Sharp pain when I stop

Eric said:

Hello,

I'm 40 and have been running for the past 2 years, about 5 miles per
run, 3 times per week.

Recently a sharp pain has developed in the back/middle of my left knee.
It seems to come from the inside area of the knee, possible back of
knee, and not from any outside edge of the knee area; not the knee cap.
The pain flars up when I come to a stop to wait for lights at an
intersection. The pain jolts when I put pressure to stand on the leg
and I must immediately remove weight off the leg. Once I hobble several
steps and slowly start up the running again after stopping, the pain
will subside and go away.

I've reviewed both the ITB symptoms as well as Runners Knee
(Chondromalacia) and neither of those symptoms sound like what I have.

I would appreciate any thoughts and comments.

Sounds like tendonitis, maybe your hamstring tendons, maybe somewhere else,
hard to tell from the description.

Either way, your best bet is to rest a couple of days and ice it, then
gradually return. Might be a good idea to consider doing your training runs
at a slower pace.

Cheers,
--
Donovan Rebbechi
http://pegasus.rutgers.edu/~elflord/

Christ you people are stupid. DON'T STOP.

Every injury question in here is the direct result of jogging, yet no
jogger ever wants to admit it, or stop doing it. Joggers ignore medical
advice, and instead seek the advice of people who are afflicted with the
same patterns of self destructive behavior that they have themselves.
Can someone tell me why this is any different than a heroin addict in
denial? "You're sick, you need help, we're all friends here, and this
is an intervention..."