Monday, March 25, 2013

Ouchy

I'm loving this running thing, C25K, but I'm very worried it doesn't like me. I've made a lot of excuses in my day but I'm afraid I might finally have a real one. My knee is KILLING me. With every run it's gotten worse. I really want to continue, however I don't want to make it worse or do more harm.

Do I push through?

Do I wait for the pain to subside?

Do I switch to the elliptical for a while?

I know what I want to do... continue. But is that the best choice when it hurts right now to simply walk? When I'm eating Advil like candy.



Am I there? Does anyone have any advice or suggestions? Has anyone been here before?




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3 comments:

  1. JillianMarch 25, 2013 at 10:00 AM

    Honestly, I tried running for awhile doing a program similar to C25K and I had a lot of knee issues because of it. People say that you can run at any size, and that might be true,but I am sure that your risk of injury increases depending on your weight. I quit "running" (more like a slow jog, anyway) and started doing other kinds of lower impact exercises. I'm sure not everyone agrees with this, but it worked for me.

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  2. SaraMarch 25, 2013 at 9:01 PM

    I'm running my first 5k on April 20!
    I think you need to get different shoes. When my gym shoes were about a year old, my knees started hurting really bad. I bought new shoes and they were soooo much better...until I got the blood blisters, but that's another story. Go to a running shop and get some recommendations. Good luck!

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