Curious if any here have had any experience with using opiate pain medications while running. I by no means advocate or condone recreational use of opiates but the thought came to me on a short layoff from running after a pretty bad ankle sprain. As for me they are excellent for pain relief but mentally they make me feel really strange and I don't know if I'd be able to give my best athletic efforts while taking them.
Of course, our bodies were designed to tell us to stop doing things that hurt, so naturally one might expect that your risk of injury is way higher, though on the other hand you may be able to gut out some really tough efforts by taking some of the physical and mental suffering out of the equation.
Curious to hear your thoughts and experiences.