New to running and developed knee pain

It depends on what kind of pain it it. if its a sharp knife like pain no that is not normal. if is a soreness or muscle pain and goes away with ibuprophen i'd say it's just getting used to it. i am by no means a dr and if you have concerns it's always best to see your dr before starting a new workout regimen.

i'd recommend going to see a dr. to check it out. it could be a minor injury and you'll need to rest another week to let it heal. or it cld be something like runner's knee where basically the patella of your knee doesn't track properly and grinds against the cartilge of your knee. your pain sounds like mine and i've had to do a bunch of things to accomodate running with as little pain as possible. if it is runner's knee your first step is to let the injury heal completely. next you may need to wear a knee brace to help the patella track properly when running. it will also help to add strength training to your routine. by making the muscles surrounding the knee stronger, they can better help with proper movement.

bottom line, take it easy until you figure out what the problem is. feel better soon!

Did you get running shoes geared toward your particular arch?

That pain is something to be concerned about, but nothing terrible. (I know someone who had that. I think she found some tips on the Runner's World site to help her, but IMHO, it is safest to check in with your doctor.)

comfortable shoes don't equal correct shoes.

All of the knee pain I've experience running has been solved by good shoes. Go get fitted by a professional who will measure and watch your gait. It's worth it.

I have heard running is really bad on the joints. I unfortunately had knee problems before I started running that I didn't know about. I had a torn meniscus resulting in knee surgery in June. My pain was under the knee cap, but when the doctor pushed on the outside of my knee where the joint is I flew off the table from the pain. I put up with the pain thinking it would get better over time, however the meniscus does not heal on its own, it has to be repaired or the torn part removed( which is what I had done). Because I let it go for so long the cartilage on the bottom of my femur also tore so they had to remove that and then take a tool that looked like an ice pic and poke holes in the knee to form fake cartilage. My recovery time was supposed to be 2 weeks, because of the extra stuff done it was 6 weeks.

The point to my little rant, if after a few days the pain has not gone away go see your doctor. When I say pain I mean, not able to go up and down stairs, walking is painful. The longer you wait the more damage you can do.

Good Luck! And I hope you feel better soon!!!

Most of the good running stores, have treadmills and even video cameras that they use to take a look at your running gait. They can the prescribe the right running shoes for you. You may pronate severely on the bad leg and they can give you a shoe that has built in wedges which inhibit severe pronation. I would start with a good running store first as they've seen it all.

So quick update - took one Aleve last night and iced my knee for a good hour and it feels so much better today!!!!!! Still resting it a few more days and sticking to upper body. Meeting with the trainer tonight on a game plan going forward. (and get to a sporting store to get my shoes checked.....)

instead of a sporting store try to find a running store they will analyze your gait. i never knew that i overpronated when i ran and guess what theres a shoe for that.. hahaha. good luck and happy running.