The Running/Keeping Fit Thread

[DerKrampus]

Woohoo! I've lost 2.8kg over the Christmas period - I had to say no to most good stuff (apart from duck fat roast potatoes..) but I felt I had to take a stand if I wanted to do well in the race in May.

[Sus]

Woohoo! I've lost 2.8kg over the Christmas period - I had to say no to most good stuff (apart from duck fat roast potatoes..) but I felt I had to take a stand if I wanted to do well in the race in May.

That's amazing mate - well done. From experience, the first part (0-2/3km) was the hardest for me

[DerKrampus]

That's amazing mate - well done. From experience, the first part (0-2/3km) was the hardest for me

Thanks Sus!

I'm down 4.8kg now

Btw, did you mean to write 0-2/3kg as in weight, or 0-2/3km as in race distance?

[Sus]

Thanks Sus!

I'm down 4.8kg now

Btw, did you mean to write 0-2/3kg as in weight, or 0-2/3km as in race distance?

Km distance, as that was the big challenge for me. I started running as I needed something to stay active once I couldn't play football any more.


I was amazed by how little I was able to run at the beginning, given I had played football all my life. It was pretty embarrassing to be honest

[DerKrampus]

Km distance, as that was the big challenge for me. I started running as I needed something to stay active once I couldn't play football any more.


I was amazed by how little I was able to run at the beginning, given I had played football all my life. It was pretty embarrassing to be honest

[DerKrampus]

Same here, too much sitting at desks over the years.

Now I have a weird burning pain on the inside of my knee.... faark!

[bacon]

Same here, too much sitting at desks over the years.

Now I have a weird burning pain on the inside of my knee.... faark!

I just started light running again - been at least 3 years since I last run / played football. I've signed up again for over 55s winter football comp - have arthritis in both knees so need to run them for a bit to see if they will hold up - I'm 63 this yr - am I an idiot ?

[Norbs]

Same here, too much sitting at desks over the years.

Now I have a weird burning pain on the inside of my knee.... faark!

I have the same, it is Meniscus pain, you need to stop running

[Doc_Piptorious]

I have the same, it is Meniscus pain, you need to stop running

A burning inside the knee, as the only symptom, is usually runner's knee or arthritis and usually not a menisus tear as the latter normally will have some form of swelling or discolouration.


Would still need four to six day's rest from exercise and regular icing of the knee then revaluate how it feels then.

Discolouration, swelling, new noises from the knee like sharp clicks or pops would be go straight to the doctor territory as would the feeling of a tear or jammed/trapped nerve.

[Norbs]

A burning inside the knee, as the only symptom, is usually runner's knee or arthritis and usually not a menisus tear as the latter normally will have some form of swelling or discolouration.


Would still need four to six day's rest from exercise and regular icing of the knee then revaluate how it feels then.

Discolouration, swelling, new noises from the knee like sharp clicks or pops would be go straight to the doctor territory as would the feeling of a tear or jammed/trapped nerve.

Hope he doesn't have arthritis, a Meniscus year is much less of a long term worry.

I have no swelling, discolouration or heat in the area but mine is meniscus wear.

[Norbs]

Anyway, he still needs to stop running, he's too big and will end up ****ed. There's a reason runners weigh about 60kg and are beanpoles

[Norbs]

I just started light running again - been at least 3 years since I last run / played football. I've signed up again for over 55s winter football comp - have arthritis in both knees so need to run them for a bit to see if they will hold up - I'm 63 this yr - am I an idiot ?

Hmm, do you really want to know the answer to that

You've hit the age where walking is what is needed for leg strength, running ruins joints

[Rich]

I’ve always yo-yo’d with my weight. Got to peak heaviest last summer - hated it and hated myself really. Got ‘whelmed by everything.

Anyway, got some semi bad health news so thought - stop messing around and you’re getting old and there will be no time to sort yourself out.

So from July 2025 to today I’ve managed to drop 40kg of weight. Still more to go but I’m chuffed. More exercise but it’s the calorie counting that’s actually done it for me. Plus religiously weighing myself every Monday morning.

[Norbs]

I’ve always yo-yo’d with my weight. Got to peak heaviest last summer - hated it and hated myself really. Got ‘whelmed by everything.

Anyway, got some semi bad health news so thought - stop messing around and you’re getting old and there will be no time to sort yourself out.

So from July 2025 to today I’ve managed to drop 40kg of weight. Still more to go but I’m chuffed. More exercise but it’s the calorie counting that’s actually done it for me. Plus religiously weighing myself every Monday morning.

**** me, did you cut both your legs off?

Jokes aside

That's some astonishing weight loss. How did you do it?

[DerKrampus]

A burning inside the knee, as the only symptom, is usually runner's knee or arthritis and usually not a menisus tear as the latter normally will have some form of swelling or discolouration.


Would still need four to six day's rest from exercise and regular icing of the knee then revaluate how it feels then.

Discolouration, swelling, new noises from the knee like sharp clicks or pops would be go straight to the doctor territory as would the feeling of a tear or jammed/trapped nerve.

I followed the above and the pain appears to have subsided substatially.

A lot of my issues stem from extreme tightness of the hips, hamstrings, calves etc.