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akern
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 Posted: 05/02/03 - 23:14 Post subject: Breathing question.
What do you do when racing, or just trying for a good hard run, when you realize you're breathing too hard. Do you slow your pace or how do you get it under control again?
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purple hayes
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Posted: 05/03/03 - 05:53 Post subject:
By 'breathing too hard' do you mean running at a pace that you can't sustain for a long period?
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Cappy
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Posted: 05/03/03 - 06:08 Post subject:
Never really had that problem. Do you have any asthma type issues?
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akern
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Posted: 05/03/03 - 07:06 Post subject:
| purple hayes wrote: | | By 'breathing too hard' do you mean running at a pace that you can't sustain for a long period? |
I guess...
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Posted: 05/03/03 - 11:19 Post subject:
I just concentrate on taking deeper breaths for a few seconds and see if that doesn't bring it back under control. I sound like I'm dying most of the time anyway, but could hold a conversation. For me, it's a concentration issue.
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purple hayes
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Posted: 05/03/03 - 12:37 Post subject:
Concentrate on your breathing and see if that will carry you through a tough part. It that doesn't work, back your pace down just a little until you feel better.
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Posted: 05/05/03 - 13:30 Post subject:
check your arms.....sometimes just lowering them a bit....so that they are in a fuller swing pattern will get your breathing into a pattern also.
If you have this problem quite often.....you may need to actually teach yourself rhythmic breathing. I had to do this years back and I still will fall back to it once in awhile.
For instance you breathe out 1-2-3 steps slowly and the 4th step is one quick deep breath in. then 1-2-3 out and 1 in.
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Posted: 05/06/03 - 09:57 Post subject:
What Sue said. I exhale every 4th stride during normal runs. When I've really got the hammer down (i.e doing speedwork) it's every 3rd stride.
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Posted: 05/06/03 - 10:59 Post subject:
I just keep sucking air. I don't have an asthma problem but when I'm really pushing it, I get pretty loud.
Until you get some tunnel-vision or seeing white spots, it's okay 
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Posted: 05/06/03 - 11:17 Post subject:
| jrjo wrote: | I just keep sucking air. I don't have an asthma problem but when I'm really pushing it, I get pretty loud.
Until you get some tunnel-vision or seeing white spots, it's okay |
I sound like a freight train coming around the bend when I'm kicking the last part of a race....
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Posted: 05/06/03 - 11:26 Post subject:
| robp wrote: | | What Sue said. I exhale every 4th stride during normal runs. When I've really got the hammer down (i.e doing speedwork) it's every 3rd stride. |
my breathing pattern is a bit more symmetrical, but it works for me. I usually start by running with a in-2-3 out-2-3 pattern, then as the intensity increases I switch to in-2, out-2 pattern.
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Posted: 05/07/03 - 00:45 Post subject:
I take two or three extra deep breaths through my nose and that usually gets my breathing back in sync.
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