Hey all. Let me start out by mentioning that I used to weigh 300 lbs and that I used to pop my knees by twisting them around. Needless to say, my knees do make some noise every now and then. But running has really helped me get rid of that pain, and dramatically lessened the noises!
But one time last year I went running just a little too far and ended up limping home with what I assumed was ITB pain. I had some minor issues with ITB since then, but nothing major.
However, a little over a week ago I sat on a kneeling bench for 25 minutes. I had pain in my left knee, but I wiggled around and it became bearable, if just a little annoying. But, ever since then, any run over about 1.5 miles ends up in extreme pain my left knee. The pain runs only on the outside of my leg. It often feels tight and hot, and is aggrivated by stairs, hills, etc.
Well, I thought it was gone (I built a taller bench!), so I went out for a 10k run. I felt a little pain in my knee again and also some tightness/pain in my lower calf and back ankle, so I stopped, streched it, adjust stride a little bit and, behold, it was gone... until I got to the bottom of the very last hill. Ever since then I've had trouble bending it without pain. It's much better today, and my guess is that it will be gone tomorrow.
I'm not going running for at least 3 weeks, regardless of how it feels for daily activity. When I start running again in December, I'm doing only short runs, maybe a couple miles.
Does this sound like ITB to everyone else? And if so, what can I do to avoid it? I know that I've abused my knees in the past, but barefoot running has helped so much, I hate to think that I can't get past 10k running without this intense pain and injury. I'd like to run a marathon or more before the middle of next year.
I've read up on the stretches, and I do all those already.. they're not helping the pain. Can anyone else suggest other things that might cause this pain. Also, can you suggest exercises or technique that I can employ during my 3 horrific weeks off that could mitigate circumstances when I return to running? Thanks!
But one time last year I went running just a little too far and ended up limping home with what I assumed was ITB pain. I had some minor issues with ITB since then, but nothing major.
However, a little over a week ago I sat on a kneeling bench for 25 minutes. I had pain in my left knee, but I wiggled around and it became bearable, if just a little annoying. But, ever since then, any run over about 1.5 miles ends up in extreme pain my left knee. The pain runs only on the outside of my leg. It often feels tight and hot, and is aggrivated by stairs, hills, etc.
Well, I thought it was gone (I built a taller bench!), so I went out for a 10k run. I felt a little pain in my knee again and also some tightness/pain in my lower calf and back ankle, so I stopped, streched it, adjust stride a little bit and, behold, it was gone... until I got to the bottom of the very last hill. Ever since then I've had trouble bending it without pain. It's much better today, and my guess is that it will be gone tomorrow.
I'm not going running for at least 3 weeks, regardless of how it feels for daily activity. When I start running again in December, I'm doing only short runs, maybe a couple miles.
Does this sound like ITB to everyone else? And if so, what can I do to avoid it? I know that I've abused my knees in the past, but barefoot running has helped so much, I hate to think that I can't get past 10k running without this intense pain and injury. I'd like to run a marathon or more before the middle of next year.
I've read up on the stretches, and I do all those already.. they're not helping the pain. Can anyone else suggest other things that might cause this pain. Also, can you suggest exercises or technique that I can employ during my 3 horrific weeks off that could mitigate circumstances when I return to running? Thanks!