Comments on: Runner’s Knee and My Upcoming Marathon http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/ Speaker / Consultant Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:05:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Martin http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-49712 Martin Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:39:55 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-49712 Hi Sage, thanks for bringing this topic up. I have runners knee and due to do the NYC Maratho in 2 weeks. Could you please tell when in the race your pain started and when the pain wore off/went numb? (would be great to have some mental markers during the race. Thanks a million!!! Hi Sage,

thanks for bringing this topic up. I have runners knee and due to do the NYC Maratho in 2 weeks. Could you please tell when in the race your pain started and when the pain wore off/went numb? (would be great to have some mental markers during the race. Thanks a million!!!

]]> By: sage http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-49624 sage Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:04:46 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-49624 Very cool! Good luck :) Very cool!
Good luck :)

]]> By: robert http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-49622 robert Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:24:14 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-49622 Same thing for me. Just went to get prolotherapy on my knee and see how that helps. Today is day one! The inflamation caused by the treatment is allmost gone, and no pain at all. Same thing for me. Just went to get prolotherapy on my knee and see how that helps. Today is day one! The inflamation caused by the treatment is allmost gone, and no pain at all.

]]> By: sage http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-49103 sage Sat, 08 Oct 2011 13:19:06 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-49103 Talking to your doctor is probably the best answer. I mean, if he says it's an overuse injury and you shouldn't run you can decide for yourself what you should do. But if you have caused some real damage then you might make a different decision. I believe it only hurt during running. During my last couple runs (including the marathon) it would start to hurt at a certain point and then the pain seemed to give up. It would actually stop hurting after a while. Good luck! Sage Talking to your doctor is probably the best answer. I mean, if he says it’s an overuse injury and you shouldn’t run you can decide for yourself what you should do. But if you have caused some real damage then you might make a different decision.

I believe it only hurt during running. During my last couple runs (including the marathon) it would start to hurt at a certain point and then the pain seemed to give up. It would actually stop hurting after a while.

Good luck!
Sage

]]> By: CP http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-49082 CP Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:37:03 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-49082 This is helping me decide I need to call a doctor first thing next week. I'm running my first marathon (MCM) on Oct. 30, and experienced pain at mile 11 of what was supposed to be a 14 mile run last Saturday. I did 18 the week before without any pain, but during my 11 miles last week, I think I went too fast. Did your knee hurt when you walked around, Sage? Mine doesn't--just after I run for a while (10 minutes on Tuesday, 20 minutes today...) Until then, I will heed your advice and ice, ibuprof, and rest. Thanks. This is helping me decide I need to call a doctor first thing next week. I’m running my first marathon (MCM) on Oct. 30, and experienced pain at mile 11 of what was supposed to be a 14 mile run last Saturday. I did 18 the week before without any pain, but during my 11 miles last week, I think I went too fast. Did your knee hurt when you walked around, Sage? Mine doesn’t–just after I run for a while (10 minutes on Tuesday, 20 minutes today…) Until then, I will heed your advice and ice, ibuprof, and rest. Thanks.

]]> By: sage http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-43985 sage Mon, 16 May 2011 18:47:06 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-43985 Hi there! I definitely love talking about this topic. But please be aware: <strong>I don't know anything other than my own experience.</strong> That said, I ran my marathon, went to the doctor. He told me I had an over-use injury. I stopped running for a month. But could walk fine. I started running slowly after that month off. I "think" a lot of first time marathoners get this. It just makes sense. But on the other hand you don't want to be running on something that will totally blow out your knee. If I had it to do over again, I think I would have gone to the doctor before my race. He would have confirmed that it was an overuse thing. Then I could have felt a little safer pounding through the marathon. But I guarantee your doctor will tell you to stop running. For me this was a life goal. I came to the conclusion that if I was going to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair because of this I was ok with it. I've since run a total of 3 marathons. The overuse thing has never really come back. Good luck! Hi there!
I definitely love talking about this topic. But please be aware: I don’t know anything other than my own experience.

That said, I ran my marathon, went to the doctor. He told me I had an over-use injury. I stopped running for a month. But could walk fine. I started running slowly after that month off.

