Subject: Back pain from dehydration? Hello Everyone,
I've kinda been a 'lurker' over the past year or so but have really appreciated the discussion forums over the past training months. However, now it seems that I need some advice from y'all, or at least your thoughts and opinions on the matter.
I ran the Marine Corps Marathon this past Sunday and became extremely concerned after about twelve miles when the left side of my back just below the shoulderblade began to ache. It was a dull ache which forced me to begin walking. When I tried to keep running, it hurt to breathe. I tried to put it behind me because I wanted to finish no matter what . . . but at the end of the race, both sides of my back were throbbing with the dull ache.
It hurt so bad to breathe that I was forced to take short shallow breaths. The Marines at the end thought I was going to pass out I guess since my face was "white as chalk." I finished in 5 hours and 10 minutes but that was by far my worst marathon to date. I ran a 4:15:34 marathon six weeks earlier. The weather conditions were hot, sunny, humid with little to no wind (about 79 degrees by the time I finished ).
So after all this prelim information, has anyone ever experienced this before? Is this a medical condition I should be concerned about? Could I simply have been overly dehydrated? I wasn't drinking as much as I normally do and I think that might have caused it. I'd greatly appreciate any feedback on the subject. Thanks in advance for any responses or references to any medical articles out on the 'net about this. |