Is upper back and shoulder pain normal when running longer distances at slow pace? Is there anything I can do to lessen the pain?
>>38755151
Run with better posture.
relax upper body
>>38755151
Yes it's very common man. I assume when you say longer distances you mean hours running at a time. Sometimes your head can rock back a bit and place strain on your neck/shoulders. Try rolling it out beforehand and focus on your head placement.
>>38755159
>>38755354
>>38755372
Basically I just need to loosen up more before running and maintain better postire, anything else?
>>38756184
not much. just... relax upoer body it tends to get stiff
>>38755151
Do some front box squats
>>38755151
Not doing retarded unhealthy shit helps anon.
and they say jogging is healthy
It's common.
I'd suggest doing the bench press, overhead press, chinups, and bent-over rows to strengthen your back muscles.
>>38757860
>>38757889
T. Fat fucks
Stay lazy perma bulking tards
Haven't had back pain while running until I decided to jump to running 5k instead of my normal 2-2.5 miles. My back was hurting after that 5k and I'm pretty sure it's because my form turned to shit because I was too tired to maintain good posture
>>38755151
had some pain in areas below neck and shoulders during yesterdays marathon, but the pain kinda begun only during last third of the race, and once I started running with faster tempo and better posture it kinda went away.
Some stretching afterwards and all was fine again.
I guess the slow pace is a result of low energy, which means you are spending also less energy in having a proper posture. So, just try to run "head held high", maybe swing your hands a bit (stretch) and the pain diminishes.