I've been getting stitches in my side more and more when I run. It's really annoying; I'm going along, think everything is fine, and all of a sudden I hurt.
I find stitches really hard to recover from. I'll walk for awhile, and it'll get better. But as soon as I start running the pain'll come back.
I finally searched for what causes a stitch in your side and how to prevent it. I learned that they come from breathing too shallowly, too quickly. You need to slow your breath down and take deeper breaths. Slowing down can help, particularly if you're pushing yourself too hard.
So this morning, I felt one threatening to start. I slowed down my breathing, making it deeper, as much as I could while still running. Lo and behold, the stitch never fully developed and I was able to keep going. Yay!
It turned out to be a particularly good run, too. I was high for hours afterward.
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