meep?

[ewt]

That was a little worrying.

I went out intending to run/jog. When I run/jog I walk for a good while first until I feel really warmed up, because it seems to be the best way of not hurting myself. It doesn't usually take 35 minutes, though... still, I put that down to general tiredness and not having moved around much yet today.

And when I run/jog, I go slowly, and I only keep going until I think it would start feeling bad if I ran for another minute or two. I don't run right until I feel bad, because, um, that's a really good way for me to make sure I don't run again for a while, which isn't what I want.

In May or June when I started running after not having run for several years, I generally managed to run (read: jog) for about 10 minutes. Today I managed 5 minutes. Okay, I'm overtired. Whatever. I wasn't too out of breath but it all seemed to be an awful lot of effort and my ankles were complaining a bit.

So I decided to walk for 60 breaths and then run for another while, and see what happened. Sure enough, after 60 breaths of brisk walking, I felt like I'd probably be able to run for another 5 or 10 minutes, so I started again. And about 50 breaths into it my breathing was making this horrible wheezing noise and I couldn't quite seem to get enough air into my lungs, really fill them properly. I wasn't dizzy or anything but I know what a full breath feels like and I was getting maybe half that. So for the next 10 breaths I tried to really relax, really concentrate on breathing properly while running, and it was still not working.

So I moved back to walking, and it was another 5 minutes before my breathing was really comfortable, and even now (20 minutes later) if I try to take a deep breath I get this weird noise from my chest like the air is 'catching' on something, and it hurts a little as if there are tight muscles or something.

I hope I'm jsut getting a cold or there's something nasty in the air today (though I don't smell anything from Tate & Lyle, the usual culprits). If this starts happening regularly I will be seeing a doctor. I play a wind instrument, ffs, and I need my breathing to be reliable (oh, and the whole staying alive thing is nice too).

Comments

[exmoor-cat.livejournal.com]

Well, it is high humidity today so that could be one reason. Have you recently had any respiratory illness (cough, cold, hayfever, etc)? What speed are you going at? If you can't talk whilst jogging there is an over-exertion going on. What surface are you running on? How regular are you running?

Have a browse over www.serpentine.org.uk - they've lots of tips, especially for beginners.

[yady.livejournal.com]

That does sound like a cold to me... Hope it gets better soon! *hugs*

[jacqui.livejournal.com]

Oh no, sounds like something chesty. Pneumonia sounds like feet walking on snow, crunchy, so you can kind of guage what it is by that. I take Mucinex and a Sudafed when I get kind of clogged up and that usually helps. I hope you'll be okay. I only get to run like that in my dreams.

I had to work really hard today to breathe too because my back was killing me last night and I ended up taking a Flexeril which is a muscle relaxant that I only use in serious emergencies because it knocks me out so badly. This time it even made me have to work to breathe. Ack, being a human being in a body sucks sometimes.

Feel better.

Love you,
Jac

PS: Everyone's getting sick, it's just that time of year. Rest, fluids, vitamin C, oscillococcinum (sp?) garlic?

[pfy.livejournal.com]

I hope I haven't given you my cold :(

[idoru.livejournal.com]

Remember that when you're physically tired, brisk workouts may not be the best plan for your body. If I'm achy, I know that going to the gym or what have you is only going to leave me drained, and it won't be productive.

It sounds like either air quality or cold, not omg your lungs fell out, but keep in mind that working out doesn't always reduce stress! :]

[403.livejournal.com]

In case it had crossed your mind, you can probably rule out beginnings-of-asthma. That'd be more in the trouble breathing + stabbing pain area.

Hope you're feeling better soon.