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Peter Cole
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"amh" <[email protected]> wrote
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> Running is different in that it doesn't react with the body. If you
> take measures to reduce injury (stretch, wear proper shoes, don't over
> do it, eat properly, etc) the body will adapt to the running just
> fine.
Not for me. I tried regular running in my 20's, had knee problems. Went to
a sports doc, he told me I was just too big to run (6'10", 230), said I'd
just trash my body. I quit, and have had no knee problems since (30 yrs).
My brother, who is a couple of years younger, kept running, and is now
looking at double knee replacement. Our cycling club is full of ex-runners
who had to give it up because of chronic injuries. One guy I knew gave up
marathoning because of trashed knees, to up bike riding to rehab, wound up
winning a US national masters time trial. He couldn't run, but biked 1,000
mi/wk for training.
>
> Running is different in that it doesn't react with the body. If you
> take measures to reduce injury (stretch, wear proper shoes, don't over
> do it, eat properly, etc) the body will adapt to the running just
> fine.
Not for me. I tried regular running in my 20's, had knee problems. Went to
a sports doc, he told me I was just too big to run (6'10", 230), said I'd
just trash my body. I quit, and have had no knee problems since (30 yrs).
My brother, who is a couple of years younger, kept running, and is now
looking at double knee replacement. Our cycling club is full of ex-runners
who had to give it up because of chronic injuries. One guy I knew gave up
marathoning because of trashed knees, to up bike riding to rehab, wound up
winning a US national masters time trial. He couldn't run, but biked 1,000
mi/wk for training.