I've noticed recently in the past 2-3 weeks or so that when I finish running and cooling down I sneeze a lot for some time after the run. This will range from a time period of 30 minutes after the run to 6+ hours after I run. I'm not sick, nor do I feel sick, and I don't have any allergies. The weather hasn't cooled down too much (today was a balmy 55 degrees and I still had a sneeze attack for some 45 minutes after the run), so I'm not sure why this is happening. Has anyone else experienced this problem or has any ideas for why this might be happening? This has never happened to me before so I'm not quite sure what to do about it!

 Thanks!

Ellen

 Thomas

However, nn my long run last week (12 miles) I began to notice knee pain at mile 10. I did one run during the week and after 2 miles my knee was hurting again. 

The pain is right above my patella, where my quads attach and I am pretty sure it is tendinitis. I have been icing it and taking anti-inflammatories, but am unsure as to how to continue my training for the marathon.

I am supposed to run 14 miles tomorrow and 8 next weekend ,as my last long run, before the marathon the following week. I am not going to do the 14 mile run tomorrow because I tried to run 2 miles today on the treadmill, with a knee brace on, and it still hurt (not has painful though). 

My question is.....do I rest it for a week? or even 2? should i still run the marathon? I am going to make a Dr. appt next week, but would love to hear other runner's opinions. 

Thanks so much for your help!

Any ideas? 

I'm a beginner runner and I've been running for about 3 months and I have gone through my fair share of aches and pains, intitally, it turned out I was wearing the wrong shoes for my feet which fixed a lot of the knee and hip problems I was expereincing. Appparently I have really high arches and didn't know.

Last week I went for a mid length run (about 3 1/2 miles) and the next day I had a lot of pain in the upper part of my foot along the non arch side. Not directly below my ankle but more far forward.

The pain has continued and got a little better but when I ran again yesterday it was really sore.

I've been trying to research this online but can't find anything that describes it correctly. There is no swelling or redness, just pain especially when I point my toes or walk downstairs.

The closest decriptions I can find are for bone spurs, stress fractures, or peroneal tendonitis but they don't match.

Just wondered if anyone here had any insight? I'm going to try and get an appointment with the Drs since it's been painful for a week or so.

Thanks in advance!

I started trying to run some time ago and a friend suggested a book to set me on the right track. The title is "Body Mind and Sport" by John Douillard. Has anybody read it? The guy recommends a training regime that seems to be based on a VERY gradual increase of one's aerobic capacity. He strongly recommends that the runner shouldn't breath through the mouth at all. Instead, he says, the runner should backpedal, go back to significantly lower training intensities (50-60% of HRmax) in order to become able to sustain prolonged exercise at that intensity and then work his way up from there very gradually. He maintains that one can climb up to his previous performance level but this time with breathing rates as slow as 14-20 breaths per minute and heart rates around 130-140!!!

I've been doing capoeira (a brazilian martial art) for a few years now and I want to start running a bit to increase my aerobic capacity but this guy's suggestions seem kind of radical to me.

has anyone tried this stuff?

 So, what is there to do without any equipment other than push ups and sit ups? Sit ups I dont really bother with as you wont be able to see my abs unless I drop at 20 lbs anyhow.

I've been running now for over 18 months and in this time I have managed to stay pretty injury free (well apart from blisters!), however I've managed to get a pain in my foot that is best described as a painful tenderness!

I've been gearing up my running for the Nottingham Half Marathon this coming weekend, however back in early August I got a tenderness/pain in my left foot, near my metatarsal bones nearer the outer 2 and 3rd toe. I then started getting pain up the back of the calf on the same foot.I wore a scholl ball of footpad that felt nice but after the run the tenderness/pain returned and the calf pain also stayed (as expected).

