Diane54

Loey - if you do get better shoes and give it another shot, will you let me know how that goes? I am on the fence. I don't want to spend $100 and then end up still not running because of the knee pain. Good luck to you!

Ooh, thank you for that timely reply. I was leaning toward giving it up. Your experience makes me think it might work after all. I really do like the idea of getting out and running. Thanks!

Thanks for your comments. Hard to pinpoint where - just seems like the whole knee. But I am going to give it another try, going back a little bit probably to week 2. Almost embarrassing but you have to start where you are at, right? Ha! Another thing a friend told me last night is that if I am going to run I NEED to get a good pair of running shoes. Told me to expect to pay $100 and it would be worth it, and to use them only for running. I really do want to do this so I might consider that. Again, thanks for the advice, much appreciated.

Not sure if I should keep doing this or not. I'm 54 and new to running. This has been challenging but doable, but now in week 3 I am having knee pain. Yesterday with every step (of running) it hurt, so I didn't complete the workout. I have never had knee problems before and I'm not sure I want to invite them at age 54. But I also don't know if maybe it will work itself out. Should I keep running through the pain or is that a sign something is wrong? I am trying to stretch really well before and after. Any advice?