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Ive been doing a bit of running recently, was surprised to find that I actually quite like it. I can run for about an hour but have had to stop after 35 mins max as my knees are fucked. Shooting pain kind of down the side of the knee (the outside), and slightly round the back bit, if you know what I mean. It almost feels like my bone. Complete agony for a couple of days. I keep trying to go again and taking it easier/doing more warm ups but still the same pain.
Do I have to accept I cant do it. I have new running shoes and everything.No need to run for an hour unless you want to train for something... so try dropping your distance, not timing yourself, maybe do half an hour or so....3 miles plus or so, just to get the body used to it all. Others on here will be better able to advise on warm-up/warm-down stuff and stretching... I'm rubbish at it. Bottom line is you can do it... you just need to build to it... and what ever macho rubbish you may read elsewhere... pain is the body's way of telling you something is wrong, and you need to take notice. Keep at it... gently! Only other thing that I can think of is you might benefit from going out with another more experienced runner to help pace you for the first few weeks. Good luck!
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Ive been doing a bit of running recently, was surprised to find that I actually quite like it. I can run for about an hour but have had to stop after 35 mins max as my knees are fucked. Shooting pain kind of down the side of the knee (the outside), and slightly round the back bit, if you know what I mean. It almost feels like my bone. Complete agony for a couple of days. I keep trying to go again and taking it easier/doing more warm ups but still the same pain.
Do I have to accept I cant do it. I have new running shoes and everything.Pain round outside of knee could be ITBS, can be caused by suddenly increasing your distances rather than gradually working up.
Ease off training a bit and if it still hurts see a doctor. They sorted mine out with a cortisone injection which worked instantly. -
the whole point of being a lightweight runner is that you get to laugh at all the tubbies as you trot off into the distance. take away this simple pleasure and you leave us with naught. who cares about winning wine? it's that smug sense of superiority that floats my boat. but ymmv.
So when you are beaten by The Powerhouse© do you go back to cross stitch or bag pipe lessons or what?
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Cortisone injections can seriously compromise the integrity of the muscles & supportive connective tissues around the area where you had the injection.
Cortisol/Cortisone is catabolic, thats how it works.http://www.medicinenet.com/cortisone_injection/page2.htm#5whatare
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ha!
not medicine. net- like all the self diagnose sites, it causes more trouble than use.i'd like it to be BMJ or Physiotherapy journal, but anything found on google scholar, as long as it has a cite count of over 60/70, preferably 100, would be good, or if its in the past 2 years, over 30/40.
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incidentally:
Long-lasting, crystalline suspensions of injectable corticosteroids have been used to treat joint and soft-tissue disorders for many years; they decrease inflammation by reducing local infiltration of inflammatory cells and mediators. Depot formulations differ in their characteristics. Compounds with low solubility are thought to have the longest duration of action but may cause tissue atrophy when used in soft tissues. Intra-articular corticosteroids are commonly used to treat osteoarthritis and inflammatory arthritis: meta-analyses confirm their benefit in reducing pain and symptoms. Intra-articular corticosteroid injections have been shown to be safe and effective for repeated use (every 3 months) for up to 2 years, with no joint space narrowing detected. Fewer clinical trials are available for extra-articular uses for injectable corticosteroids, although there is evidence of efficacy in a variety of soft-tissue conditions. The accuracy of injections affects outcomes. Postinjection flare, facial flushing, and skin and fat atrophy are the most common side effects. Systemic complications of injectable corticosteroids are rare.
abstract from:
http://www.jaaos.org/cgi/content/abstract/13/1/37
J Am Acad Orthop Surg, Vol 13, No 1, January/February 2005, 37-46.that's how I like it.
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There is nothing better than an early morning run with your dog in the pissing rain.
This morning was perfect.
Towpath empty, dog trotting alongside, occasionally jumping into the river, 7k done without too much trouble, then back out to walk the other dog, who's too old to keep up on the run.
I think I've found my ideal training partner, and its a dog. -
cortisone injections are nasty things. very good at removing pain and inflamation, but big but, people tend to think things are totally healed when they are not and come back to re-injure the site far worse than at the start. stuff stays in the system for long time as well. know of 4-5 cases of nasty incidents, complete and near complete achilles tear, complete plantar fascia tear, splitting/cracking of pubic cartiledge... eeek. stay away from the stuff!!
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Are there any forumonger group runs going on?
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i run with highgate harriers, train around heath. PM for details if up that way.
BTW i finish my season with a 16.31 for the 5k in regents park on sun. sorta happy, especially after accidentally doing 20k on sat, when i left my keys on the other side of the heath, but realising only when i had done the shopping and was walking home. doh!!
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is anyone coming to bristol for the half marrowthon next sunday?
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oh and last saturday was lush. went out for a trail run in the rain but the bridge to the woods was closed (hopefully not a jumper).
so i walk doen the zig zag path to the portway, ran along, up the trail in the gorge to the downs (stopping to pick blackberries on the way), back down again and along back up the zig zags and back home. 5 miles... shower on, wet clothes off standing naked in the bathroom about to shower and just thought, well i dont have to be at the station for a while. so wet clothes and shoes back on and back out for another 5 miles. shame i had to get to the station or i would have stayed out. i was flying, no effort. such a good feeling. thats the furthest i've run in about two years since my last half marathon. -
Interesting new shoes from New Balance for anyone interested in barefoot/minimalist.
YouTube- new balance minimus
Guy in the video is Anton Krupicka - multiple winner of the leadville 100 and all round cool guy
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^^^^^
Have you checked out his blog?
He runs some serious milage
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There is nothing better than an early morning run with your dog in the pissing rain.
This morning was perfect.
Towpath empty, dog trotting alongside, occasionally jumping into the river, 7k done without too much trouble, then back out to walk the other dog, who's too old to keep up on the run.
I think I've found my ideal training partner, and its a dog.although an early morning run along the san francisco bay may beat it, as the sun breaks through the clouds, gently warming you from the freezing start, as you put in the miles safe in the knowledge that for the next 18hrs you'll be sitting down.
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Don't give up yet, although "shooting pain" and "complete agony" are not phrases you want to hear when describing your run!
It could be your trainers, even though they're new they might not be supporting your foot in the correct fashion (I mean arches and pronation not is it this seasons colour!)
Get yourself down to a physio (with the trainers) and let them assess you.