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Injury/Nutrition Knee

6 years ago 04/19/2018 5:23pm EDT

Hello everyone! I’d like to start off by saying I’ve never been good at running, in fact I’ve hated it my entire life. I just turned 25 and weigh 192lbs. In the past two weeks I’ve started a lifestyle change and am losing weight. Been running on the treadmill every day, not far or fast but I’m doing small incremental increases every day and that’s been motivating me. Just pushing myself a little bit harder every day.

My only question is this, is knee pain common for beginner runners? My knees have been hurting for roughly a week, the pain is fairly bad in the morning and seems to slowly dissipate throughout the day.

Thanks in advance,

Cody

6 years ago 04/19/2018 5:36pm EDT

re: CodyPiper

You need diffrent shoes probably, what are you running in now

6 years ago 04/19/2018 5:40pm EDT

re: CodyPiper

Nobody here knows if knee pain is common for new runners because nobody here is a new runner. Please go away.

6 years ago 04/19/2018 5:44pm EDT

re: CodyPiper

Agree with the other poster about shoes - go to a running store and get fitted for something decent. I started a few years ago with generic nikes from modells and had knee pain, went and got a pair of brooks ghosts and it was a night and day difference. (I'm not recommending ghosts - go find something that works for you)

6 years ago 04/19/2018 5:48pm EDT

re: CodyPiper

Running does suck. Get a pair that fits you at your local running store. Don’t pay attention to brands or labels. Just find someone that makes your feet and knees happy. Hopefully your store has a treadmill to try them out on.

6 years ago 04/19/2018 5:54pm EDT

re: PFO .

PFO . wrote:
Nobody here knows if knee pain is common for new runners because nobody here is a new runner. Please go away.

#BEANICECNT

Yeah I’ve been running in nike lunarglides, I’ll check out some new shoes and see if that helps. Thanks guys!

6 years ago 04/19/2018 5:54pm EDT

re: CodyPiper

Maybe you're not taking enough sports gels whilst out on your runs? Their isotonic formula can help to lubricate the knee joints, especially for beginners.

6 years ago 04/19/2018 8:04pm EDT

re: CodyPiper

CodyPiper wrote:
Hello everyone! I’d like to start off by saying I’ve never been good at running, in fact I’ve hated it my entire life. I just turned 25 and weigh 192lbs. In the past two weeks I’ve started a lifestyle change and am losing weight. Been running on the treadmill every day, not far or fast but I’m doing small incremental increases every day and that’s been motivating me. Just pushing myself a little bit harder every day.
My only question is this, is knee pain common for beginner runners? My knees have been hurting for roughly a week, the pain is fairly bad in the morning and seems to slowly dissipate throughout the day.
Thanks in advance,
Cody

It's hard to say whether your knee pain is something that will pass or not. Did you start with new shoes, or did you pull some old ones out of the closet?

You need to figure on six weeks of consistent work before you see any improvement. After two weeks, you're heading for the low point, so pushing yourself a little bit harder every day is what you don't want to do. Instead, just do as much as feels comfortable. Some days, that will be less than you wanted. That's okay, because you'll be able to go again the next day. Pretty soon, you'll be able to do more than you would have believed possible.

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