My old friend is back. During my soccer days, I would occasionally have ITBS (IT Band Syndrome) where the lateral part of one or both knees would have sharp pain while I ran. It's not something you can run through as it will eventually lock up which is great fun. Well as I add mileage to my routine these days, it seems to be coming back to me. My knee starts hurting about 40 minutes into my runs. I did 5 miles this morning and it still hurts going up and down stairs. We'll see if this hinders my hopes for my 1/2 marathon....I think it already has. At this point, I definitely don't need a deterrent. Not only have I not lost a pound in the 9 weeks I've been running, I also now have knee pain. The good news is that it doesn't bother me on the elliptical trainer no matter the distance or difficulty. More elliptical training for me...and ibuprofen.
3 comments:
Oh no! I'm so sorry! Praying the knees are just being difficult today.
gotta love gettin' old :)
i'm right there with ya and you're running more than me. my knee starting hurting today just at 2 miles. i guess we're getting too old for these things! : )
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