Quote Originally Posted by TrailRunner View Post
If running is so evil and eats your knees, I should have zero cartilage left. I run most days since I started 9.5 years ago and regularly log 3500 miles a year. You guys would crap your pants if you saw my step count.

My last race was the Arizona Monster 300 miler, which was predominantly on the trails through the desert southern AZ and boasted 41,000 feet of climbing. (612,677 steps)

Running is not bad, its extremely healthy for you physically and mentally. But there are right ways an wrong ways to do it and build up, just like with any sports.
No doubt - there's a right way, and a not-right way. Pre-run stretching and strengthening are key to longevity. However, just like sunscreen application the importance of the "right way" wasn't stressed...so now I swim instead. My son, on the other hand, is in his second season at Ft. Hayes State as a CC & 1600/3200 m runner. He's logging 70-90 miles each week and never has had any issues. BUT...the pre-run routine is stressed more so than the distance itself. Difference between then and now.

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