tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post7097840048176160140..comments2024-02-16T02:57:14.272-06:00Comments on Amanda, another priorfatgirl: Achy Breaky SideJen, a priorfatgirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11096249124375860830noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-19081436856954426172009-09-08T16:28:51.510-05:002009-09-08T16:28:51.510-05:00I just bumped into this one today on Runners World...I just bumped into this one today on Runners World online and remembered your post:<br /><br />Oh No! Side Stitch <br />Recovery Plan: Notice which foot is striking the ground when you inhale and exhale. Then switch the pattern. So if you were leading with your right foot, inhale when the left foot steps. If that doesn't help, stop running and reach both arms above your head. Bend at the waist, leaning to the side opposite the stitch. <br /><br />source:<br />http://www.runnersworld.com/article/0,7120,s6-241-286--13156-0,00.htmlEszterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277637910916778345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-30834886605428210012009-09-08T08:57:05.702-05:002009-09-08T08:57:05.702-05:00I find that I get them if I eat something heavier ...I find that I get them if I eat something heavier before a run. I always try to run at least an hour after eating though. But if you had a heavy meal, that might be why. <br /><br />I actually got one last week when I ran after a big lunch and I grabbed the side the sideache was on and squeezed. Sort of like I was hanging on to the ache itself. And it went away! I don't know if that's any kind of cure, but it worked for some reason!<br /><br />And congrats on 3.4! Way to go!Sarah Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08240450028165622008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-11772292822567041902009-09-07T18:22:13.511-05:002009-09-07T18:22:13.511-05:00I get the worst cramp in my ribcage. Even if I eat...I get the worst cramp in my ribcage. Even if I eat nothing... I will try these tips people left you!Dorihttp://dorishinyblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-64419896946874009872009-09-07T16:18:45.265-05:002009-09-07T16:18:45.265-05:00From my experience and very bad memory, a side sti...From my experience and very bad memory, a side stitch can happen when you don't warm up properly, or when you are dehydrated/not taking in enough water.<br /><br />Make sure you are well hydrated and that you are pacing yourself and listening to your body. Also, the breathing exercises the people above me suggested are great. <br /><br />Push through it and keep jogging, or walk for a little bit. The ache will go away. Always sip at water, the whole time you are exercising. Even if you feel you aren't thirsty, because by the time you are it's already too late. Stop to stretch and breathe deeply, and then keep going right again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-59915734408622733932009-09-07T15:11:22.730-05:002009-09-07T15:11:22.730-05:00The best way to prevent side ache to choose your p...The best way to prevent side ache to choose your pace carefully and breathe accordingly using the technique. If the breathing technique is okay, you'll be fine. But make sure you breathe all out and in. (I'm not a native speaker so that's why the explanation is so fuzzy, my bad (: ) But if the ache happens the best thing you can do is lower your running pace and you breathe out the oxigen when your foot hits the ground (if for example you feel the ache on your right side, make sure that you breathe the oxygen out when your left foot hits the ground ... this is important because this way there's less pressure on the side where you feel the ache) Sometimes if you stop it may get worst first. :( <br /><br />I hope it helped a little. I used to be a runner now I'm on my way to be one again. Good luck for your next workout. Your posts are amazing by the way!!! (:Eszterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15277637910916778345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-9497654172165488022009-09-07T11:52:02.503-05:002009-09-07T11:52:02.503-05:00If I remember... back when i was a runner in HS......If I remember... back when i was a runner in HS... WAY TOO MANY YEARS AGO. It has to do with unsteady breathing, not sure the mechanics of it all. But i could be remembering wrong too, it has been a decade. :) LOL. But coach would tell us to use our whole diaphram to breathe... lets see if i can remember... ummm... normally when you breathe in... you're chest and belly rise/go in... So breathe in... push your belly out while your chest expands.... when you exhale (which normally everything moves opposite of when you breathe in) let your lungs breahte out/move inward, but pull your belly in. Does that make sense, and yes, arms above your head helps. I remember walking it out doing his breathing technique. but if i was in a competition... I'd have to run through it while doing the breathing technique or lag behind and lose my spot in the race to the finish. Whatever the mechanics of it are... i just remember if I lost concentration on my breathing and it got unsteady or breathing too hard... I'd get side stitches. Good luck figuring out a cure. :)Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077354588121243899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-41246571287984685422009-09-07T11:31:09.334-05:002009-09-07T11:31:09.334-05:00Is the ache primarily on your right side? If so, ...Is the ache primarily on your right side? If so, it's probably the breathing/liver issue described in the link Jen provided. I used to get them quite frequently, and then I started exhaling on my left foot, and it stopped. Recently, however, I've been having side stitches on my left side, and nothing seems to help them! I haven't tried drinking water when it happens, though, so maybe that would help. Congratulations on your long run! I know how good those feel!erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04087894658713504760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-59865579668405806982009-09-07T11:28:56.357-05:002009-09-07T11:28:56.357-05:00I've also heard if you strike harder on the si...I've also heard if you strike harder on the side where the stitch is, then sometimes that will help.<br /><br />What I do is either push through it, or stop and completely crouch down to the ground and breathe really hard.<br /><br />Congrats on the distance!!Diane, Fit to the Finishhttp://www.fittothefinish.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-61321298744939969152009-09-07T11:02:33.878-05:002009-09-07T11:02:33.878-05:00My very unscientific remedy to the side ache probl...My very unscientific remedy to the side ache problem works for me every time, even though I'm sure many people have thought I was a complete lunatic. <br />Cover your mouth and let out a long, silent scream. Let the air still escape, but no sound. Repeat as needed.<br />I have heard before that the ache comes from an excess of air, which would make sense if the case, but I really have no clue. Hope it works for you.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11334775574561641925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-74890225713633084882009-09-07T10:09:58.208-05:002009-09-07T10:09:58.208-05:00Hey Amanda i have found that running with the army...Hey Amanda i have found that running with the army the side ache thing is something that if you run through it, it will go away. It sucks for a little while and it hurts but it will go away and when it does it seems atleast for me that i have more energy. Its almost like a second wind. Something else it could be is water. How much are you drinking before you run? It could be a cramp. If you are drinking lots of water before you run that can also cause those side aches. If you drink lots more water through out the day and less before you run they might go away. Let me know if that works out for you.Greg Hendricksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6290734263375177980.post-66452552121704106622009-09-07T09:59:52.855-05:002009-09-07T09:59:52.855-05:00OMG, 3.4 miles Amanda, that is AWESOME!!!! Congrat...OMG, 3.4 miles Amanda, that is AWESOME!!!! Congratulations, that is so wonderful!<br /><br />I actually was just pulling up a website for Dori about a sideache and happen to have it right here from KK who talked a little about side aches. I'm sure there maybe a couple of different reasons but this could be one of them<br /><br />http://icanbearunner.blogspot.com/2009/02/side-effect.htmlJen, a priorfatgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096249124375860830noreply@blogger.com