Knees, shoes and the next step

[BaddieThePirate]

So a painful right knee prompted an earlier than planned trip to Running Bear in Alderley Edge for discussion about footwear. I was expecting to have to book an appointment for gait analysis, but it was the first thing they did. Yippee! I wasn’t sure if I could run with bad knee, but I was up to a couple of short jogs on the treadmill, and was given advice on choosing suitable shoes to cushion my aging bones as I run. I have now spent a fortune on lovely pinky red ‘go faster’ shoes. No excuses now.

After plenty of time spent with knee elevated with an ice pack on it I decided to try out the new go faster shoes.

The good news is I managed my Wk4R3, and strapped ice to my knee upon my return to the couch to mitigate any possible reaction.

The bad news is I’m still slow as a snail as knee wasn’t quite comfortable enough. So 2 days rest then I’ll see how it feels.

I loved the free socks I got with my shoes with a groovy little running piglet on the ankle. I only realised it was supposed to be a running bear (name of shop is a clue!) when I put them on and it says ‘Running Bear’ right across the top of the foot. Duh! Still slow.

[Dexy5 Graduate]

Good luck with recovery but you can’t tell us about new shoes without a picture . It’s mandatory! Shoes 👞👠👡👢👟

[BaddieThePirate Graduate in reply to Dexy5]

Fair point, so I took pics of shoes and running piglet socks, but can’t work out how to attach them...?

[Dexy5 Graduate in reply to BaddieThePirate]

When you make your post click on the camera icon and it will take you to your photos on your phone. Then choose the photo you want . That’s with iPhone anyway.

[Oldfloss Administrator Graduate]

Get that knee sorted... please do not run if it is still uncomfortable

The shoes sound absolutely great... but they K-need... strong legs