Post #2250849

2026-05-02 14:42 UTC

@danielholt@mstdn.games I am not in any way qualified to offer health or run coaching advice on here but you described your knee as getting "very sore" which is concerning. I would definitely suggest talking to a doctor in case there's any underlying issues that need dealing with. You seem to be UK based so hopefully that shouldn't be difficult to do. Best of luck to you!

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@edchivers@dice.camp 2026-05-02 14:59

@danielholt@mstdn.games I should probably leave it at that, but your post left me with some questions - is it that you've been running/jogging for a while, and the knee has got worse since you started a more physical job? Or are you new to running and trying to get a sense of how your body should react to things?

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@Thayer@mastodon.social 2026-05-02 14:51

@edchivers@dice.camp @danielholt@mstdn.games strong recommend on knee strapping using KT tape. Great vids on YouTube and very cheap. Got me through London marathon training and the marathon itself when my knee was pissed off at me doing 100km weeks. https://youtube.com/shorts/ggRc0w6auQ8?si=BcscD7g9RK2pQdeA https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002CJ62N6?ref_=cm_sw_r_cso_cp_apan_dp_TCVCAGH949EQNG1WRK09 And re sub 30 mins: best way to get there quickish is hiit running! 30 seconds sprint, then 2 mins jog. Rinse repeat. You'll smash through it in weeks :)

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