10 or so years ago I tore part of the meniscus in my L knee. The leg swelled up like a balloon and I couldn't bend it for a week. After I thought it had healed (not knowing what had really been done), I lived with it and kept trying to run for 6 months. But it kept catching, sometimes hurting. So, I ended up getting it surgically trimmed.
Up until this last week, it has sometimes felt sort of swollen after running, but never looked it. Plus, the feeling always went away within about 15 minutes. Since my 8 mile run last Thursday, my fastest 8 miles ever, it has been feeling the heavy, slightly swollen feeling off and on. It doesn't hurt. It doesn't even feel consistently worse right after running. It did, however, feel a somewhat less thick when I took a couple of days off of exercise.
Today I opted for a 4 mile run without any hills, but some semi-rough pavement. I thought it would help me work on my form. I do think this helped. I really couldn't feel the knee sensation during running except for a very short time into mile 4, but not even all the way to the end. Now, 3 hours after the run, it feels "better" than it did before the run, but it did that when I ran on Saturday, then came and went with varying intensity.
When it has reacted to runs previously, it has included some strong aching. Not so with what it going on now. The run was not hard and I "feel" like running farther soon.
I have only recently been learning about how to decide when to run through pain and discomfort issues, often helping to heal them, but I am wary of injury due to stupidity on my part. I know that everyone has different experiences with these things, so feel free to offer me your perspectives! It can only help me think this through -
Up until this last week, it has sometimes felt sort of swollen after running, but never looked it. Plus, the feeling always went away within about 15 minutes. Since my 8 mile run last Thursday, my fastest 8 miles ever, it has been feeling the heavy, slightly swollen feeling off and on. It doesn't hurt. It doesn't even feel consistently worse right after running. It did, however, feel a somewhat less thick when I took a couple of days off of exercise.
Today I opted for a 4 mile run without any hills, but some semi-rough pavement. I thought it would help me work on my form. I do think this helped. I really couldn't feel the knee sensation during running except for a very short time into mile 4, but not even all the way to the end. Now, 3 hours after the run, it feels "better" than it did before the run, but it did that when I ran on Saturday, then came and went with varying intensity.
When it has reacted to runs previously, it has included some strong aching. Not so with what it going on now. The run was not hard and I "feel" like running farther soon.
I have only recently been learning about how to decide when to run through pain and discomfort issues, often helping to heal them, but I am wary of injury due to stupidity on my part. I know that everyone has different experiences with these things, so feel free to offer me your perspectives! It can only help me think this through -