Question in regards to "Chest Pain" ?

Were you given these exams during exercise? (I realize you probably were...)

Also, where is the pain? Mostly one or two spots, or more generalized?

I would suggest that you *try* three or four cycles of 60sec easy run/30sec walk at the beginning of each training session. I realize the walks can be annoying but conceivably that would ease you into the activity without pain. But that's really a shot in the dark.

FWIW I had a little heart attack last year, just months after a flying-colors treadmill EKG. An artery in the *back* of the heart (not everybody even has it!) got clogged up. So I think you're right to be concerned.

You should consider a chest x-ray. How severe is this pain? I had a collapsed lung a few months ago where I would basically fall over from pain if I tried to run (although it also hurt constantly, almost felt like my lungs had swelled up).

Ignore the heart attack response.You have this: http://www.healthgrades.com/symptoms/intercostal-neuralgiaThey say it's rare but it's not.

FoRmEr-RuNnEr wrote:

Hi I am a 32 year old male former borderline elite lever runner. My marathon PR in 2006 was 2:23:16, I also ran a 29:05 10,000m. However as of August when ever I run I get bad chest discomfort that stops me in my tracks. The pain usually occurs within the first 5:00 of running. I will stop once the pain is intense then start running again after it goes away sometimes it will come back 2 or three times during a run and it will stop me each time. However sometimes the tenderness is there and I am able to push through it however it is always present now ever sense August of this year. Does anyone know what this could be?

ALL EKG's are normal, every heart ultra sound I have had has also been normal.

Try taking an antacid before you run.

I was on here a few weeks back in regards to "Chest Pain". I wanted to let everyone who has had similar problems know what the issue was. I had an 80-90% blockage of my brachiocephalic artery and after serious chest pain that would not go away I was admitted and had a stent placed. My angiogram showed the blockage immediately. The doctors suggested that the problem is unfortunately genetic and has probably been developing for more that 15 years. I am 32 years of age. Eat healthy and have never smoked a day in my life. In college I ran low 29's for a 10k and even ran a 2:24 marathon in 2008 and a 2:27 in 2010. I had been attempting to run through the pain and managed a 4:59 mile in September but was very run down. The doctors could not believe that I was able to run the performances with this type of an issue. The stated the problem is fixed I will however be plagued with knowing that I have Cardio Vascular Disease for the rest of my life and am on a very heavy cocktail of medication that like an AIDS patient I will be required to take for the rest of my life. This is the scoop and reality any of you that are experiencing a painful pressure that is very noticeable during exertion in your chest should get looked at.

Wow! Crazy stuff. Thanks for sharing your experience. Glad you found the problem and have it under control.

when i had similar a yr ago, i was diagnosed with exercise induced asthma. have been on advair since. It's helped, but i've found i have to ease and progress into my runs for the 1st 5 minutes.