I've hurt my back!

I was aiming to do last run of week 4 and was looking forward to it. But I've hurt my back. Can I take pain killers and run anyway? Or leave it a day or 2. It was all going so well😢😢

[Sandraj39 Graduate]

Masking the pain and running with a bad back would not be wise. Rest up and ice it and hopefully you will be back out there soon. Good luck.🙂

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I think if you need to take painkillers to run then better not. Made that mistake a few years ago with walking. Had a lovely long walk but it made the pain much worse and I was regretting it for weeks. Keep moving but probably not running.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Nope.... not a good idea... running through pain is not advised.. sorry

Rest up. as Sandraj39 says... the runs will be there when you are feeling much better!

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I went for a walk instead. Sad not to run, but looking forward to running in a couple of days. Thanks for the advice everyone. 😁

[Sandraj39 Graduate in reply to Hidden]

...see, shaping up in to a nice sensible runner already!😉 Hope you're a bit more comfy.