Do you think running is painful? (Read 1059 times)

So (some) people do run painfully (and still enjoy it)!?

Although running is not painful to me, if it were i think i'd still enjoy it because i enjoy certain types of pain. Muscle soreness and pain from cuts and bruises is enjoyable to me for example. So is the pain from getting my teeth cleaned.

Nausea or headaches, not enjoyable. Lower back pain totally not enjoyable.

My broken rib last summer was only good when it was mostly healed. Before that it sucked because it hurt if i took a really deep breath. So i was winded during my runs. But in the later stages of healing  it was a nice comfortable pain.

I hope this doesn't make me sound too weird.

So (some) people do run painfully (and still enjoy it)!?

If I stopped running just because something hurt I would never be able to run. Learning to ignore pain to some degree has been part of my (limited) running experience.  Learning when to run through pain and when not to is a constant test that I often fail.

On training runs, even hard ones like intervals, I may experience fatigue, but that is not the same as pain. I'm almost guaranteed to feel extreme fatigue in a race, but again that is not pain. I think the closest I've felt to pain while running that wasn't the result of an injury is the burning sensation I sometimes experience at the end of short races, most notably 800m. Of course there have been many times when the thought of quitting or at least slowing down or reducing the effort has entered my mind, which is what I think those inane posters are refering to, but calling it pain is misleading at best.

For me, the word pain is a catch all that aptly describes (metaphorically speaking) what I may have been feeling during a run or event. 

It doesn't actually hurt, but for lack of a better word, it does.      

Some kinds of pain are a warning. Other kinds are a game you play with yourself. The more I run, the better I get at knowing the difference.

I don't think running is painful.  If it were I wouldn't do it.

But let's talk about what you guys are referring as painful.  Painful to me means not running.  Soreness is somewhat normal especially after and sometimes during a tough workout.  But never pain.

I don't think running is painful.  If it were I wouldn't do it.

 

But let's talk about what you guys are referring as painful.  Painful to me means not running.  Soreness is somewhat normal especially after and sometimes during a tough workout.  But never pain.

This.  And I LIVE for DOMS.  It means I'm making myself stronger and proof that I worked hard (going back to the NSAIDs thread, I won't take anything for pain unless it's keeping me awake.  During the day I like the soreness.  Struggling a bit to walk down stairs or sit down is sort of a warped badge of honor).  Dull aches ≠ sharp pain.

I remember struggling a lot that first year, year & 1/2 of running.  I tied my shoes too tight, and it took forever to figure out why the top of my feet hurt (PAIN) so bad when I ran.  Pushing further and faster than my body was accustomed registered to my brain as pain.  Now I rather enjoy the feeling.  But even now, there will be days where I'll have shooting pains in my calves (or other body part), soreness, etc., but it's not the vast majority of my running.  Most of my running is enjoyable, and I get joy out of striving to reach specific goals.