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It's a common problem at large trail races. Enough so that it's one of the two things usually explicitly called out in the race briefings (the other is a remind
by gregoryl 4y ago
It's a common problem at large trail races. Enough so that it's one of the two things usually explicitly called out in the race briefings (the other is a reminder to not take ibuprofen).
- Our_Benefactors 4y agoWhy no ibuprofen? I’m not a distance runner so I wouldn’t know.
- plugin-baby 4y agoWhat’s the problem with ibuprofen?
- chrisseaton 4y agoUlcers, heart-attacks, kidney damage. But also they mask pain via reducing inflammation and the point of pain is to let you know something is wrong. Like water it’s fine until you’re swallowing pill after pill.
- joecool1029 4y ago>Ulcers, heart-attacks, kidney damage Also, tendon injury/tendonitis seems linked to ibuprofen use. It may delay other kinds of healing (bone fractures, etc)
- plugin-baby 4y agoNot disagreeing with anything here, but are these specific to trail racing?
- andreareina 4y agoNo, but if it's something that happens commonly in that context it makes sense to call out when in that context.