Running With A Knee Injury

RinkaSound
RinkaSound Posts: 17 Member
edited November 13 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok, so I say knee injury, but it's not an injury as such.

I have an issue with my knee that I've had since birth, which causes me chronic pain. I've recently started running, I do it twice a week for about 2 hours each.

Obviously, my knee ends up hurting, not so much when I'm running but more afterwards.

Does anyone have any idea how I could cause less pain in my knee when running, or will I just have to bear it? It's not like it's debilitating or anything, but it hurts.

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  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    Maybe not run for 2 hours at a time? Especially since it's only 2x week.

    Have you been fit for the shoes you're in?

    What's the issue with your knee?
    I've had knee problems and with physical therapy/strength training, I've largely eliminated my knee pain. My problem was from the way my bones were shaped and the muscles/tendons acting on them
  • RinkaSound
    RinkaSound Posts: 17 Member
    ^ The issue with my knee is that I did not develop the correct amount of cartilage in the area.
    I was fit for my shoes, too.

    I say I run for 2 hours, rn it's more like 1 hr running + 1 hr walking lol

    I'm conisdering seeing if I can get physical therapy, do you think it would be worth it?
  • lishie_rebooted
    lishie_rebooted Posts: 2,973 Member
    RinkaSound wrote: »
    ^ The issue with my knee is that I did not develop the correct amount of cartilage in the area.
    I was fit for my shoes, too.

    I say I run for 2 hours, rn it's more like 1 hr running + 1 hr walking lol

    I'm conisdering seeing if I can get physical therapy, do you think it would be worth it?


    It might be worth it, I can't say for sure.
    One session can't hurt because then they can assess your knee and figure out if there is anything they (or you) can do.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    If you have this chronic pain due to a lack of cartilege, you should really see your doctor to come up with a good plan. Jumping into 2 hour long runs (or even run/walk) is going to do more damage than it's worth.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    RinkaSound wrote: »
    I say I run for 2 hours, rn it's more like 1 hr running + 1 hr walking lol

    Even that is completely OTT for a beginner.

    You'll get more benefit from more sessions per week for a significantly shorter period of time.

    I'd suggest a Couch to 5K plan of some kind to ehlp you get to the stage of running for 30 minutes continuously then build from there.
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