I guess I was in my mid twenties when I noticed pain in my knees. If was was sat driving for over 2 hours (such as commuting to work), I would experience stiffness and then going for a jog after was something I did not do too often. I just lived with it.
I have always been active. When I was young, I was a regular in the schools football and basketball teams from U11’s to U18’s. I also played for clubs outside of school. Training, playing and winning was the poison growing up. I also took on Kick Boxing and other martial arts outside of school and was very good at it.
During University I kept up with Basketball but other sporting activities may have been replaced by going to pubs and clubs.
As I started work and changed jobs (from teacher to Trainer to IT consultant) my job entailed a lot of travelling by car and by air.
In my 40’s I decided to take up Sprint Triathlons, Mini Marathons. I had to shift my weight (109kg when i am 1.82m) – this certainly takes its toll on recovery and ability. I know this did not help. In my mid 40’s i just had to stop as the pain from running was very specific and very painful. I had to make a change
Will I Run Again 