Went on a fairly long run on Sunday before church. I ran about 14.8 miles around the beautiful, picturesque farm roads of Ferntucky. I was on the road at 5:30 and it was humid and overcast. The cloud-cover at least kept me from the direct sunblast when it (sun) came up.
The run was pretty good/nothing special and I felt just okay. At mile 13, I started feeling it a bit (a voice started saying, "Let's walk now, or That's far enough, or You may die if you run any further." At this point, I listen to my body for the real story and see where I'm at. In this case, my body was good-to-go, so I put my negative thoughts away and kept trucking.
When I finished my run, I felt great. I actually felt better after running almost 15 miles, than I did at mile 3. My body usually takes about 40 minutes to get into some kind of groove (warm-up). After a long run like this, you'd think that my legs would be the most sore, right? My quads were a little sore, but the most sore muscles will be a surprise to you.
After running almost 15 miles, my SHOULDER BLADE MUSCLES have been really sore and are just now starting to cool down a little bit. Apparently, or my best guess, is that I used my arms a bit too much in the running process. I must have looked like a fast walker for much of the run. That's funny. :>)
Jason
Tuesday, July 25
Oddly Sore
Posted by JayBird at 8:58 AM
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shoulder blades, huh? that's just wierd. maybe you should just keep your arms at your side while you run and let them flop about. be sure to bring your pink bottle as well.
Here's my 2 cents...you were probably feeling really good during this run. This happened to me on my very 1st marathon. You're feeling great, and bouncing along, rocking and rolling in your groove. Then that night you can't roll over in bed...the shoulder blade pain is probably from "popping your arms" as you run. This happens subconsciously and you don't realize it until after the run. It happens with men most often, because of the extra muscle weight.
Instead of snapping them when you hit your stride, try "retraining" them to glide smoothly in sync with your legs...think "cross country skiing"...
Thanks, DC- I'll keep an eye on that. I'll also be sure to bring my pink water-bottle out of retirement for some long runs coming up. :>)
Next time you and Mindy need me to watch the girls so that you can go shorts shopping, make sure to pick up some pink shorts, too... ;)
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