i have a bad knee (and ankle and hip and hand) from an accident 2 years ago ... my doctors have conflicting advice about how to exercise, what I can and can't do so i'm trying to find my way through this. I recently tried running again, and after 3 runs my knee is screaming at me and i'm walking with a limp all over again. no I did not start too fast or too hard, by run I mean slow jogging intervals during my walk, of only 2 min at a time. i'm just so frustrated - I can't tell if this is a pain I should push through and know that my knee will strengthen or if this is the kind of pain that means I should stop this and try something else. my doctors can't tell me. i'm not expecting you guys too - i'm just frustrated and I know someone here at 3fc probably knows how I feel.
maybe it's time to start trolling craigslist for a bike ... I just feel like if I don't keep running i'm 'failing' - which I know isn't true but I still feel that way