What Should I Do if It Hurts After I Run but Not During?

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Latent pain, or pain that occurs after running, is a common issue for many runners. It is important to manage latent pain correctly in order to prevent further injury and promote healing.

Latent pain can be caused by various factors, including physiological, mechanical, and psychological reasons. To manage latent pain, a traffic light system can be used.

Green pain indicates mild pain that can be ignored and the run can continue as planned. Red pain indicates severe pain that requires stopping the run and modifying the training plan. Orange pain is moderate and requires caution and monitoring.

It is important to record latent pain in the training log to track progress and adjust the training plan accordingly.

Takeaways

• Latent pain is pain that occurs after running, either later in the day or the following morning.
• Managing latent pain correctly is important to prevent further injury and promote healing.
• A traffic light system can be used to manage latent pain, with green indicating mild pain that can be ignored, red indicating severe pain that requires stopping the run, and orange indicating moderate pain that requires caution.
• It is important to record latent pain in the training log to track progress and adjust the training plan accordingly.

If you would like a team to help guide you through using the traffic light system to get back to running pain-free, just click the link below to book a free call.