I “think” a lot of first time marathoners get this. It just makes sense. But on the other hand you don’t want to be running on something that will totally blow out your knee.

If I had it to do over again, I think I would have gone to the doctor before my race. He would have confirmed that it was an overuse thing. Then I could have felt a little safer pounding through the marathon.

But I guarantee your doctor will tell you to stop running.

For me this was a life goal. I came to the conclusion that if I was going to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair because of this I was ok with it.

I’ve since run a total of 3 marathons. The overuse thing has never really come back.

Good luck!

]]> By: Joumana http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-43984 Joumana Mon, 16 May 2011 18:29:54 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-43984 Hello Sage, I am in the exact same situation you were before you first marathon. Yesterday, I ran 15 miles and I experienced some pain around my knee but not too much that stopped me from running. I was running with a knee band. However, my marathon is in two weeks. I am scared of running 26 miles and permanently damaging my knee! I am planning to ice it and take anti-inflammatory medications, as well as wear brace during the marathon. What do you think? How bad was your knee after your first marathon, were you able to walk at least without pain? I am consulting with a physiotherapist this week, to see if he has any recommendations! Hello Sage,

I am in the exact same situation you were before you first marathon. Yesterday, I ran 15 miles and I experienced some pain around my knee but not too much that stopped me from running. I was running with a knee band. However, my marathon is in two weeks. I am scared of running 26 miles and permanently damaging my knee!
I am planning to ice it and take anti-inflammatory medications, as well as wear brace during the marathon. What do you think? How bad was your knee after your first marathon, were you able to walk at least without pain?

I am consulting with a physiotherapist this week, to see if he has any recommendations!

]]> By: sage http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-38625 sage Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:47:19 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-38625 Hi GM, Obviously, I should state that I'm not a doctor and you should take everything I say here with a grain of salt. It's just my experience. But I will say, if I had not run that first marathon because of the intense pain in my knee, I probably would not have run 3 marathons (which is where I'm at now). When training for that first marathon, there were a couple runs that the pain was so intense my body actually stopped me from running. I suddenly found myself walking even though every fiber in my brain was telling me to keep running. Again, I'm not a doctor and don't know anything other than my own experiences. But it seemed to me that when things are REALLY bad your body will just take over for you. Good luck! Sage Hi GM,

Obviously, I should state that I’m not a doctor and you should take everything I say here with a grain of salt. It’s just my experience.

But I will say, if I had not run that first marathon because of the intense pain in my knee, I probably would not have run 3 marathons (which is where I’m at now).

When training for that first marathon, there were a couple runs that the pain was so intense my body actually stopped me from running. I suddenly found myself walking even though every fiber in my brain was telling me to keep running.

Again, I’m not a doctor and don’t know anything other than my own experiences. But it seemed to me that when things are REALLY bad your body will just take over for you.

Good luck!
Sage

]]> By: GM http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-38623 GM Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:35:36 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-38623 Thanks for sharing your experience Sage. Its Wednesday today and I am running a Half Marathon this Sunday. I developed runners knee couple of weeks back (Did the mistake of running downhill on a banked surface). I have been off running since then hoping the knee would heel itself but the pain resurfaces everytime I climb/get down the stairs. I was not sure of doing the run, but after going through your post have decided to go ahead with it and will see what happens next. Dont want to visit a Doctor now, since I know what the answer would be !! Thanks for sharing your experience Sage. Its Wednesday today and I am running a Half Marathon this Sunday. I developed runners knee couple of weeks back (Did the mistake of running downhill on a banked surface). I have been off running since then hoping the knee would heel itself but the pain resurfaces everytime I climb/get down the stairs. I was not sure of doing the run, but after going through your post have decided to go ahead with it and will see what happens next. Dont want to visit a Doctor now, since I know what the answer would be !!

]]> By: sage http://www.sagelewis.com/2009/10/06/runners-knee-and-my-upcoming-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-34593 sage Mon, 01 Nov 2010 15:22:30 +0000 http://www.sagelewis.com/?p=774#comment-34593 Not any that I could see. However, my doctor did give me some sort of anti-inflammatory that seemed to help. Not any that I could see. However, my doctor did give me some sort of anti-inflammatory that seemed to help.

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