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[quote=Anonymous]I've been a long distance runner for about 17 years, and most years a pretty serious competitor, although I tend to take every fourth year or so off from competitive training. I have never been injured. Zero injuries. Zip. Zilch. Nada. 
My strategy has always been: Do lots of core and strength training, replace shoes 3-4 times a year, and have two 2-week resting periods per year.
But I've build up over a decades worth of very long, very fast mileage on my legs and joints.

I've never ever had knee or any joint problems before. At most, I get some aches and pains in August, when my weekly mileage for the year is at its peak and when I'm running too much on hot pavement.

But now, I'm feeling some pretty debilitating knee pain. It's not even that far into my training "season" yet. I'm afraid to find out that my cartilage is gone from my left knee. I'm 32. 
My fear is that all of a sudden my knees are going to say "no more" and I'll never be able to run again. I haven't even been training all that hard this season yet! I've been in such great shape all my life, now I don't know what to do.

Does anyone have any experience with this and have they fully recovered? How much does a visit to an orthopedist cost with high deductible insurance? Is this something that can go away after a few weeks of rest and low impact training, or is this the end of my serious running career? Anything else I should switch to that is lower impact where I can maintain the same level of fitness? I do have a bike, but no access to a pool, at least not now.[/quote]

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