RANT: Stress Fracture

I am going to the doctor tommorow morning to see if the pain in my leg is a stress fracture

and my parents are getting really mad at me for continuing running, but i dont want to stop until i know i have to stop

and they also get mad at me when i run twice a day...lots a people run twice a day...right?

That really sucks. It's probably best that you're getting it taken care of this early in the summer so you'll still have a few weeks left for base miles. If it is a stress fracture, it isn't an accident. You should assess your training and see what you need to change to not get hurt.

Best of luck.

Two-a-days can be useful for high mileage, such as you would be doing while training for a marathon. I know a lot of people on here do them, but I personally think that one hard run is a lot more beneficial than two mediocre ones and there is a decreased chance of injury. I think if you are doing mileage over 60 mpw it can be useful, but you should only be doing that kind of mileage with a lot of experience. Last summer, I peaked at 40 mpw and had a fairly successful xc season ending with two sub-20 5ks (as a girl). Stress fractures are tough; I wish you the best of luck!

peace,love&running wrote:(as a girl)

We could tell from your avatar.

hahha good call

this dumb girl i know has a stress fracture and shes running through it. so don't run through it it will only get worse if you do that. cross train it does wonders.

well if its a stress fracture don't run through it.

yeah, cross training until your sure of what it is would be the smartest route

well i go tommorow morning, but i am going to pool run if i do have a stress fracture

hope it isn't stress fractures, but I can't stand pool running, not only do I look like an idiot when I do it, I am completely exhausted after doing it and people look at me all weird.

mae2937 wrote:but i dont want to stop until i know i have to stop

That is a terrible approach to running. When you feel pain (in most cases, like shin splints), its not going to get better unless you decrease mileage or rest. Why would you risk squeezing in a few extra runs when those few runs could cost you four weeks(or more) with a stress fracture?

yeah keep running so that your out for the whole season instead of stopping running for 2 week or so until it goes away then build back up your training and your back to where you started. do not listen to anything that person just told you. My brother has had 3 stress fractures every single year that he has been running and he always starts back to soon and causes another one. would you like to ruin your whole running career or take off a couple weeks? haha magic mans post before this deleted?

i got to practice and i sat out...so i did not run today...i will see what happens at the doctor tommorow

okayy thats probably good i didn't mean to lay a big rant on you i just have seen what happens when people make the mistake of running during stress fractures.

so here it is...yes it is a stress fracture but its only in its beginning stages, so i wont have to take as long off

they put me on some sort of pain killers and so i am taking time off

Did this ever get resolved? The suspense is killing me.

Edit: Woops, too late.

Good luck with that. You can still have a successful season.

hey its a lotttttt better than it could have been.

runforlifex3 wrote:hey its a lotttttt better than it could have been.

i have to agree; i ran through mine during xc and track and it became really severe. i was too naive to even recognize the pain. at least you dont have to wear like a hard cast like i did haha

How much time are you taking off? I would eat more calcium now than I had before too.

i am on calcium supplements and some other medicine that the doctor perscribed...my next appointment is in two weeks so when i go back he will tell me if i can run then or need to take more time off depending on what the xray says

i know your committed to your running so you will cross train through your injury so, even though it sucks now, you wont lose much fitness! i took 2 weeks off with just biking then the third week i alternated days biking and running easy for like 2 miles to ease back in and when i really started training again i was even better than before!

i remember sub5 did something similar through an injury and she came back and PRed. so try not to get discouraged

ya im hoping that i will be able to come back stronger with just starting my summer training over

mae2937 wrote:ya im hoping that i will be able to come back stronger with just starting my summer training over

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