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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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[–] odin 1 points 20 hours ago

I've never seen these bands so I can't comment on them. But if what you're describing is shin splints (sore and sensitive to the touch on the front of the lower leg) then calf compression sleeves can help to prevent it. Also, look up some videos on 'heel striking' and try to make sure you aren't doing that as it can cause knee injury. But first, take a day or two off to recover. Progress will be slow at first so you gotta play the long game when it comes to running.