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If it helps, when I got my first 'proper' roady after riding a track bike for quite a while I instantly slammed my stem right to the base of the steerer, cut off the remaining steerer tube, put on an an 80mm stem and fitted an in-line seatpost because, like you, I felt like superman.
Biggest hipster error I have ever made.
2 months down the line, constant back and knee pain from having my torso and legs in the wrong position so back on went the 110mm stem and layback post... unfortunately however the excess steerer could not be glued back on.
As Dan says, stick with it... it's just your body getting used to this position... but then you probably already knew that.
As you were.