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Old 07-23-2014, 09:14 AM   #1656
Alan T
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Originally Posted by Kodos View Post
Does anyone else have the problem where their arm falls asleep when they run? On many of my longer runs, my left arm ends up falling asleep or feeling numb. It's pretty annoying.


I had that happen on one of my half marathons I ran, but normally not an issue for me. My belief was that during the race that I had the arm fall asleep, I was running with my upper body too clenched/too much stress and that tightness eventually ended up causing it to fall asleep.

Usually I try to run with my entire body relaxed to avoid that from happening, and if I find myself clenching my fists or holding my shoulders too tight, I'll make an effort to relax them.
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