running with a stitch

Side stitches are a right pain when you're running. You guys are clever, anyone know of any remedies? CC for the most bizarre.

I always thought breathing only through your nose was enough to avoid them. I never get a stitch, supposedly because of breathing through my nose.

Dont eat an hour before training helps me, dont drink too much water, and if you tape a chilli between your top lip and your nose its said to make you run for longer...........








Apparently ;)

exhale..a stitch is a trapped air bubble, try slowing down and exhaling as much as possible til its gone

Brilliant ta guys - equally weird enough for cc's all round :)

MD before you go have a tot of apple cider vineger , it dont taste to nice but does the trick. also you can try as long as its not a killer run Alka Seltsar breaks down lactic qiuck and acid in the stomach only trouble is if you push it it could kill you, we dont want that.

Ta Scrap cc. Buffering the acid does work for some and has severe consequences in others. Lots of long distance guys swear by flat coke near the end.

Scrap... you're a fucking genius!! apple cider vinegar with some honey for the taste and sugar :)

MD theres a very good article I read years ago, about Sidney Marrie The African running in the States 1500metre runner.I think it might have been The Biochemistry of Exercise 89 Ill try and look it up. Its how by mistake they found how Alka Seltsar broke down lactic the plusses and the downside it really was interesting.

Bump.

When ever I feel the onset of a stitch, I watch my breathing pace. I might slow down just a smidge, and make sure that my breathing is in sync with my steps. I somewhat think that feeling a stitch in my side to be an indicator if my pace is too fast and my breathing is off pace.

Breathing again. This is why the Army sings while they run, to ensure everyone exhales fully.

Try counting breaths, 4 steps out, 4 steps in. Do it before you feel discomfort, either breathless or pain.

If 4 is too much or too little, use a different count, Exhale 2 3 4 5, Inhale 2 3 4 5. See how far you can work up the count. (Some people get to a dozen pretty easily, some can do 20 counts with practice.)

I think touching your toes while exhaling helps some.

I always got a stitch when I drank too much water. By that I mean gulping down a shitload as fast as I could, I found sipping small amounts helped a great deal.