Question for runners, please!

Dixie_Darling
Dixie_Darling Posts: 15
in Fitness and Exercise
So I've been doing (and loving) C25K and am all set for Day 3 of Week 7 tomorrow. However, my left knee feels "odd" - it's like a strange twinge when my leg is completely straightened. Not pain, per se, but not normal.

Would you go ahead with the run tomorrow, or maybe give it a day of rest and do the run on Saturday instead? It did feel this way this morning, but I went on a walk with no problems. I don't, however, want to run and mess something up that puts me out for weeks, ya know?

Any advice would be appreciated :)

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  • Dixie_Darling
    Dixie_Darling Posts: 15
    Anybody? :)
  • Lisah8969
    Lisah8969 Posts: 1,247 Member
    Wait until Saturday. When in doubt, give it a rest.
  • haanmom
    haanmom Posts: 90 Member
    If your gut is telling you that something isn't right, I wouldn't push it. Take the extra rest day. (Says the lady sitting with her foot in a bucket of ice because she has peroneal tendonitis from not taking enough rest days)
  • bannedword
    bannedword Posts: 299 Member
    Rest. Better to avoid the injury than to heal from it.
  • Cmpfit
    Cmpfit Posts: 1
    Definitely rest it. You may want to make sure your quad is stretched well, when its not it can pull on your knee, also icing it may help too. Best of luck.
  • ril0riley
    ril0riley Posts: 54 Member
    Exactly what everyone else is saying! You can either lose a day or two of exercise by playing it safe, or risk being out of commission for a week while healing from an injury.
    Never ever worth that risk
  • Shannonpurple
    Shannonpurple Posts: 268 Member
    are you stretching after your run? Stretching is very important and a lot of people do not do it.
  • drog2442
    drog2442 Posts: 1
    Sounds like a little inflammation. If it hurts while you aren't running, take some ibuprofen, 20 minutes of ice, followed by 20 minutes of heat. If it still hurts rest it for a couple days, if it feels better take some ibuprofen before you run, then ice/heat after your run.
  • sharks4719
    sharks4719 Posts: 1
    Also stretch and use foam roller. It could be your IT band tightening up. I find streching out my hips helps with that too. With new pains, i've found my chripractor who does more sports therapy is great at helping me figure out what is wrong and streches to decrease the pain so that I can still get back to running.
  • TotallyNotBillNye
    TotallyNotBillNye Posts: 133
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  • TotallyNotBillNye
    TotallyNotBillNye Posts: 133
    Seriously though, sounds like ITBS. Foam roll your IT Band. start at the top of the hip and roll all the way down to your ankle...repeat. It will hurt and it will help. Remeber to rest all of your weight on the foam roller. Then, strecth, from head to toe. Then, think about some weight training or this will reoccur steadily. Your body is compensating so you gotta strengthen those legs. Squats, lunges will definitely help
  • Dixie_Darling
    Dixie_Darling Posts: 15
    Thanks for all the input! I do stretch, but perhaps stretching a bit more wouldn't hurt. I'll also look into a foam roller. As for tomorrow, I think I'll take it easy - one day's delay isn't going to kill me!
  • HonoriaLucasta
    HonoriaLucasta Posts: 24 Member
    Agreed with "when in doubt, rest" philosophy! Also, are you running in the right shoes (by which I mean did you go to a running store and have them check out your gait and see what kind you need)? If you're an overpronator running in neutral-cushioned shoes, for example, that can cause problems once you start running enough to notice. (Could be a problem if they're the right kind but just old, too - I can always tell when my shoes are wearing out and I need new ones because my right knee, which is normally perfectly happy, starts getting twingy. When I replace my shoes it settles down again.)
  • Laura42012
    Laura42012 Posts: 180 Member
    Seriously though, sounds like ITBS. Foam roll your IT Band. start at the top of the hip and roll all the way down to your ankle...repeat. It will hurt and it will help. Remeber to rest all of your weight on the foam roller. Then, strecth, from head to toe. Then, think about some weight training or this will reoccur steadily. Your body is compensating so you gotta strengthen those legs. Squats, lunges will definitely help

    ^^ I second that

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