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Newbie question about knee soreness (self.running)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) by root to c/running

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Let me start by saying that I am not a runner. I hope to be one day, but for now I'm just running < 1 mile after work.

After a few days of this, my knees (the tendon thing that goes down from the knee to the shin) are pretty sore. I'm wondering if I should power through this or do something differently?

A friend suggested these as he's had good luck with them, but I'm not sure if this is something the community condones or endorses.

Update: Thank you all for the suggestions! The consensus seems to be to take it easy as I begin, and run every other day (and continue to walk every day).

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

depends on so many factors. what pace are you running at? what is your athletic history?

if you're going from NO running, to sprinting 0.9 mi, then yes, you might be sore and its normal. just take it slow and build up the mileage. if you still have problems after a week or 2, then it might be time to see your physio

the biggest mistake new runners make is to go out too hard too fast, get themselves injured, and add to the myth that "running is bad for your knees"