Running with fall allergies - just train through?

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9 years ago 10/28/2014 3:26pm EDT

For whatever reason, I'm getting hit with fall season allergic reactions this year (haven't really had this problem before).

I've been experiencing the typical cold-like symptoms:

nasal congestion/mucos, cough, sneezing, itchy/painful eyes, occasional headache.

This has been going on for about 3 weeks now. No fever, chills, body ache that would suggest cold or flu.

When I'm actually running, I feel okay. Symptoms seem to lessen a bit, I can definitely breathe better through my nose when I'm running, for whatever reason.

So, question is: should I just train as I normally would, or would resting a bit more help me get over this quicker?

I don't want to take days off if it's not going to make a difference, but I don't want to do anything that is going to prolong these symptoms either.

I'm supposed to run 10 miles basic aerobic pace tonight. Right now I feel congested and tired and just want to do nothing. I think if I start the run though, I can finish it easily enough. Which is going to be better for me in the long run?

9 years ago 10/28/2014 4:44pm EDT

re: inflamed

I run through them. If they get bad, take a zyrtec at night.

9 years ago 10/29/2014 7:45am EDT

re: inflamed

Take a Zyrtec and see an Allergist.

9 years ago 10/29/2014 9:50am EDT

re: inflamed

Allergy medicine should help if you take it every day. My allergy symptoms don't impact easy runs but make workouts and races a lot worse. Rest won't help.

Long-term if you're interested in running well, you should get allergy shots. Most people who get allergy shots eventually no longer have allergies. Some need to get shots again later in life, but in any case, it doesn't just treat the symptoms, it actually stops the allergies. So see an allergist, get tested, and ask about allergy shots. Galen Rupp got allergy shots and I haven't seen him in that goddamn pollen mask for a while.

It's also not unusual to get allergies later in life. Mine first showed up at age 23 and it turned out I was allergic to almost every kind of pollen, and also dust mites, which are a year-long problem. I ended up developing asthma.

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