To Much Pollen to do Hard outdoor Training

Take a claritin and be happy to get outside--that's how I deal with it.

You've raised the pussy bar a few notches with your post.

TAKE CLARITIN TAKE BENADRYL TAKE NASAL SPRAYS RUN EARLY

IN A.M. WEAR MASK I USE EYE DROPS TAKE ANTACIDS FOR POST

NASAL DRIP BURN IN STOMACH. THANK GOD IT DOES NOT LAST

TO LONG HERE IN GA.

HERE IN THE SOUTH THE POLLEN COUNT IS OFF THE CHART.

DOES THE NORTH EXPERIENCE THIS?

Dude, for me it seems to get worse every year. Last Friday I went for a run at 5pm with the pollen count at 2,400 and ended up having to walk 3/4 of the way in. I grew up here in GA and never had problems until about age 28, now it seems worse each and every year. Try running in the mornings, like you said, when it's not as bad. The temps are perfect in the a.m. right now, so take advantage of it.

If you can, run indoors on a treadmill - in your house if you have a treadmill, in a closed off room - put in a humidifier if it is dry - probably not an issue in GA) buy the best air purifier/filter that you can afford run it all day with the door closed - come out when it is all over. Also, run in the morning, even if you are running indoors, allergy induced fatigue peaks later in the day - putting it off until late in the aftenoon will likely make for a slower workout or increase the chances of either an easy day or day off.

Go to the healthfood store or order it online - try pychnogenol. 1mg per pound of body weight divided up into 3 doses. If you weighed 180, that would be 60mg 3x per day. It has made quite a difference for me. I have tried all of the traditional meds, Claritin-D, Benedryl, etc - all of them either don't work, make me so groggy that I cannot function or I suffer from the lesser known side effects. Now, when taking pychnogenol, I only take Claritin on the worst days of the season.

*Previously during allergy season I have suffered from increased ADD, mental fatigue, crabbiness and moderate depression. Looking back, these seasonal allergy depression problems were the cause of my quitting track 2x during college. I also suffered moderate depression during cross country as soon as ragweed season started in the fall. As you might expect, all of my track PRs - with the exception of my 1500m PR were set indoors.

For most people, allergies are nothing more than a week of wattery eyes, sniffles and some sneezing - for others it can cause a host of severe problems.

If you do get an air filter or two - put the air filter in your bedroom, run the filter 24 x 7 - most importantly, sleep in the room with the filtered air. Many of the allergy fatigue and tiredness issues are the result of poor sleep due to changes in breathing patterns because of congestion.

How do all of you guys(?) run with allergies during your periods?

Dude, you have no idea - I will gladly trade my allergy problems for yours.

I believe the south is pretty much one of the worst places for allergies with the Ohio River Valley trailing close behind. I remember my first spring living in Georgia when I had parked under a Live Oak tree. Upon exiting the gym at first I did not recognize my car because it was a different color. Then I seriously thought someone had vandalized it with paint. It was completely covered in yellow pollen from the Oak tree, I had to use my windshield wipers to clear the pollen before I could drive.

Dude, it is really good to hear someone else say this... I also have problems with increased stress/depression/anxiety during this time of year, and it just disappears at other times of the year. Nothing major, but definitely noticeable.

So weird.

I guess it has something to do with the increased levels of epinephrine in the blood, I don't know...

Anyway, I have had some allergists tell me it is due to pollen, and others laugh at me and tell me to go see a psychologist.

Pollen can kick my ass, but I run in it regardless, maybe I should think about treadmill running on really bad days.

I will gladly trade my allergy problems for yours.

I think you're better off with the allergy problems than being an as.shole.

My allergies kicked in pretty bad when I turned 26, no idea why but asthma seems to run in my family. I remember my dad having really bad hayfever in the summer when I was a kid. They do make good drugs nowadays.

Can you expand on your issues man? I want to hear what you go through

Weirdly, I find that my allergies disappear when I'm running. Walking around outside can be hell when there's lots of crap floating in the air, but running is no problem. As soon as I stop, I can expect a ridiculous sneezing fit, though.

For those who are critisizing the people who are complaining about their allergy problems here's what I feel like with them.

- I, and my doctor, literally thought I had a viral infection during the past 2 and a half weeks because I was so rundown and weak.

- As soon as lactic acid hits your blood stream you are done. Try being an 8-min 3k guy indoor who can hardly manage an 8:50 outdoor...

- You know those annoying headaches little headaches people get from time to time? Try one that comes and goes for 3 weeks.

- When I tried running during the past few weeks I felt like I was severely dehydrated because I became so fatigued and dizzy after about 3 miles...

- Try being so tired you can hardly consentrate in class, but not because you were up late.

- I have only stopped to walk twice during runs. One was for a stress fracture in my foot and the other was for allergies. (I've run through femoral stress fractures, torn muscles, strains, sprains, pulls, dehydration, ect.)

Dardee wrote:

TAKE CLARITIN TAKE BENADRYL TAKE NASAL SPRAYS RUN EARLY

IN A.M. WEAR MASK I USE EYE DROPS TAKE ANTACIDS FOR POST

NASAL DRIP BURN IN STOMACH. THANK GOD IT DOES NOT LAST

TO LONG HERE IN GA.

Back off the drugs....Look what it's done to your typing...you're so strung out, you've forgotten where the Caps Lock Key is...

POOR BABY, DOES IT BOTHER YOU TO READ IN CAPLOCKS. I GUESS WE ALL HAVE TO TYPE THE WAY EVERYONE WANTS US TO.

kentucky boy wrote:

POOR BABY, DOES IT BOTHER YOU TO READ IN CAPLOCKS. I GUESS WE ALL HAVE TO TYPE THE WAY EVERYONE WANTS US TO.

And this is why we shouldn't inbreed children.