How To Prevent A Stitch | Top Tips For Endurance Athletes

Getting a stitch is one of the worst feelings for a runner, you can be gliding along feeling great when suddenly searing pain in your side stops you dead. So what steps can we take to prevent stitches from hindering our running? Heather is here to tell us more!

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There's no officially identified cause for stitches yet, which is strange for such a common phenomenon, but it's easy to see why it's hard to conduct research on stitches; they come on seemingly randomly and often stop just as quickly as they started! We do however know of lots of factors that can increase or decrease your chances of getting a stitch. This is really useful information for us to use to take steps to prevent stitches, and keep running pain-free!

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