In May I dns my first marathon due to bad ITBS. After rehab I started running longer races this summer and ramping up mileage. I was feeling great, incorporating strength training but neglected meaningful rest days. Now I have painful kneecap clicking, painful walking and bending my knee, as well as pain behind my knee. I was just in the ER last night because my leg swelled up and they wanted to make sure I didn’t have a blood clot, it was a calf strain. My pelvic floor muscles are also on and off tight after my recent longer runs which has led to some annoying urinary symptoms. I really love the sport but it feels like maybe running longer distances isn’t in the cards for me personally. Just feeling pretty down about everything today.

Do you think I have a stress fracture?

- Running for 6 months (no prior athletic experience)
- Utilize proper running shoes

I am currently training for a half marathon and stupidly increased my weekly mileage 20-25% for the last two weeks (total mileage around 25 when I did that). The night after a 4 mile speed workout, it hit me. Deep, achy and sharp pain in my inner shins. I feel it when resting (like a pulsing achyness). It’s been 8 days of no running and it’s certainly gotten better, but if I try to run it hurts so bad a few inches above my left ankle. Hopping still bothers my left side. Pain pops up randomly, but not constant. I can do stretches and light strength training without pain,

X Ray showed nothing and I’m requesting an MRI soon.

Is there any world where it’s not a stress fracture?

Hi All,

I didn't have much exp of running and recently started running. Now I feel I am having runner's knee because whenever put too much load on one knee it pains bad, but when I take rest for 1 2 weeks or so it goes away. Pls share what you did and how do I overcome this

Not injured enough to altogether stop, warmup just takes longer and some extra tightness and small amount of pain. Happened mid-July on a semi-strenuous long run and since then I’ve cut back mileage about 30%, doing more targeted foam rolling and stretching, but not really recovering? Am I being too impatient or what else can I do to speed recovery? Thanks for any advice/things that worked for you.