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Originally posted by Les Paul
Soemthing on Pelican I'm actually qualified to comment on. I logged over 60k miles as a runner and another 10k as a jogger. 30 years ago I never thought I'd be the big old boy I am today and made fun of all those guys. But at 51 my career is over. No major injuries, bad knees hips, ankles whatever. After pracitally accomplishing everything I set out to do in running I can make some basic blanket assumptions. I also coached some state champs in one of the larger classes in Texas.
It is all about efficiency. If you aren't biomechanically efficient you are going to have problems with more than your knees. Especially if you are even slightly overweight or training big miles. I could go on and on but to make it simple. Go out and run on a hard surface on a calm day. Somehing you can hear your footfall very easily on. Run at a comfortable pace where you would do the majority of your training. If you hear your feet clomping like a Clydsdale you have problems. If you are whishper quiet you are in luck. After coaching many many runners, knowing many many elite runners it all boils down to that.
As some of the posters above have stated it has a mucho to do about shoes. I won't go into the types of shoes but there is a shoe for all types of folks. And having 2 pairs of shoes and alternating them every other day is smart. Also not using the same brands but the same type will keep you from sinking into an overuse injury. But thes are only my simple opinions.
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This is what I was refering to in my above post.