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Hurt ribs and running

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only weak men Dec 2011 9:00pm, 14 Dec 2011 3 posts	Quote Pin only weak men hi PB, I've got a similar injury from playing football. Cracked or broken rib last tues, have had problems sleeping & pain when sneezing. TBH I've ran most days since then (albeit all easy pace) and I don't tend to get any pain during the run.
annadav Dec 2011 9:02pm, 14 Dec 2011 1,064 posts	Quote Pin annadav PB - Sorry maybe I made it sound worse than it actually was. I started running again after 2 weeks off. Recovery has seemed slow, I've managed a few 12 milers the last few weekends, but not quite up to intervals and previous speeds yet, discomfort is mostly when running uphill now.
Yorkshire Mince Pie Dec 2011 9:05pm, 14 Dec 2011 9,502 posts	Quote Pin Yorkshire Mince Pie TBH I'm not sure that running makes it worse - it's just that it was so deeply unpleasant I didn't want to try! Plus I was recovering from a calf injury at the time (which is one of the reasons why I was on my bike in the first place) so I saw it as nature's way of stopping me coming back too quickly... Having already had over a month off with the calf I was kind of used to not running by that stage.
Puffing Bertie Dec 2011 7:22am, 15 Dec 2011 11,062 posts	Quote Pin Puffing Bertie Thanks for the replys everyone. Anna i find i have to walk downhill, can run that yet, but flat if ok, painful but bearable, although the pain does build up over time so by the end of a 9 miler ive really truely had enough! Thing is i cant see myself not running for 3 weeks, so if i can do a bit so long as it doesnt actually make it worse, just sore, then why not?
annadav Dec 2011 7:38pm, 15 Dec 2011 1,070 posts	Quote Pin annadav PB - Have f-mailed you.
Notadwarf Feb 2013 3:25pm, 26 Feb 2013 11 posts	Quote Pin Notadwarf Dearest all - almost three weeks ago I broke my ribs whilst karting during a works do. It was great fun, alas the injury isn't and reading the above has been a great help. I was looking here for that confirmation that we all look for - 'Yes, you can still run!' I started again last week, gently and off-road and it was tough. My speed is very much limited to the pain I'm feeling when I'm breathing heavily. I managed 14 miles with the club on Sunday and it was tough, really tough, when we did 7 miles at marathon pace! A week after the injury I was turbo-training on my bike and even did a 3 hour session to replace my long-run. Then my fluid turbo trainer died (bearings!) - so I was forced (well, okay, a good excuse) to run again. How long was it before you all were back to where you were? Thanks ever so - Dave.