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I seem to be jinxed with my race preparations - 2 months before the Great Manchester 10k I was flying, then got a groin injury swimming which laid me up for 6 weeks...
Now my training for the City of Manchester 10k was going well, and I was knocking the times off and PBing in training and getting my confidence up. So I go away for the weekend, jump on a boat, stumble and smash my ribs against something very hard with all my body weight. Winded me at the time but in general there's little discomfort - trouble is, taking very deep breaths hurts, as does moving around in certain ways, turning over in bed is quite painful - I think the ribs are just bruised, as the pain is not so sharp to indicate a break or crack - it feels more like the muscles around the ribs, and although it is gasping at the worst, it is not screaming in agony...
The question is, how long should I rest, as I am worried that the longer I rest, the more my hard work over the last couple of months evaporates and I end up entering my second race only intending to finish (again!). Then again, if I don't rest, maybe I will end up making the ribs worse and not be able to run at all
I know it's different for everyone, but as a rule will my fitness start to disappear pretty rapidly or could I afford another 4-5 days off to see if the ribs start to get better (my last run was 4 days ago). Or should I just try a short, easy run to see how I get on?
Thanks for any advice (especially from any runners unfortunate enough to have experienced rib damage!!)
Now my training for the City of Manchester 10k was going well, and I was knocking the times off and PBing in training and getting my confidence up. So I go away for the weekend, jump on a boat, stumble and smash my ribs against something very hard with all my body weight. Winded me at the time but in general there's little discomfort - trouble is, taking very deep breaths hurts, as does moving around in certain ways, turning over in bed is quite painful - I think the ribs are just bruised, as the pain is not so sharp to indicate a break or crack - it feels more like the muscles around the ribs, and although it is gasping at the worst, it is not screaming in agony...
The question is, how long should I rest, as I am worried that the longer I rest, the more my hard work over the last couple of months evaporates and I end up entering my second race only intending to finish (again!). Then again, if I don't rest, maybe I will end up making the ribs worse and not be able to run at all
I know it's different for everyone, but as a rule will my fitness start to disappear pretty rapidly or could I afford another 4-5 days off to see if the ribs start to get better (my last run was 4 days ago). Or should I just try a short, easy run to see how I get on?
Thanks for any advice (especially from any runners unfortunate enough to have experienced rib damage!!)