Another week, another slog round the Downs… Having missed two of the training runs, this afternoon’s effort will be my third official attempt at what is affectionately known as ‘Route 1’. Since last week’s exertion, I’ve noticed that my ‘DRI’ (dobbin-related injury – a cracked rib caused by parting company at speed from my mount on Exmoor last year) has been playing up… Not sure why – perhaps Coach Clayton with his expert knowledge of sports injuries could enlighten me? However, martyr that I am I intend to run through the pain and give it my all today.
Embarked on my first extra-curricular run at the weekend – made the mistake of tackling the aforementioned Route 1 with ‘im indoors. Had forgotten how competitive and smug he could be – within two minutes of setting out, my breathing, running style and speed had all been cruelly savaged. When someone condescends to tell you how to do something that you’ve managed to pretty much master over the past 32 years (breathing that is) it can be quite disconcerting and I found myself panting and wheezing as I attempted to emulate his ‘breath through the nose, breath out of the mouth’ mantra. Needless to say that will be my first and last marital training run – I shall stick to a more sensible pace with my running partner Vanessa in future!
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Injury to the ribs is particularly painful as you will already know. Cracked or broken bones are usually isolated in order to repair, however this becomes a problem with the ribs as we all need to breath which obviously expands the ribcage. Rib injuries take a long time to recover due to poor circulation around that area – gentle stretching and moderate aerobic activity is advised during the recovery period.
As you are a year on from your injury I would suggest that the pain is probably being brought on by the cold coupled with increased impact activity to the body, ie; running on the road.
I broke my wrist playing football when I was 14 and I still get pain at the site of the break now in very cold weather (20 years later).
Disclaimer: If the problem persists I would suggest you seek professional medical advice.
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