"Life is short, you're capable." Gwen Stefani, What You Waiting For?
It happened at 1.25 miles this morning. The Stitch. It hit me out of nowhere and nearly caused me to end my run early. I had a few choices: I could stop running, slow down, or try to work through it. I didn't want to stop unless I absolutely had to, and the way I figured it, I didn't have to. So I did what I could to get rid of the stitch: deep, slow and even belly breaths, pressing into my side, and contracting my abs to try to work it out. The pain eased but it didn't fully abate. I'm glad that I was only aiming for a 2-mile run.
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