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Ibuprofen. Is it kinda...cheating?

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  • 23-04-2017 9:52pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    Know a few trail and marathon runners who drop this stuff like tictacs. Not many, but the few who do swear by it.

    It's not for me. But then again, I don't even take gels...so I wonder is it really that bad or am I over analysing something that is perfectly normal? I mean, if I get injured, I'll take whatever the physio suggests is the best to recover...and I guess taking Ibuprofen regularly is just a more extreme version of that. It might not be for me, but maybe it's the norm.


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    jamule
    Registered Users Posts: 933 ✭✭✭jamule


    Kind of stoopid more like.

    https://runnersconnect.net/ibuprofen-and-running/


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    HelenAnne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,035 ✭✭✭HelenAnne


    I always think if something is too sore to run on without pain killers, then you shouldn't be running. But I'm very cautious about injury, and am also a Luddite who believes in the power of repetitive physio exercise to cure every ill; I'm usually overdosing on calf raises rather than painkillers :)


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    clear thinking
    Registered Users Posts: 558 ✭✭✭clear thinking


    Ibuprofen linked to loads of heart problems including SADS and is not worth taking.


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    Burgman
    Registered Users Posts: 182 ✭✭Burgman


    And presumably because of the content of the thread, look what is being advertised right beside the reply box:


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