I get Pain when running

**asvt** · 09-02-2007, 04:50 PM

I get a pain behind my knee on the left side of the left leg every time my foot hits the ground while running. Also I pulled the tendons in my foot about 3 months ago they were slowly getting better and one day I barely noticed the pain then the next day the pain was back at its worse. why did it happen and what can I do to help speed up the recovery. (Tendon pain is coming from centre of foot)

**tri-athlete** · 09-02-2007, 08:38 PM

running is soo hard on your body. three things i can advise you. stop running. your body will not heal if you keep running. a good supplement to running that is less harsh on your body is cycling; mountain biking, road cycling, or a stationary piece of cardio equipment in the gym is best. heat the areas where the pain is before you exercise. the best way to do this is with an electrical heating pad. andd, of course, ice that baby down after you workout.

**asvt** · 09-03-2007, 07:09 AM

I can run on the treadmill and I get no pain behind my knee I feel my foot slightly but I feel ok to run on a treadmill I only get both pains at their worse when I run outside on hard surfaces. I can run on the grass pain free aswell. so what can i do to help with road running.

**B.E.N.** · 09-04-2007, 10:28 AM

As a former CC runner I have had the same problem in the past.

Sounds like Iliotibial Band Syndrome. Not as major as it sounds.

I get this type of injury/irritation when I try to increase mileage or come back from a lay off to soon.

First solution is to stretch and warmup properly. One specific stretch is to cross you legs and lean sideways (away from leg crossed behind you) to stretch the outside of the thigh/knee.

Second cause could that an imbalance in hip/thigh/ham muscles. Trainers have suggested doing weighted lunges while standing in place. Seemed to work.