Before You Stop Running Because of Pain Listen to This
Season 3 of Running to the Castle Podcast w/ Dr. Ali Marty
Episode 209 Should I Stop Running Because of Knee Pain... or Keep Going? runDisney Races
In this episode of Running to the Castle, Dr. Ali Marty breaks down one of the most common fears she hears from runners: that a painful week of training means they've injured themselves and need to stop completely.
Drawing from three recent conversations with runners dealing with knee pain, shin splints, and IT band issues, Dr. Ali explains why a single normal week of workouts is almost never the cause of sudden pain, and walks listeners through the real questions to ask.
What did your warm-up and cool-down look like?
What else changed in your life this week?
Are you actually doing your post-workout recovery?
She shares how factors like moving to a home with stairs, wearing high heels to a wedding, or skipping foam rolling after speed workouts can quietly accumulate into pain that feels like an injury but isn't.
Dr. Ali also busts the popular belief that strength exercises heal pain, using her physical therapy background to explain the 10 to 14 day natural healing window and why "Sally's" knee getting better after starting squats was a coincidence of timing, not cause and effect.
The episode closes with a powerful reframe... pain is your body saying "not this, not right now"... not "stop forever."
