I have been getting some slight knee pain about 1/2 hr into my runs. My shoes have about 250 miles on them and they feel like they have gotten stiff. Is this a normal symptom of a shoe wearing out? I thought that as a shoe wore out it would get soft or “mushy”. I am wearing the Saucony Grid Propel, they felt great when new. Any suggestions for a replacement?
Bob
Could be a number of things…
You may have a tear (meniscus, ACL, MCL) and not even know it…You may have arthur in your knee. I would make the shoe change and take it easy for a while and see how your knee reacts. If you still have pain over the next 2 weeks…go see a doc.
Do you pronate? If so, are in a stabilty or motion control shoe? Is the pain on outside of your knee?
If you answer yes, no, and yes----Do a search for IT band problems. If this is the case, it’s not really your knee that’s the issue it’s the bursa on the side of your knee getting inflamed—because your IT is too tight.
Bob, before you start panicking over fatman’s response, nothing in your symptoms makes me think that you’ve torn a ligament. if you’d told us that you heard a pop, then the knee swelled up like crazy the next day, then i’d say differently… but my guess is that this is something much more manageable.
there are any number of things that you could do…
but i’d start with making sure that you warm up correctly, do some stretching before you start running, and especially, stretching post-run and then icing your knee for ten minutes. you might also think about taking a couple of advils when you run or afterwards. another option is to take a couple of weeks off from running and spend the time biking or swimming - i’m sure you’ve already come up with that one.
if the pain persists, try to find a doctor who knows a lot about running (there was a thread on how to do this recently…)
it is worth looking on some websites for the symptoms of meniscus damage, and compare that w/the pain you’re feeling.
hope this helps,
-charles
You mite need orthotics - to correct the biomechanical whatever that’s causing you pain. They are totally worth it. Look at it as an investment.