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runners2012-01-25 11:33 pm
cadenzamuse) wrote in runners2012-01-25 11:33 pm
Knee problems
Hi, runners! *waves timidly*
I just started running...four weeks ago? because I discovered that running abates symptoms of my spouse-creature's mental illness, and so I'm running to keep him running (he's a long-time distance runner, high school cross country and track, etc., but has lost a lot of his running self-discipline).
I have worked from not being able to run 0.5 mi without taking a break to *almost* hitting 2 mi, which has been really exciting for me. I'm hoping to run a 5k in late March, as sort of a milestone for myself.
On the down side, I have noticed lately that running/exercise walking is causing me pain in the backs of my knees, in a line across the back and also somewhat down the muscle on the back inside. I am probably horribly wrong, but the feeling I'm getting makes me feel like I'm overextending/locking my knees at some point in my stride.
How do I fix this? Are there stretches for those muscles? Any advice on where to find out if I need to change my running stride (and how the h*ll to do that?)?
Thanks!
I just started running...four weeks ago? because I discovered that running abates symptoms of my spouse-creature's mental illness, and so I'm running to keep him running (he's a long-time distance runner, high school cross country and track, etc., but has lost a lot of his running self-discipline).
I have worked from not being able to run 0.5 mi without taking a break to *almost* hitting 2 mi, which has been really exciting for me. I'm hoping to run a 5k in late March, as sort of a milestone for myself.
On the down side, I have noticed lately that running/exercise walking is causing me pain in the backs of my knees, in a line across the back and also somewhat down the muscle on the back inside. I am probably horribly wrong, but the feeling I'm getting makes me feel like I'm overextending/locking my knees at some point in my stride.
How do I fix this? Are there stretches for those muscles? Any advice on where to find out if I need to change my running stride (and how the h*ll to do that?)?
Thanks!
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1: Yeah, I know. I wasn't very clear; we live in an apartment complex with a workout facility, so can run "together" on side-by-side treadmills--in the same amount of workout time, he usually does twice the mileage I do.
2&3: I will work on it.
4: What really seems to need to be stretched are the short tendons right on the back of the knee. That's where it gets tight and painful or tingly when I have knee problems. But I will definitely do calf stretches, too.
Other thing: I screwed up my foot (one of my shoes hit my arch wrong and I started overcompensating) and it now feels like there's a ping-pong ball inside my arch that crunches around when I move my foot, but I'm going to go see a massage therapist about that and my lovely knowledgeable running store will keep trading out my shoes until I find a pair that doesn't cause me problems.
Thank you so much for your advice!