teachme

No typo... I can slow jog a 15 minute mile without any problems. It is when I pick up the pace to a decent pace that the old knees start to scream.

teachme

Ok, I am totally waiting for this one!

StanSeven

There are some recently published studies showing running isn't bad for knees and joints in general. Kness take a bad rap because many people with bio-structural problems go running. For example they may pronate excessively but don't see specialists to get that corrected with simple things like inserst for their shoes.

But the studies show people that run for 20 and 30 years have the same or less incidents of arthritic problems as non-runners.

teachme

Walking is the logical alternative if running continues to give me problems...

CommuteCommando

Yes, but like a case of gas, it passes.

bruce19

No. Not since I broke my ankle playing football in college.

jolly_ross

If you run you *will* smash up your knees, if you ride you *might* crash.

You pick.

Dudelsack 

.....tell your parents.....

teachme

Please continue...

Dudelsack 

.....that you're.....

Allegheny Jet

Because I could no longer run I found cycling. Ankle injuries, that occured while in college, showed up in my 40's when I starting to train seriously for Masters Track and Field. I had one ankle fused 2 1/2 years ago and could not run if I had too.

bigbadwullf

I pitched in college. Had to run 3 miles EVERY DAY along with baseball practice. Didn't like it then and don't like it today. Was actually pretty good at cross country running and preferred that, but even then running was a chore, not an enjoyment. I ENJOY riding a bike. If you enjoy running that is great. But once the knees are gone, there is no going back.

Hermes

You asked for advice... Do not run at that speed. You will be better off walking (less chance of injury) and push yourself to walk faster. As you walk faster, there will be a gate at which time you will break into a jog.

Blanchje

I run a bit to change things up but I've never enjoyed it. I did switch to Merrell Barefoot shoes this past year and found they really helped my back and knees from taking a pounding. I watched the video's on their website on proper barefoot form which helped a lot. It is super important to go slow if you try to make the change to minimalist shoes until your muscles adapt.

teachme

I'm afraid to ask...

teachme

Thats interesting...

Blanchje

https://www.merrell.com/US/en/Barefoot

WC89

Cycling has not tempted me to start running; however; I used to run regularly back when I raced bicycles, AND PLAYED SLO-PITCH SOFTBALL, just to keep fit for softball. I was in my 30s then and the body (back & knees) could take it. Now that I'm 50, retired from softball, and live with meniscus tears in both knees, I desire/hope to continue riding, and jumping rope (a long-time staple of my overall fitness program) for many yrs to come so, I gladly gave up running when I retired from softball in 2008. I'll take my chances w/ riding 2 days/wk and jumping rope 5 days/wk, and eating sensibly to stay fit. For me, running (or anything more than coaching my Little Leager 10 yr old son on the ball diamond), at 50+ is a sure-fire way to end my ability to work out long before I want to stop working out.

jon c. 

We look and joggers and think 'this seems like so much more fun.'

no temptation at all

Retro Grouch 

Yup, I've come full circle on the bicycling/running thing.

In the mid-70's I used to bicycle with a group of fellows who were all faster than me. Living in northern Indiana at the time we didn't ride much during the winter so I decided that jogging would be a good way to gain an early season fitness advantage on them. It didn't work by the way.

After moving to Missouri I started running more and bicycling less. I joined a running club and started running a lot more eventually I completed 4 full marathons. All that running, however, came at a cost. I screwed up both of my achilles tendons. So I did what anybody would do, I started running less and bicycling more.

Once in awhile I think about trying some jogging again, but it sounds so hard to me today.

teachme

Jumping rope sounds like a winner! Care to share your jumping rope routine?

alicestrong

No but I like hiking, walking and yoga...

kgriffioen

I started running about 3 years ago because I wanted to do a triathlon. Then I did another one, and another, and another...... you get the picture. I ride about 7,500 miles per year and run about 300 miles a year. Not a lot of running and I certainly am not fast (10 min miles) but I try to get out once a week for sure just to keep me in running shape. My wife is a runner and I thought that I would do it with her. Sometimes it works sometimes not so much.

As far as the pain that others experience, I have not had that. My wifes first piece of advice to me was to go out and get a real good pair of shoes from a running store and have them properly fit. Great advice!!

I have a goal of an Olympic distance tri this summer and I will also be participating in a Ragnar Relay Race which is a 200 mile running relay from Madison WI to Chicago.

I guess the point is that once I started, I sort of enjoyed it. For reference I will be 50 later this year and weigh in at 180.

dbg

Maybe I'm not a fit on bikeforums. I only took up biking because I couldn't run anymore. I love riding now almost as much as I loved running. But if I had to choose one, ...running would win in a heartbeat. Core strength (abs) is way more important in running (IMO. witness the guts on some of the older pros).

However, I do notice that aggressively climbing long nasty hills on a bike seems to involve way more pain than I ever remember running. But in the end I do strangely enjoy "sucking wind and burning leg" on a bike. And it's the closest thing to flying I can imagine.

jmccain

You need to get off our lawn.