Runners Knee, Bad Timing & Race For Life

[Rayblade900]

Hi all. Talk about bad timing! I suppose I've been lucky so far as been injury free on C25K and consolidation runs. Tried to do everything right stretching before, after and warm up walk. However, I'm pretty confident I've got "runners knee" and read up on symptoms, treatment etc. I have my Race For Life event on 3rd October and now concerned about my fitness for the event. I've not run for 3 days and icing and resting etc. I don't want to slip back as trained so hard for this event, but equally don't want further injury.

I've bought a kettlebell and going to do some strengthening exercises. Also bought a foam roller.

Any thoughts and wisdom would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10]

I could keep this response to one word; physio! I had runner’s knee last year. The remedy for me was to keep running, but I was told to keep speed and distance down, and was given a combination of strength and stretching exercises to do daily. The exercises were aimed at hips, quads and glutes as well as my knee. All of them have to work together properly as we run. One tip she gave me, which I still follow, was to warm up the knee cap with a hot water bottle for 15 minutes pre run. Apparently it helps to stimulate the production of synovial fluid which lubricates the joint. WD40 on a rusty hinge as she put it. So heat rather than ice. BUT…..I wouldn’t press on with any of this without seeing a Sports Physio….the risk is that you do more harm than good.

[Rayblade900 Graduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66]

Hi Beachcomber66. Thank you for your advice. I've been swatting up on strength exercises. I'll have to invest in a hot water bottle too 😀👍.

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10 in reply to Rayblade900]

That isn’t advice Rayblade; it is information. The only thing I would advise is checking your knee out with a physio to get the diagnosis right. 👍

[Rayblade900 Graduate10 in reply to Beachcomber66]

Hi Beachcomber66 Your information is appreciated.

Cheers.

[Beachcomber66 Graduate10 in reply to Rayblade900]

🙂