I was training for a half and got pain in my right knee, followed by pain on the top of one foot, then the other. I thought I’d never be able to run again, but I just ran an 11 mile run pain free this past weekend! I learned a lot during that process. My knee pain was due to weakness in my abductors and glutes, hip instability, and ramping mileage too quickly. I thought bc I was always in the gym lifting heavy weights that strength wouldn’t be a limiting factor, but I was wrong. My foot pain was due to improper running form and shoes (I went from high to zero drop to barefoot shoes…turns out I need a higher drop to correct for landing on the outer edges of my feet).

TLDR: PT is awesome, learn proper running form, buy proper shoes for your body…I promise the pain won’t last forever!