RunningAHEAD - Topic: Chest pains after a run. (page 2)

smitty42

posted: 1/17/2008 at 7:26 PM

Quote from obiebyke on 1/17/2008 at 7:15 PM:

It does sound scary, but it could mean a lot of things. Breathe deeply and wait for everything to unfold before thinking too far ahead. In any case, it looks like you should be fine, even if you end up needing a little surgery. Dude--you can still run! That means it can't be THAT bad, right? Hang in there.

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joeblogg

posted: 1/18/2008 at 10:34 AM

Ed + Jeff, thanks for checking out the log and giving me your 2 cents. appreciated. An "Easy" one for me later (i keep getting bogged down with time - must be sub 8:30 miles). So later im leaving the watch at home and just run without the hang up of time. Chris, glad to hear you can still run - hang in there dude.

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GreyBeard

posted: 1/18/2008 at 9:39 PM
modified: 1/18/2008 at 9:42 PM

I don't want to hijack the thread but the topic came up in here re: high HR effects. My HR max is 192 (a little higher than the age calc). When I do speed workouts (not often) or races I will get up in the 90-95% range. Maxed at around 184 during my marathon last week (see training log) and average was in the 170s. Does running races or occasional practice at 90+% cause any long term damage or put you at additional risk. Confused

BTW - I had sharp chest pains, went to doc, and he speculated it is was chest/intercostal muscle spasms from hard work/breathing. Got poked, prodded, and thoroughly tested without any indication there was a problem. So good chance, for you, it is nothing. But definitely get tested for your health and peace of mind.

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posted: 1/19/2008 at 4:05 AM

Quote from HoosierDaddy on 1/18/2008 at 9:39 PM:

Does running races or occasional practice at 90+% cause any long term damage or put you at additional risk.

I highly doubt it. But just from a practical standpoint, "occasional" is the key word. If you're trying to be competitive you will need to do some hard workouts, but they shouldn't happen every day.

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Ed4

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posted: 1/19/2008 at 4:07 AM

Quote from joeblogg on 1/18/2008 at 10:34 AM:

So later im leaving the watch at home and just run without the hang up of time.

A very good idea. Everyone should leave their watches and gizmos home at least once in a while and just run for the fun of it.

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marmot84

Camp Muir

posted: 1/19/2008 at 10:27 AM

Hey Everyone, Great discussion so far with good advice. Joe: you might ask your doctor to perscribe a stress test. I had very similar symptoms that developed after track interval workouts. I had a stress-echo test. That aleviated my fears and convinced me that the pain was probably muscle-skeletal. Still they found a problem. I have a "left bundle branch block" which means that there is break in the electrical path on the left side of my heart. My cardiologist explained that it wasn't significant in my case and was similar to "having grey hair". He approved me to run without limitations. I'm glad I had the baseline EKG and stress test. I tested 5 years younger than my age and I have a record of my EKG incase of future issues. Good Luck!

AA717driver

posted: 3/7/2008 at 2:40 PM

I had the flutters starting about a year ago. Went to the cardiologist who did the stress test (they had to crank the treadmill up to 6 on the incline and crank the speed up to 8 m/m...heh, heh, heh.), ECG, ultrasound and said I was ok. BUT... He said it might be an issue with an allergy (as in alcohol... Shocked

! ) or stress. I still have the problem but I didn't quit drinking. I have now quit drinking and we'll see if that's the problem. Yeah, I know I'm stupid--that's already been determined by a variety of experts. Wink

TC

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