I really enjoyed week 1, felt comfortable all the way through and took a day’s rest before starting week 2. I’ve just come back and sadly hobbled home for the last 10 minutes as my knees were so painful.
I appreciate this is a common complaint but how do I carry on from here? Should I take the 1-2 days rest and then go out again? Do I need to wait longer? Is there anything I can do to prevent it happening again?
I’m so disappointed as I felt I was really doing well for the first week and this feels like a big setback at such an early stage. 😔
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I carried on taking ibuprofen an hour before running and plenty in between. Its very normal in weeks 2 and 3 and goes in a week or so. Many would suggest resting though. It is temporary though.
Hi, I know how disheartening it is to go out and come back with knee pain. It happened to me when I started running a couple of years ago. Firstly, don’t listen to those who say “that’s why running is bad for you!” I got some of those responses.
What helped me was to firstly, rest a day or two between runs , secondly yoga stretches and lastly I noticed my right foot was pronating inwards. I corrected this by concentrating on pulling up my core when running, thereby realigning my knee and ensuring I included my little toe of my right foot in each foot strike. It’s a small adaptation which really helped.
I now only get the occasional small twinge in my right knee.
There are some strengthening exercises for runners on nhs website which really help. Avoid tarmac if you can and run on compacted earth (if poss). I found a natural alternative to ibuprofen gel which has camphor and eucalyptus and wirks just as well. And rest. Hope it gets better soon
I remember posting a very similar post early on. I took 1-2 days rest between and tried to keep up with my Pilates class. I also read a bit about how to run correctly in terms of how to hold yourself, how to land your feet, etc. Check your shoes too. Since I got new ones the difference to my knees has been really noticeable.
Rest for a bit if you have to but don't give up. You will do it and the guys on this forum are amazing x
I’ll have to look at the exercises and see how I feel on the weekend before I decide to go out again. Looking at my trainers might not be a bad idea either. They are proper gym shoes, but on inspection, don’t have much arch support. X
Try to make sure you are using exercises to help every bit of your running body...
All this running is very new... your body will complain... there are lots of ideas on the Strength and Flex forum and also , do make sure you are getting your post run stretches in.
Try to land lightly... we do have a tendency to thump down a tad when we start. I call it kissing the ground with your feet.
Resting may help with real pain and taking a painkiller..but we advise not running through pain and not taking painkillers to mask pain. That may cause further injury if there is a problem.
If you have the right shoes and socks for your running.. after a day or two following the PRICE guidelines, ( linked in the Newbies post) then you should be okay
Don’t be disappointed - you have never done this before, it’s all fine. Put some tubi-grips on to support your knees, definitely go and get your gait checked and spend what you can on a good pair of trainers. I had never run and it is a challenge - but a good one. Try not to get stressed, you have got this. 😊
I have just posted almost the exact same thing... I’m hoping your responses will help me too. Don’t give up, we can do this ☺️
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