Finally running again - after a broken knee cap!

I am sorry to hear that you got your knee cap broken .You surely had a hard time of it.You are really a person of strong character ,now you are running again.I hope that you will get good results in the Chicago half marathon. By the way, how is your son?

I don't have any injury this time. I'm really afraid to have one. I don't want to run or do things which can cause injury because I don't want to hurt myself. It really pains me to see blood running out from my body. Hope you'll get well soon. Have a nice day mylotting.

I am sorry to hear about your injury as I know how much you love your running. I am glad to hear that you are doing well in your return to the sport though. Straight back to the top eh. Well done! I have not had any injuries for a long time thankfully. I get some pain in my left knee (which had torn cartilage removed in 1998) from time to time, but it does not restrict me too much. I do choose however to only run barefoot on soft surfaces these days though like grass sporting fields or the beach.

I am happy for you that you are feeling ok now, good luck But i just wanna say that most of the time the bone need a lot of time to recover and the muscles need only few weeks, so try to do short runs so your bone will grow..

Good to know that you are okay now after that incident. Good thing i wasn't really into running or ill get more injury worst that you got. :-) I am so blessed that me and my family did not have injuries like what you got. Careful next time mac.It's hard to compete when you know you are from an injury.

Hi macdingolinger grt to hear you are up and running again. I have not had any injuries recently but had a horrible cruciate ligament tear in my knee when I was playing basketball 2 years back.. It was a horrible injury and was on crutches for months and was dying to get back. Anyways I have had no issues now and still play and keep running. Wishing you good health .. CheerS :)

Hello... I'm glad that you recovered out of it fast and you are doing good... Please be careful next time.. Take care... :-)

Hi Mac! The only injury I have had this year was when I tripped over my own feet during the stupid 50 yard dash at the Turkey Trot on thanksgiving and about skidded and face planted on the asphault in the parking lot. I scraped my elbow, my knee, and got a huge bruise on my left hip when I landed. The next day I felt like I'd been run over by a semi. The turkey trot itself was excellent though, it was a 5K and I placed first for my age group and one of the top women overall. I joined some challenges via dailymile and also the 12athon to try and stay motivated. It's been super cold and running outside in cold and windy conditions is a challenge just in itself lol. I might sign up to run a 10K next month, my next big race isn't until late april (SoCal Ragnar).

Yes but only minor. There is a lot of info out there on ACL injury prevention. I know it was not your issue but none the less these excercises are great for strengthening the muscles around your knee and your core.