Boring Entry Warning. I've been having some pronounced knee problems [insert old man joke here] the past couple weeks to the point that I had to stop running because my knee would kind of pop out after jogging for just two blocks.
I'd never qualify myself as a "runner." In fact in the past I've always hated running and certainly didn't have any inherent abilities in that area. However, recently I've been enjoying it and so getting hurt was really annoying just as I was starting to be able to run a decent distance.
I was able to resume running again today and I'm excited that I can now run a full lap around Prospect Park. Hey, that's quite an achievement for this non-runner! My goal by the end of the summer is now to be able to do two full laps which will be exactly 6.7 miles.
Update: I self-diagnosed myself (thanks Internets!) and my affliction is apparently because I'm suffering from patellofemoral pain syndrome, otherwise known as simply "Runner's Knee."
You may feel pain toward the back of the knee, a sense of cracking or that the knee's giving out.
Yup, that's my knee! Explained it right to the dot.