So, about 2 weeks ago on my 15 mile run I had a sharp pain in my side after a water stop. A REALLY SHARP PAIN. I thought Holy Mother of God, this is the Motherload of all "sidestitches"!!! I was running with my TNT buddy Chrisie (thank god that I have a witness!!!), and I said to her, OOOOH...I gotta walk a minute, you go ahead without me. Then I finished my 15 miles and went on with my day. The pain has not gone away, I figured it was a pulled oblique of some sort. I didn't want to blog about it because it seemed so "lame". Keep in mind, since then I have done a 1/2 Marathon, all my weekday runs, and another long run of 14 miles. Even ran 5.5 miles last night. The pain has still been there, particularly when I twist, sneeze, cough, laugh....hmmmmm, sounds like something else....can't be though...can it?
Finally after not being able to sleep last night I went to get it checked out and they did an X-ray, Drumroll please.................
Yep, I have a BROKEN RIB! NOT a fracture or a crack, BROKE in 2 pieces. Rib #9, that bitch!
So what does that mean for me....thankfully it's not a deal breaker. Just NO lifting, pushing, pulling of any sort for 10 days. Lay low on the running for 7 days, and then re-x-ray.
For real, who breaks their rib running? I guess I must run SO fast that they just break...LOL!!!
On the bright side, I am HARDCORE!!!!!
Song of the day - Break Stuff by Limp Bizkit
8 comments:
OMG are you serious?!?!? that is CRAZY! i hope its feeling better soon!!
you are hardcore! :)
OMG!! How the heck did you do that?!? Wow chica! I hope that baby heals up quick. You are very hardcore!
You are HARDCORE! That is crazy!
You are the woman!! I admire you for running through the pain. Now that's guts! :)
Oh my God. I'm totally freaking out. I just blogged today that I feel like I broke or sprained my rib. But thought there was no way I could do it running. WTF?
I wonder why. hmmmm. I remember reading somewhere that women runners really need to up their calcium or their bones get more fragile. I never take calcium, but believe you me - I am getting some SOON!
At least it's not a deal breaker for running. Just rest up and take care. Hopefully you'll be back in no time.
R U For Real?? That is CRAZY!!!
I'm glad it wont take too long to heal. Insane!!
Good Grief! Sorry to hear about your broken rib. However I must say I laughed at the labels you gave this article. That was quite funny. Hope your recovery is quick.
Wow....you are way hardcore!!!!!
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