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difficulty breathing while running
by shelley200, Feb 21, 2008 02:30PM
I am a 37 year old mother of three. I run on our treadmill to maintain weight and fitness. I'm trying to build my endurance and have been pushing myself to run short distances at a faster pace. I'm 5'5" and weigh 148 lbs. I typically run 1 mile at 5.0 and 1/2 mile at 6.0 and another mile at 5.0. This gives me about 2.5 miles per night. I am having a lot of trouble breathing during my runs. I have to stop completely for a moment and yawn really hard to get my air and then I can start again. I've been doing this for about three weeks. I'm sitting at my desk today and I'm I feel like I have to yawn constantly to get my air in. I've never been able to run long distances because of this but it seems to be getting worse. I haven't talked to my doctor yet... not really sure what to say. Is this something I can control by using a different breathing technique while running or does this indicate a lung capacity issue? Should I visit my doctor?
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by marlaj, Apr 28, 2008 03:11PM
To: shelley200
I've been experiencing the same thing. Did you ever find out what was causing this?
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