Does anyone else get built up mucus when they run?

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grawrrrr
grawrrrr Posts: 336
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I've been doing C25K and I've noticed that when I run, mucus just kind of overwhelms me. I start feeling it build and build when I'm working hard, so I'm constantly having to SNNNNNNERK and HACK HACK. I have to stop my careful breathing to swallow or I'll get spit tendrils blowin' through my lips.

Needless to say, this is very irritating.

I don't smoke nor do I allow smoking inside my home (outside is fine).
I don't have asthma or any illnesses. I'm not currently sick.

I breathe through my nose and out of my mouth during the running bits.

What gives? Anyone else have this problem?

EDIT: I run at the gym.
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  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
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    Bump.
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
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    Do you have something against spitting?
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
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    YUS IT IZ VURY TURRIBAL.

    Of course not. I just don't want to worry about drowning while I run.

    Plus...I run at the gym.
  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
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    Do you have something against spitting?

    I do
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
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    edited for double post
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
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    and yes, I get snot and mucus when I run. I also fart a lot.

    I'm constantly spitting and sometimes I have to snot rocket mid run.

    Oh, at the gym...yeah that sucks.
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
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    and yes, I get snot and mucus when I run. I also fart a lot.

    I'm constantly spitting and sometimes I have to snot rocket mid run.

    Oh, at the gym...yeah that sucks.

    Tehe! I was just making sure I wasn't alone in this.

    Anyone wanna shed some light on why it happens?
  • Chief_Rocka
    Chief_Rocka Posts: 4,710 Member
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    Do you have something against spitting?

    I do

    No points, too easy
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
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    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
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    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.

    I'm sure my fellow gym mates can appreciate wads o' spit on the floor. :flowerforyou:
  • n0ob
    n0ob Posts: 2,390 Member
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    if it really was that bad, I 'd just hock in a towel mid run. **** other people, do what you gotta do. I rip *** in the middle of squats all the time.
  • tehzephyrsong
    tehzephyrsong Posts: 435 Member
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    Oh good, I thought I was just gross. That's most of the reason I've come to prefer outdoor running - the world is my tissue box. I will unabashedly blow my nose into my shirt, or wipe my nose on my hand and then wipe that on my shirt. I'm gonna wash it later anyway, I figure, so it shouldn't matter. At the gym I bring a handkerchief to serve double duty as both a sweat rag and a snot rag. I wish I knew why it happened, because it is gross, but I have no idea how to stop it so I just deal. I figure blowing my nose into my handkerchief (and I always make sure to wipe down the treadmill after, paying special attention to the cupholder the handkerchief was stuffed into) is better than just letting the rivers of mucus run freely over my face and neck and drip all over the treadmill.
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
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    if it really was that bad, I 'd just hock in a towel mid run. **** other people, do what you gotta do. I rip *** in the middle of squats all the time.

    :laugh: I may just designate a spit towel. Thanks for the tip!
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
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    Do you have something against spitting?

    I do

    this is why I swallow.....
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
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    Do you have something against spitting?

    I do

    this is why I swallow.....

    Oh, bby! *purrr*
  • Rachelle1016
    Rachelle1016 Posts: 61
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    Oh good, I thought I was just gross. That's most of the reason I've come to prefer outdoor running - the world is my tissue box. I will unabashedly blow my nose into my shirt, or wipe my nose on my hand and then wipe that on my shirt. I'm gonna wash it later anyway, I figure, so it shouldn't matter. At the gym I bring a handkerchief to serve double duty as both a sweat rag and a snot rag. I wish I knew why it happened, because it is gross, but I have no idea how to stop it so I just deal. I figure blowing my nose into my handkerchief (and I always make sure to wipe down the treadmill after, paying special attention to the cupholder the handkerchief was stuffed into) is better than just letting the rivers of mucus run freely over my face and neck and drip all over the treadmill.

    This is just so yes.
  • Morgaine_on_the_move
    Morgaine_on_the_move Posts: 228 Member
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    I get it, but only when I run outside in the cold. I think it has to do with my exercise-induced asthma, which is a lot worse when the weather is dry and cold. I'm not sure why it would happen to you in the gym, unless you have undiagnosed asthma.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
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    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.

    I'm sure my fellow gym mates can appreciate wads o' spit on the floor. :flowerforyou:

    I have a spit rag when I treadmill run.
  • Alex_is_Hawks
    Alex_is_Hawks Posts: 3,499 Member
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    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.

    I'm sure my fellow gym mates can appreciate wads o' spit on the floor. :flowerforyou:

    I have a spit rag when I treadmill run.

    ^^that's actually a good idea...thanks!! cause yeah....I just swallow...my throat gets dry
  • grawrrrr
    grawrrrr Posts: 336
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    Just Spit. You can curtsey while you do, it makes it more ladylike.

    I'm sure my fellow gym mates can appreciate wads o' spit on the floor. :flowerforyou:

    I have a spit rag when I treadmill run.

    Duly noted, people!

    I shall get me a spit rag and spit freely!

    ^_^ Thanks!

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