The new goal has been set

"Boemsi" wrote in message
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On Wed, 18 Aug 2004 19:37:46 +0000, Ignoramus22762 wrote:

my suggestion is to not run if you experience knee pain. At least
without approval from some relevant doctor. I doubt you want to have
artificial knees.

At the moment I don't have pain and haven't had for years. As I just
described in my answer to Jenn, my kneecap is drawn to the outside of my
joint, and under duration stress will wear out the cartilage. In the past
I've had very good results with training the muscles on the upper/inner
sides of my thighs to correct for this.

Also, taking glucosamine helps with osteoarthritis (deterioraion of
the cartilage in knee joints).

I'll keep that in mind, but I'd rather not take anything. If it turns out
the running will not work for me, I'll stick to the swimming and biking.

I would not run together with people who are much better runners than
me.

I know my friend is a good runner, but another friend will join us too and
for her I have no clue. For the most part we'll have to train by ourselves
anyway, as our working schedules do not allow us to meet daily.

Thanks for the tips!


First off, that's nonsense. If I work out with others, I always try to make
sure they're better than me, it helps me do better. Of course, if one is
worried about their ego, then that's another story.

Secondly, start out is very small dosages. Warm up with a brisk walk for 10
minutes, then run two blocks, walk two blocks, run two block, walk two
blocks, repeat for 20 minutes or do. Do this for at least two months. Do not
rush running.

Also, check out www.runnersworld.com They'll give you great advice.

Martha
a former distance runner

On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:19:22 +0000, MH wrote:

Also, check out www.runnersworld.com They'll give you great advice.

Thanks Martha, I will definitely have a look!

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On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 04:19:22 +0000, MH wrote:

Also, check out www.runnersworld.com They'll give you great advice.

Thanks Martha, I will definitely have a look!

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