Hello,
I'm new to triathlon, coming from an elite cycling background. I did a duathlon last weekend (2 mile run, 12 mile bike, 2 mile run). I felt good in my first run and also had a decent bike leg. In the 2nd run, however, I had these sharp pains just to the right of my belly button. It did not seem like a typical side ache and did not dissipate. During the race, I only had a couple sips of water in the two transitions, and I ate breakfast 2.5 hours before the start of the race, so it was not food/drink related. I think it was a muscular problem, as I could still feel some tenderness in that area the evening following the race.
Yesterday, I did a time trial effort on my bike, followed by an easy 2 mile run. Again, I was plagued by the same sharp pains in my abdomen, though this time they were on both sides of my belly button (the pains on the right side were the worst, though). The pain is severe enough to greatly hamper my running. I stopped during my run last night and the pain immediately dissipated, but it came back as soon as I began running again.
I have never had this abdominal pain before these two occurrences. It appears to be something that happens only when I run after riding, but I plan to test this theory tonight by solely running. Has anyone else had experience with this sort of thing? Is it caused by being in the aero position prior to running? Is there any way to alleviate it without altering my bike position much?
I'm new to triathlon, coming from an elite cycling background. I did a duathlon last weekend (2 mile run, 12 mile bike, 2 mile run). I felt good in my first run and also had a decent bike leg. In the 2nd run, however, I had these sharp pains just to the right of my belly button. It did not seem like a typical side ache and did not dissipate. During the race, I only had a couple sips of water in the two transitions, and I ate breakfast 2.5 hours before the start of the race, so it was not food/drink related. I think it was a muscular problem, as I could still feel some tenderness in that area the evening following the race.
Yesterday, I did a time trial effort on my bike, followed by an easy 2 mile run. Again, I was plagued by the same sharp pains in my abdomen, though this time they were on both sides of my belly button (the pains on the right side were the worst, though). The pain is severe enough to greatly hamper my running. I stopped during my run last night and the pain immediately dissipated, but it came back as soon as I began running again.
I have never had this abdominal pain before these two occurrences. It appears to be something that happens only when I run after riding, but I plan to test this theory tonight by solely running. Has anyone else had experience with this sort of thing? Is it caused by being in the aero position prior to running? Is there any way to alleviate it without altering my bike position much?