I am in my mid twenties, and have running experience from several years ago. In the past 5 years, however, I have only run occasionally. I also just had a baby and got over a broken ankle. I am about to begin a training program for a half marathon I plan to run in November. Every couple of weeks, I get a new pain. First it was my knee, and now my back. It is very frustrating because all I want to do is run. My question is, should I run through the pain, or should I take time off?
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Pain is your body's way of telling you something is wrong. Why would you ignore that? Taking time off might not fix it either. You might need to re-evaluate your shoe choice, maybe have some one critique your current running style, work on your core muscles more. After having a baby, your core is often a bit weak, that includes your back and abs. That could even have an impact on your kness, it's all connected. My 2 cents : focus on strengthining your core muscles, sometimes your feet actually change size and shape post-baby, so re-evaluate your running shoes, and then hit the road again slowly.
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