Headache/ pain

So I’m up to week 5 with a week off at week 2 to settle the knee pain but now I’m getting a pain in my head at the beginning of each run .. any ideas what could be causing this?? I promise I’m not a hypochondriac, probably just my body in shock for starting to run at the age of 53 .. apart from the above I am loving it and really enjoying the challenge and the sense of achievement. Any help with the above diagnosis would be very helpful but not something I want to be bothering the doc with at the moment.

[Sarah2706 Graduate]

I don't have any real answers for you but will be interested to hear if anyone does. I had knee pain initially and started to do stretching and strengthening exercises on rest days which seemed to help a lot. As for headaches, I seem to get them after most runs. I thought maybe I wasn't hydrated enough so drank much more but that hasn't helped. I'm wondering if it's maybe a postural thing, in that how I'm running is causing a bit of mis-alignment. Perhaps better shoes or insoles might be the answer. I will be following your responses!

[karen50plus Graduate]

Hello Motorhome . Congratulations in getting to week 5 . Sorry to hear you re having headaches. I have no idea why ( no help I know ) ..... but I have suggestions.

1/Are you wearing a tight head band / earphones / Hat ?

2/Are you running where it’s windy ( wind gives me a headache) , maybe put a thin beanie hat on .

3/Music to loud in headphones 🎧?

4/Posture in running - neck in wrong angle ?

5/Stressed about running ?

6/ Are you running to fast / too hard too soon - blood pressure will affect headaches ?

7/ Is the heat getting to you ?

So many questions- sorry you asked 🙄- I answered 🙈- now aren’t you 😂😂

You say you get the headaches at the beginning of the run ..... not all the way through ?? . Are you warming up enough before starting or just going full pelt ?

Try starting slower ..... jog slowly , don’t RUN ....... 🤷‍♀️

Just thinking out loud

Hope you figure it out and the headaches stop ✋🏻.

Good luck 😊👍

[karen50plus Graduate]

Ps ......I had REALLY achy shoulders for the first few weeks till I asked “why “in this forum ....... I was told to stop looking at my feet and to stand tall when running - look ahead , not down . - my shoulders don’t ache anymore 👍. ( I didn’t want to look ahead in the beginning / didn’t want to see people laughing at me / didn’t want to lock eyes with anyone 🙈 . Just wanted to keep my head down 😞, get it over with 😖and get home 🥴. ......

Will be interesting to read other people’s suggestions for you . Good luck .

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Hydration is the most obvious cause. This explains the need for good hydration healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

[kpnuts53 Graduate]

Hi Motorhome18 Lots of good suggestions already given. I would add that if it is bright or windy have you tried wearing sunglasses? I found I was squinting and this gave me a headache early in the run - it's also easy to hide behind sunglasses! Best of luck in finding the source