deadeyedick wrote:I ran distance for 40 years (over 50K miles) and never had a problem with my knees until I started playing pickelball. Torn miniscus caused my knee issues. If you ware good running shoes, keep them built up to compensate for your gait caristeristics and stay off sidewalks the knees are fine. Friggin' pickleball.
my patellas were congenitally misaligned, which caused cartilage damage...orthopedic doc told me early on, at about 30 years old, I should give up running and tennis...I ignored him until about age 50, when the pain from running stopped that...played tennis until knee replacement surgery 10 years ago, age 56...can't fix a hard head...