Runner's World: Don’t Take Advil While Running, Despite What Some Running Influencers Are Saying Don’t Take Advil While Running, Despite What Some Running Influencers Are Saying Pain is inevitable…Advil keeps me going,” reads the text on screen of a recent Instagram Reel for hybrid athlete MaKayla Bassi (more than 90,000 followers) while she’s running on a track. “[Advil] ...