I’ve been doing a lot more running lately, and sometimes(not all the time) after a mile or so, my throat feels tight and I start getting short of breath. I also make what sounds like a mild wheezing noise, but it’s nothing like what I’ve heard from people with asthma, and it definitely comes from my throat rather than my chest. It seems like I only hear it on the inhale.
This also happens when I engage in intense cardiovascular exercise like bodyweight intervals and things like that. I should also mention I have the cardiovascular fitness of an infant with a clubfoot.
I’ve had a pulmonary function test, methycholine challenge, and exercise-induced asthma test, and they were all negative. Am I just deconditioned or does this sound like something more serious?
I know this is a shot in the dark, but I’m hoping someone might be able to help me out, or at least tell me I just need to run more.
I’ve had this happen as well during cardio, particularly when I would run and row/erg. I’ve never had those tests run on myself, but I’m pretty certain that I don’t have exercise-induced asthma. Never been much of an endurance athlete, but after I was better conditioned the symptoms stopped.
Hope it gets better for you! I’m wayy deconditioned and am beginning training for a half marathon, so I feel your pain!
Sounds like asthma to me, try paying more close attention to how your lungs expand and how quickly you can catch your breath, when I begin to feel it I try to breathe in deep breaths and it feels like im barely breathing.
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
I should also mention I have the cardiovascular fitness of an infant with a clubfoot.
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There’s your problem.
And I would never suggest to anyone that they run more, since most will have poor/faulty running biomechanics and running is very hard on the joints.
I favour the Concept II rowing ergometer, since it is zero impact, total body exercise and is more flexible in its ability to metabolically challenge the trainee IMO.
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Unfortunately, the United States Marine Corps doesn’t give a shit about biomechanics or joint health.
Is it safe to assume I’ll be fine after a few weeks of consistent training? Should I cross-train using other methods?
Run at a slow, comfortable pace for 30ish minutes 3-6 days a week. Your joints will start to adapt to the running. Avoid pavement and sidewalks. When do you ship?
[quote]bigquig wrote:
Run at a slow, comfortable pace for 30ish minutes 3-6 days a week. Your joints will start to adapt to the running. Avoid pavement and sidewalks. When do you ship?[/quote]
April. I was supposed to ship in November, but I had to get this breathing thing squared away. The last time I ran (Couple days ago due to weather) I was running at a pretty easy pace and it still happened. My heart rate was pretty high, however.
I’ll probably get stuck running on a treadmill soon now that there’s ice everywhere. I’m going to look into rowers as well.
Yeah, whatever you can do to get your cardio up. You won’t run too much, but it will be something, and the last thing you want is to get med-dropped or rolled for breathing issues. Your issue most likely is simply that your cardiovascular system sucks. When you run, don’t stop and walk, or stop at all. Slow down, but never stop the forward motion. Your body will take care of itself.
[quote]bigquig wrote:
Yeah, whatever you can do to get your cardio up. You won’t run too much, but it will be something, and the last thing you want is to get med-dropped or rolled for breathing issues. Your issue most likely is simply that your cardiovascular system sucks. When you run, don’t stop and walk, or stop at all. Slow down, but never stop the forward motion. Your body will take care of itself.[/quote]
I only get the tightness and wheezing after I stop. The other night I saw a pair of large dogs, so I stopped to make sure they weren’t going to maul me, then when I started running again I couldn’t breathe.
It is ‘exercised induced asthma’. I have something similar and take a shot of an Albuterol inhaler before I run. It doesn’t have anything to do with your physical fitness. Rather it is due to rapid inhalation of air into the bronchii, resulting in a mild inflammatory response.
It might be, it might not be. Before I got into running shape, the same thing would happen to me. And Vicomte, you don’t want to go telling anyone that you think you might have asthma before going to Basic. See what a few months of improving your conditioning will do.
Also, what sort of climate are you training in? I ran a fast winter 16 mile run in New Hampshire once and couldn’t stop coughing for about 15 minutes after. Shipping to P.I. or San Diego?
[quote]Dadnatron wrote:
It is ‘exercised induced asthma’. I have something similar and take a shot of an Albuterol inhaler before I run. It doesn’t have anything to do with your physical fitness. Rather it is due to rapid inhalation of air into the bronchii, resulting in a mild inflammatory response.
