The NYC Insider's guide to the NYC running is inspired by the thoughts and experiences of a New Yorker who has run the NYC Marathon twice and is now training for 5 Half Marathons - one in each of the five boroughs.
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Weak Knees
Two weeks ago, inexplicably, I started to experience intense pain in my left knee whenever I went for a run. I took a few days off, then cut way back on my mileage but the pain persisted. I barely finished a 2-mile jaunt, and limped home practically crying with pain. I've taken pain relievers, applied heat and ice, worn my knee brace, done everything I could think of. The pain is clearly related to the mechanical stress of running: I went for a speedy 4.5 mile walk -- in flats not sneakers no less -- last week and didn't have any problems at all. The discomfort during my short (1.5 mile) run on the Central Park reservoir track was considerably less this morning, though, so I am hopeful that if I take it slowly and increase my mileage slowly but consistently, I might still do my 1/2 marathon next month.
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