It got to a point where I thought I should rest it a little, so for the last three weeks I have done no running at all. I tried a 3.75 mile steady run today, same trainers and took it nice and slow. The foot felt great and the run was nice, however after the run this tenderness came back but no calf pain! Good news for the calf at least!

looking at the underside of the foot there is no bruising and I cannot feel it tender by touching it, but when I stand on tip toes I feel it inside the foot.

I am going to be going to see a doctor but I'm sure the first piece of advice will be rest, has anyone had this before? it is really bugging me now I just want to know what I should be doing whilst the wheels of NHS healthcare start to turn....besides just resting! :-(

 Nick.

 Any thoughts?

I found getting up at 5:00 am too difficult, I ended up getting up at 6:00 am and procrastinated whether I should go or not...  In the end, I didn't go and I used excuses like the weather (it is still cold and wet here in New Zealand, although spring is apparently here).  Good news is, I still went for my run in the afternoon, as usual.

Please share your tips on how to get started early in the morning. 

I'm curious how and when you use it? Before or After runs or both? Once a day? Multiple times a day?

Thanks.

Hey folks, I am just seeking out info / advice / reassurance from your personal experiences or knowledge. Has anyone had problems with bursitis?

On 31 July I fell while trail running, I hit the ground pretty hard (it was a hard pack / gravel logging road), took a big chunk out of my right elbow and my right knee. My knee was bleeding a bit, I had to pick myself up and run another 1k to the river to wash the wound. I then tried to run back, managing another mile or so before it was too painful and I walked. The pain felt more like it was from the superficial wound than the impact. Later that day, (after R.I.C.E - ing my knee and dressing the wounds) my knee seized up. It was constantly stiff and sore but really bad after I had been sat down for any length of time. It may have been slightly swollen but nothing major.

The next day it was still sore but a lot better, I could walk on it okay.

On the 4th August it felt much better so I went for a fairly long trail run again, about 7 miles in total with some super steep climbs and descents (which I would walk / scramble or at the least take slow). I also ran up a couple of flights of stairs along the trail. My knee felt absolutely fine, I don't remember any twinges at all.

On the 5th I did another, easier, trail run. It was about 5-6miles with less vertical (a couple of hills but nothing insane). Again my knee felt fine.

On the 7th I ran again, a similar route to the 5th but a bit shorter and a little bit faster (just under 5 miles). This time on my way home, on a downhill I think, I became 'aware' of my knee, which seemed a little tender but nothing to cause alarm. I just remember thinking 'oh, maybe I did bang my knee, oh well, getting better now'.

From 5th to 8th I was also biking to work, but that's just a short 15/20 min ride with a couple of uphills and a long descent.

On the 9th I went for my long slow run, set off to do 10 miles. I was wearing new shoes (Nike Zoom Vomero 4 - I'm neutral / supinator and they are super soft and cushy so I am almost certain they have nothing to do with it). The moment I started I could feel a strong twinge in my right knee on every step, which would ease off quickly, then start again whenever I stopped to cross a street, then ease off. But after 2 miles it no longer wore off and the discomfort got worse. I stopped running and walked home. I haven't run since then, but when walking the dog on the trails the pain flares up every now and then.

The pain is behind my knee cap, occasionally above and to the inside of the patella, but usually behind. It ranges from a sharp 'nerve' pain, to the feeling of pressure or swelling. It hurts when I put my weight on that knee, when I bend the knee to an acute angle, or when I twist my knee. But not EVERY time, and sometimes it hurts at other random moments when I am not doing any of the above. It does not hurt at all when I ride my back to work.

If anyone can identify with this, or offer any advice I would be much appreciated. I was supposed to start a marathon training program next week so would be grateful for all the help I can get.

Thanks guys

I took a week off running to give it a rest and it didn't change much - I have noticed that it does not bother me when I run, and after a run I find that it doesn't happen as much.  It seems to happen when my joint/muscles aren't being used (i.e., in bed, at work).

Any thoughts on what this might be and how to address it?  I'm anxious not to cause any serious injury, but I'd really like to push ahead with my training.

Thanks!