The Official Thread for Runners

[falafel]

Bad posture, bad muscle development, injury, and other things have moved things out. The ribs are held in place by cartilage, so they can move slightly. When they are out of place slightly, they can irritate nerves where they connect to the spinal column or sternum or elsewhere.

I'm no anatomy expert, doctor, or physical therapist, so the explanation is pretty bad. Googling it, I have something like this: Slipping rib syndrome: Causes, treatment, and diagnosis

Edit: This seems pretty consistent with what the physical therapist has told me, including some of the stretches he is having me do.: Rib Out of Place? Safe Self-Adjustment Techniques

Sheesh, good luck.

I am "working" on my pelvic tilt at the moment! Seems similar. Who knew there were so many things we had to do to keep our bodies bodying.

[Pelado]

Sheesh, good luck.

I am "working" on my pelvic tilt at the moment! Seems similar. Who knew there were so many things we had to do to keep our bodies bodying.

Did your wife fall for that? "Honey, the physical therapist says we have to!"

[falafel]

Did your wife fall for that? "Honey, the physical therapist says we have to!"

No, unfortunately, she did not.

[Pelado]

No, unfortunately, she did not.

Sad.

[BigPiney]

I went on a run today and came upon 2 dogs running free. Hate that. Makes me want to start carrying pepper spray.

[BigFatMeanie]

Did your wife fall for that? "Honey, the physical therapist says we have to!"

This was similar to my first thought as well: "I bet he's getting a lot of mileage using the ol' pelvic tilt routine"

[falafel]

This was similar to my first thought as well: "I bet he's getting a lot of mileage using the ol' pelvic tilt routine"

Don't knock it until you've tilted it.

[beefytee]

This running is kicking my butt. I hope it gets easier. My back/ribs are doing a lot better, and it is barely noticeable at this point.

I successfully did a 6-mile run on Saturday but have dealt with the consequences since. I've had bad tendonitis in my knees. My run was super painful this morning. But my physical therapist got me some stretched for it, yesterday. I did them before I ran and they didn't help much, and I suffered through my run this morning. I did them again after my run and my knees feel much better.

My ankylosing spondylitis is also acting up today and my SI joint in in my lower back is super stiff.

With my back/ribs feeling better, I'm hopeful I can get my tendonitis under control soon too. We'll see. My physical therapist has been a big help. I'm sure my SI joint will continue to flair up now and then, but I've been dealing with that for over a decade.

I did end up buying a Garmin smartwatch. I'm really liking it so far, except I'm still not used to the UI and buttons and what they do.
I've ditched the original 20 week prep plan and am going with the Garmin plan that it has for me.

[Bo Diddley]

Love it.

[Joe Public]

Way to stay at it, beefytee.