>I have started running two years ago. I was wondering how health it
> was over the long term. I run about 5 days a week. When I say run, I
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> Over time will this hurt me? I am 36.
It seems to me I heard somewhere that J A wrote in article
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>>I have started running two years ago. I was wondering how health it
>> was over the long term. I run about 5 days a week. When I say run, I
>> mean run, not jog. I time myself and push myself to beat previosu
>> times. I also race 5k's and just did a half marathon a few weeks ago.
>> My mileage ranges from a high of about 30 miles a week to right now
>> about 19.
>> Over time will this hurt me? I am 36.
>It's good for you, but it's hard on the knees over time.
Like everything else in life, it depends. I've been running well over 30 years
and have no knee problems related to running. I do have slight osteoarthritis,
more in the hip than in the knees--and related to mild erosion of the spine.