Injuries can have a lingering negative affect on your training and race performance. Here are some tips for coping with your injury before, during and after the race:
• Do not ignore pain. The most serious is bone-related pain that lasts after the exercise, and progressively worsens during the exercise.
• Certain injuries, like stress fractures can become more serious when ignored. They may sideline you for a race and take a long time to heal. Being proactive can prevent a much more serious and painful injury, like a bone break.
• You may find that a massage is helpful for post-race stiffness.
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