Subject: RE: Wheezing during hard efforts Could be due to asthma. People have different triggers. For some it is exercise itself, for others stuff like dust, smoke, mold, pollen, etc., or even cold and/or dry air. If you have allergy-induced asthma like me, you're really drawing a lot of air with those irritants deeply into your lungs when running at high intensity, and this can set off wheezing or coughing during, after, or both. I don't usually have a problem, even at race intensity, unless I have a cold (airway more irritated), the weather's extremely cold and dry, OR the air quality is really bad. Then I do. So could be worth getting checked out. It could just be a matter of running too fast for your current level of fitness. Though if people around you look worried, that could be a sign it's not normal--I've almost been pulled from races (in polluted conditions--usually smoke from field burning) for breathing like that! |