My knees feel older than me...help please

tessastiltner
tessastiltner Posts: 45
edited September 25 in Fitness and Exercise
I have started doing the Couch to 5k and have been doing pretty good until today. I am only on week 1 day 3 and today my knee caps felt as if they were actually going to pop off. I finished a while ago and they are still throbing. Is this common for a new runner? Or could I possibly have some major issues? I really want to continue doing the C25k and run a 5k in the fall, so I'm praying that the pain will just go away after time.

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  • Sweetmurry
    Sweetmurry Posts: 34 Member
    Make sure your taking a multi vitamin as well as glucosamine. It will take a few weeks to see results in the knees but it will be worth it, esp if you are feeling it now..
  • shreddingit
    shreddingit Posts: 1,133 Member
    you need more calcium! Ive never had knee problems, been running since sept, I like the gnc brand there chews
  • LG61820
    LG61820 Posts: 372 Member
    You might need new shoes. Were you fitted for your shoes by someone at a specialty running store? It has made a real difference in my knee pain to have shoes to correct my gait.

    I have also just started doing some work on my IT band. You can find videos about this in a search. There's stuff about it on most running sites too.

    When I first got serious about getting in shape I had a lot of knee pain. The new shoes helped a great deal but I also believe that just sticking with it helped.
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