When I started I could only jog about 150 yards before I couldn't breath. With this heart condition,
my oxygen balance is so messed up that I have no stamina.
My son Giffy and I began running on our driveway. Later we started going out on the road. I gradually worked my way up to a KM, then to 5. Mostly I would jog till I couldn't, walk and recover, then jog again. We started shooting for a race, a 10K. But, when we went to register it was full, we had to register for the 21KM!
In the midst of this running, my knee pain completely disappeared for the first time in a very long time.
We ran the race and I completed it. I had to start alternating between running and walking after KM8. For the last 5KM I was on the verge of cramps so I forced myself to walk a lot.
If you are having knee pain.. it may be that you need more straight running and less basketball.
After that I started playing basketball again and lifting. I am still almost pain-free!
