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4NOV24 SWO Board

drexelAVI

Well-Known Member
Good ole fashioned patellar tendinitis, such a pain. Had it in my right knee during a heavy lifting cycle in the off season for triathlons. It’s going to sound so weird, but make sure you’re landing your feet directly under you, that’s going to be super important as you’re not landing on your joints/tendons wrong. Treadmill and a phone can show you land. What helped me was reducing weekly volume, and cross training swimming and the elliptical (it sort of mimics how running is, super low impact too.)

I hope it clears up for you though! It’s not even a terrible pain, it’s just an annoying one, like a gnat at a barbecue.
Yes exactly, my running coach said he wants to lean on the bike for me, so I might tell him I need to do it more often and try to give my legs a running break. I’m just heavier set, I think that’s my biggest issue. I’m running at 215, cutting down to 195 within a month or so. I’ll be much better off at that weight, mind you I’m 6 foot.
 

Runninghabit

New Member
Yes exactly, my running coach said he wants to lean on the bike for me, so I might tell him I need to do it more often and try to give my legs a running break. I’m just heavier set, I think that’s my biggest issue. I’m running at 215, cutting down to 195 within a month or so. I’ll be much better off at that weight, mind you I’m 6 foot.
Cycling is great cardio too, I cycle outside of the triathlon season when I don’t feel like running. Don the weirdo Lycra and go slam out some miles. It’ll sound a bit counterintuitive too, but shoes with a ton of padding (hoka and some of the super shoe brands these days) can lead to instability when running as well, shit can really mess with how you run.
 

drexelAVI

Well-Known Member
Cycling is great cardio too, I cycle outside of the triathlon season when I don’t feel like running. Don the weirdo Lycra and go slam out some miles. It’ll sound a bit counterintuitive too, but shoes with a ton of padding (hoka and some of the super shoe brands these days) can lead to instability when running as well, shit can really mess with how you run.
I have a few different pairs of shoes and my Brook Glycerin Max do so well for my legs. Just dealing with my knee issue, I can run fine but then throughout the day my knee is inflamed and it’s just slightly annoying like you said. I’m just more concerned of it turning into an actual injury.
 

Runninghabit

New Member
I have a few different pairs of shoes and my Brook Glycerin Max do so well for my legs. Just dealing with my knee issue, I can run fine but then throughout the day my knee is inflamed and it’s just slightly annoying like you said. I’m just more concerned of it turning into an actual injury.
I’d hit the bike and the elliptical, and if you don’t feel like that, hit up the base pool until the ole knee is good. On the rest days though, actually rest it haha. Mine was during the winter, safe to say Skyrim was played a lot. Went from a 75 weekly mileage to maybe 20 running, 6 hours of swimming, 120 miles cycling, and then good ole fashion lifting.
 

drexelAVI

Well-Known Member
I’d hit the bike and the elliptical, and if you don’t feel like that, hit up the base pool until the ole knee is good. On the rest days though, actually rest it haha. Mine was during the winter, safe to say Skyrim was played a lot. Went from a 75 weekly mileage to maybe 20 running, 6 hours of swimming, 120 miles cycling, and then good ole fashion lifting.
Any running specific workouts for strengthening this issue?
 

Runninghabit

New Member
Any running specific workouts for strengthening this issue?
All of my runs were small and speed workouts, I tried to limit the amount I was on the knees. Personally, it was 3 miles of quarter mile sprints (5:45 pace) with an 7:00 recovery quarter mile pace in between QM sprints, and smaller 1.5 - 2 mile runs throughout the week. Ice, biofreeze, and a heating pack when I was hanging around if it hurt. If the pain is still lingering, definitely do low impact cross training at different intensities to cover anaerobic and aerobic.
 

drexelAVI

Well-Known Member
All of my runs were small and speed workouts, I tried to limit the amount I was on the knees. Personally, it was 3 miles of quarter mile sprints (5:45 pace) with an 7:00 recovery quarter mile pace in between QM sprints, and smaller 1.5 - 2 mile runs throughout the week. Ice, biofreeze, and a heating pack when I was hanging around if it hurt. If the pain is still lingering, definitely do low impact cross training at different intensities to cover anaerobic and aerobic.
I’ll try to lean on alternate cardio definitely
 
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