On the IC :-(

[Oldgal68]

Morning folks. Well according to the sports physio I have an inflamed right knee cartilage along with an OAP right hip! So that’s me sidelined for a while. I have been training for a 100k stepping charity challenge for this Sunday, so that’s off for a few weeks! Feeling a wee bit down to be honest and hoping that the ice packs and enforced rest will do the trick for the knee. The physio has recommended some resistance band exercises to build up the right leg as it turns out I may have been favouring it, and he also told me to ditch the sketchers and get a ‘proper’ shoe, lol! Just wondering if you guys have any valuable advice that I can take in order to get back to full working order, without a sore knee legacy!!!?

[Hidden]

Oh, no, so sorry to hear this. I'm afraid I have no advice to give, but am keeping my fingers crossed that you are back out there soon. xxx

[Oldgal68 in reply to Hidden]

Thanks, Hidden . I hope to be back running again soon, but I will take my time and make sure that everything is properly healed first! That’ll teach me to go running downstairs with heels on, lol! Hope you’re still managing to do a 10k every now and again, I’m seriously impressed with your stats as it has been taking me a long time to get there, but I had been taking a walking detour to train for my charity walk. Have a 10k run booked for August though, so once fit, I shall be back on the road again.

[Hidden in reply to Oldgal68]

I've been doing runs up to 8k, but I'm yet to manage that second 10k, only because of lack of opportunity. i have to coincide having had enough sleep with the right time of day - the roads here are narrow and dangerous for a runner at peak times where the footpaths run out.

Keeping fingers and toes crossed for you that you are back out there soon x

[Oldgal68 in reply to Hidden]

Yea, take care on those roads, especially where the footpath runs out. I’ve found that cyclists worry me the most as I don’t hear them until they’re almost at my heels and then when they pass me I jump in shock as they’re really going so fast. We do have joint pedestrian and cycle lanes so we are fortunate in our local area, but there can be a few maverick cyclists 🚴‍♂️ who can mar the experience for others.

[Hidden in reply to Oldgal68]

Here the footpaths on the roads are in very bad condition, broken tarmac, encroaching mud and weeds. The country lanes have no verges or footpaths to run on, so you have to face the oncoming traffic, be careful on bends and hope for the best. That's why i like to run really early, then I have the roads to myself. I did pass a cyclist one morning, but she was picking her way along slowly and waited for me. I warned her that the path got worse, so she went on the road instead.

[Irishprincess Graduate10]

Sorry to read that but most of us get injured at some time so patience is the key here. The only advice I can give you is to listen to your Physio and do what she/he says. To the letter.

Also, keep coming on here as it really does keep you feeling like a runner even though you can’t run 🙁

[Oldgal68 in reply to Irishprincess]

Yes, @Irishprincess, I am being very good, for a change, lol! Trying to keep up with the exercises as well as resting the knee. I think the key is RICE, rest, ice, compression and elevation, according to the physio, but I must admit to being less than patient as my training had been going so well until I fell. I will keep up with the forum though as you say, so that I can vicariously enjoy running, lol!! I always enjoy reading about people’s success stories, as well as the times when a run is not so good as I can relate to that feeling. Hope your own running is going strong!

[orangeguy Graduate10]

Sorry no advice to offer, but I do feel your pain at having to take a forced break, it is so frustrating I know. Good advice about the shoes – I went to a local running shop some years ago to get fitted out with a good pair running shoes, I was in there ages trying on various types and it cost me more than I had intended but it was worth in the long run . . . that really was an unintentional pun, honest

[Oldgal68 in reply to orangeguy]

Good advice about the running shoes, orangeguy ! I like the pun 😁! I will have to invest in a good pair, I think, as although my shoes are really comfortable and light they maybe don’t support my feet the way they should. The physio commented on my feet, ‘bout my bunions, the flat feet, so I had to defend the poor things, that they have been perfectly serviceable up to now, 🤣, but I will have to look after them a bit better!