without making the watch complicating. Good to keep track of all of his best running times. Would've been perfect to take on his tough mudder event.
Timex Ironman Watch
http://www.amazon.com/Timex-Ironman-Traditional-100-Lap-Silver-Tone/dp/B00093CZV0/?ie=UTF8&tag=utf8qid-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325
Any christmas present you buy your brother will ALWAYS be a great gift regardless if you buy him the watch or not.
Hope that helps. Merry Christmas!!
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