sorry for another knee pain topic but i couldn't seem to find any old thread that discussed the type/location of pain that i'm encountering.
as my training runs are getting longer leading up to my first IM
(florida
) my knees are starting to get painful around the knee cap
(shown in this pic:
the red is the worst pain area, followed closely by the yellow area.
thoughts??
is this kind of pain/location of pain an indication of a certain injury?
is it just the increase of mileage and my body not used to it?
is there something more i can do to prevent this kind of pain??
(currently i try to ice for 15min then wear compression tights for an hour after all long/hard runs
)
i plan on getting new shoes soon
(current ones have around 225 miles on them
), should i look for a different type of shoe?
(Brooks Defyance 3 are my current shoes
)
would a knee brace or knee taping help with the pain?
(i only have 2 long runs scheduled and then the race day mary this year
)
i just completed a HIM on saturday. i ran fairly strong but the entire last ~4 miles my knees were really aching. i averaged 9:21 on the run which is pretty good
(for me
). but the pain seemed to slowly increase and i'm worried it will be much worse on my full IM.
i plan to walk longer for each rest stop during the IM as well as running a slower pace but even with doing that AND getting new shoes i worry that the pain might get the best of me.
any help/advice is GREATLY appreciated.
Edited by TXNick 2010-09-27 9:39 AM