How do you stop nasal drip while jogging?

wdruker
wdruker Posts: 77 Member
edited November 9 in Fitness and Exercise
Okay this is driving me crazy, but every time I go jogging my nose starts to run. It's like a leaky faucet. How do you stop this? It's possibly the cold weather, but it doesn't start till about the first mile and then it's constant. I can't take cold/allergy drugs to dry out my nasal passages because they make my heart race. Are there any natural remedies that can prevent your nose from dripping?

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  • zasiiniya
    zasiiniya Posts: 100 Member
    I get exercise-induced runny noses too. I know it's not the cold weather because they happen indoors and outdoors, on a treadmill, path, or elliptical. I'm bumping for interest. My only way of dealing with it is keeping tissues nearby.
  • docHelen
    docHelen Posts: 198
    lol...got no solution, but i do have soggy sleeves!
  • bprague
    bprague Posts: 564 Member
    only solution I've found is to stuff a tissue up my sleeve
  • sjcply
    sjcply Posts: 817 Member
    I run with tissue in hand!!
  • kwest_4_fitness
    kwest_4_fitness Posts: 820 Member
    lol...got no solution, but i do have soggy sleeves!

    Ha! :laugh:
  • ginamaria724
    ginamaria724 Posts: 133
    I always get this problem too when I'm working out hard! Its so annoying haha but yeah I guess all you can do is just keep tissues near-by.
  • KC5ZRQ
    KC5ZRQ Posts: 21 Member
    Grow a mustache!
  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,420 Member
    A clean bandana tied loosely around my neck is helpful for the quick wipe. But yeah, I have those small paks of tissues with me at all times.
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    cotton balls up your nose.
  • erxkeel
    erxkeel Posts: 553 Member
    Snot rocket! just something ya hafta do.
  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    Saline Nasal spray?
  • delilah47
    delilah47 Posts: 1,658
    @KC5ZRQ

    EEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!

    reminds me of when i lived in alaska .. the guys who worked outside on the alaska pipeline... saw some pretty gross mustache icicles

    KB7NFR
    (no longer have a radio)
  • PirateJohn
    PirateJohn Posts: 80
    When I did my half-marathon I carried two of those travel thingies of Kleenex with me.
  • MaximalLife
    MaximalLife Posts: 2,447 Member
    Stuff socks up your nostril...:wink:
    No, seriously, I have that very issue, and nothing works. I may try the socks...
    My solution is to...[WARNING - GROSS] - look around for any potential witnesses, then place my thumb against one nostril at a time, then just blow.
    That's good for a quarter mile.
    I've tried doping up, but just don't like that, so guess I'll keep blowing.
  • oouurr__aayylleeyycan
    oouurr__aayylleeyycan Posts: 149
    i have the same issue! and it's not the weather either because it happens on the treadmill too. i can only imagine the best thing to is keep tissues handy as people have already said, but it is really annoying!!
  • sammys1girly
    sammys1girly Posts: 1,045 Member
    So it's not just me!:grumble: Even if it's not cold, my nose runs whenever I do any type of cardio. I feel like I'm the only one at the gym sniffling and blowing my nose. Drives me crazy. I always throw a handful of tissues in my pocket for an outdoor run or walk and try to remember to put one in my ipod sleeve for the gym. It is very annoying, isn't it?
  • CharityEaton
    CharityEaton Posts: 499 Member
    lol...got no solution, but i do have soggy sleeves!



    LOL! this is EXACTLY what I was thinking!
  • LorinaLynn
    LorinaLynn Posts: 13,247 Member
    I'm sure it's just as disgusting as snot rockets, but I just sniffle and snort.
  • ebaymommy
    ebaymommy Posts: 1,067 Member
    Snot rocket! just something ya hafta do.

    Yep. Only while running outside, though. On the treadmill just keep a tissue handy.
  • tam120
    tam120 Posts: 444 Member
    The MOST annoying thing about running! I have to carry the little packets of tissues with me, it's never ending and GAWD, so annoying! It's most difficult with gloves on, can't get the stupid tissues out of the packet, can't unfold them... always have to stop. Aaarrrrggghhh! :grumble:
  • rob_v
    rob_v Posts: 270 Member
    ... Are there any natural remedies that can prevent your nose from dripping?

    Lol -yea my right sleeve and shoulder ;) Shirt is getting washed anyways!
  • melrose09
    melrose09 Posts: 271
    Happens to me and I wipe it constantly, but the worst part is the loogie in the back of my throat that I can't swallow or hack out. Makes me feel like I'm going to gag or choke.
  • sandybeachez
    sandybeachez Posts: 69 Member
    Snot rocket! just something ya hafta do.

    Yep, I actually read the proper etiquette on a running blog for snot rockets. It was a running site of 10 things runners need to know. And snot rocket was one of them. LOL
  • Lollyvoddy
    Lollyvoddy Posts: 194 Member
    I read in a running magazine a while back that you should use an anti-histamine spray or tablet to prevent it, apparently it's really common.
  • tom_servo
    tom_servo Posts: 33 Member
    I know one thing that can help clear nasal passages is something called a neti pot. I use it to help relieve sinus congestion/pressure, but maybe you could give it a try. It's just saline solution, so you don't have to worry about your heart racing. They're also available at pharmacies.
  • lorenzoinlr
    lorenzoinlr Posts: 338 Member
    I can think of three things that will stop the nasal drip.

    1. Your hand if you hold it out.

    2. The ground

    3. If you're really desperate and it's long enough, your tonguel
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