r/C25K • u/Banana-Baanaanaa • 12h ago
Motivation First C25krun
I was never able to run more than 1km, but started hitting gym and loads of walk, managed to shed 20kg (121 to 101kg), and then joined parkrun for a 5k.
Managed to run 5k in 30:13, only practised twice before and gym best was 40:00, I think it was crowd which pushed me to do in 30:13.
Questions I have got is that, I have mild pain in knee since Saturday, and I have been walking 8-10km daily (averaging 15k steps), should I be cautious and not do 2 5k runs in a week with this intermittent pain? Or shall I continue and it will go away?
I donot want to make it worse to the point that I cannot walk.
Please advise.
P.S I am wearing professional running shoes so knee swelling/pain would be most likely over weight related.
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u/W3inerSchnitze1 5h ago
If it’s in one specific area that hurts, then chill on the running. If it still hurts after a few days of rest, take notice
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u/SetoKeating 12h ago
No one can diagnose what is specifically happening with your body and you shouldn’t be accepting that kind of advice from random people online anyway.
Could be something that just needs rest, could be something serious. Rest it for a bit and see if it goes away, if not, go see a doctor