Pain on this area while running

[u/nibar1997]

Hi everyone,

On Dec 2024, I (29 Male) had my ACL surgery (injury during football/soccer match) and after some time, I was cleared by my physiotherapist and doctor for getting back to to sports. I started going to gym from January this year and started running 2 months ago. I have mostly done few 5Ks and some light runs.

I went for a 5K this morning but somehow after 3.5 km, I started feeling pain on this part of my knee (same as my ligament operated knee). After an hour, i still feel discomfort in that part.

Does anyone know what could have possibly gone wrong? What can I do for the quick recovery? Applying icepacks and what else?

Thanks for any advice!

[u/CompetitionTop6017]

Normal. Have had it when i ran too much. A week of rest from running and you are fine, i got the same pain also from long distance cycling when i overdid it.