[quote]bigquig wrote:
It might be, it might not be. Before I got into running shape, the same thing would happen to me. And Vicomte, you don’t want to go telling anyone that you think you might have asthma before going to Basic. See what a few months of improving your conditioning will do.
Also, what sort of climate are you training in? I ran a fast winter 16 mile run in New Hampshire once and couldn’t stop coughing for about 15 minutes after. Shipping to P.I. or San Diego?[/quote]
Parris Island. It’s worse in the cold, it seems, but still has happened it warm weather. My mouth gets itchy as well, in the cold. I found out recently that I have a cold allergy, but it’s controlled on an antihistamine. Mouth still gets itchy, though, and I cough because my airways get pretty irritated. I’m sure the actual breathing difficulty is a different issue, however.
I informed my Sergeants when I first started having problems, they told me it was just conditioning and not to worry about it. I got the tests done anyway, and since I don’t have a diagnosis, they tell me I just need to train and I’ll be good to go.
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
I should also mention I have the cardiovascular fitness of an infant with a clubfoot.
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There’s your problem.
And I would never suggest to anyone that they run more, since most will have poor/faulty running biomechanics and running is very hard on the joints.
I favour the Concept II rowing ergometer, since it is zero impact, total body exercise and is more flexible in its ability to metabolically challenge the trainee IMO.
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Even on a treadmill you wouldn’t recommend it? I mean they all have like springs and cushions and shit
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
I should also mention I have the cardiovascular fitness of an infant with a clubfoot.
.[/quote]
There’s your problem.
And I would never suggest to anyone that they run more, since most will have poor/faulty running biomechanics and running is very hard on the joints.
I favour the Concept II rowing ergometer, since it is zero impact, total body exercise and is more flexible in its ability to metabolically challenge the trainee IMO.
BBB[/quote]
Even on a treadmill you wouldn’t recommend it? I mean they all have like springs and cushions and shit
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I’d stay off a treadmill and run on trails. It’s really not the same, and for me, hurts my knees like hell. A lot of running circles will claim that treadmills kick back into the knee, I don’t know, but I think all the cushioning and provisions for bad biomechanics will encourage the same bad form when it transfers to the road.
Any luck on the running/breathing, OP? I was in the same shoes as you three years ago, and a year after I started, did a 3:20 marathon.
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
I should also mention I have the cardiovascular fitness of an infant with a clubfoot.
.[/quote]
There’s your problem.
And I would never suggest to anyone that they run more, since most will have poor/faulty running biomechanics and running is very hard on the joints.
I favour the Concept II rowing ergometer, since it is zero impact, total body exercise and is more flexible in its ability to metabolically challenge the trainee IMO.
BBB[/quote]
Even on a treadmill you wouldn’t recommend it? I mean they all have like springs and cushions and shit
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I’d stay off a treadmill and run on trails. It’s really not the same, and for me, hurts my knees like hell. A lot of running circles will claim that treadmills kick back into the knee, I don’t know, but I think all the cushioning and provisions for bad biomechanics will encourage the same bad form when it transfers to the road.
Any luck on the running/breathing, OP? I was in the same shoes as you three years ago, and a year after I started, did a 3:20 marathon.
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Haven’t been able to run since last week due to weather. I’m going for a run tonight, so I’ll see how I feel. I’m confident I’ll be fine after a few weeks.
Do you remember how long it took you to get into good running shape?
I ran all summer one year, so 3 months. I was able to go 15 or 16 miles straight at the end of it, following a program from coolrunning.com. You’ll get it. Honestly, just try to hit 25-45 miles of running per week, and don’t worry about your pace for at least a month of that.
I got “good” after doing three really intense weeks over Christmas, about 7 months after I got serious about running. I got decent (sub-7 minute pace for 13 miles) after 5 months.
Once you get the base, you’ll never lose it. Just be patient and make it a priority. Running is probably the biggest thing that you can either shine at, or get crushed doing, at boot camp.
might be a reaction to cold and/or humidity. used to happen with my asthma but you test negative for that condition so idk. still sounds like bronchial issues more than conditioning.