Winchester Half done, 1:55:16, which I was delighted with. Bloody tough course, straight up hill at the start and then horrible climb around 9 mile mark.
I ran a 1:44 half on Sunday as part of Ironman 70.3 Cascais having crashed on my bike earlier doing this to my foot and ankle. No wonder every step fucking hurt!
Advise required:I am 41 and recently had a health check at work, they said I am overweight with a BMI of around 26. Consequently I have started running having only really walked for exercise for the past 3-years or so (albeit quite a lot, typically +20k steps a day).The running has caused some issues with my knees, not massive pain but a dull ache for the first 2km or so, it certainly slows me down. They're fine after that and when I stop. In addition there no sign of swelling.Will I run through this pain as I gain fitness and my body remembers what it is like to run or is this now my normal? Ultimately I want to know whether to persevere with it (as I quite enjoy it) or whether I should start swimming or cycling where there is less impact. Any advice is appreciated.