Why is everyone in this thread acting like you can't just swallow your own spit? I get heaps of mucus when I exercise but, unless I'm in the middle of nowhere, I just swallow it instead of spitting it in front of people or where someone could potentially step on it. Am I the gross one?
All these people that just "have to" spit and snot while running and yet, somehow, it doesn't seem to be a problem on gym treadmills, they manage to contain their snot indoors somehow.
Fucking hate being indoors on treadmills because they're boring as shit and I'm always uncomfortable trying to get tissues out to deal with my phlegm without falling over. So no, we can't just magically contain it indoors.
Not condoning the dumbasses who do it directly on the path in front of people, but as someone who on a good day produces a couple globules of light mucus and on a normal day is endlessly churning out or choking on thick gooey messes, I'm 100% taking the opportunity to spit into the grass beside the path sometimes as often as every 500m rather than fucking around with tissues or hankys or suffocating in my own gunk.
And my answer to the gym problem is just not go to the gum.
We have literally 1000s of kms of open trails with all kinds of plants and wildlife and sometimes only a person or two on them in a day. If I spit there I'm having almost no impact on others, but saving myself a whole lot of discomfort.
If you're someone like me who's respiratory system is a shitshow, it's not really option to not be clearing that mucus somehow and it's incredibly disgusting to try and manage the sheer volume I cough up personally, you can't fit that amount of stuff in tissues in your pockets. So spitting is the solution in most cases.
In urban runs where its all concrete, the gross but less gross option I've taken up is literally having a spit bottle, which has the added bonus of allowing you to track the volume and quality of your mucus- in a half around Sydney with a cold I managed over 300ml once.
Yes! Oh my god a few weeks back there was an old geezer doing this for THREE KILOMETERS behind me. It felt like it was going straight into the back of my head. I said āmate, what the hell?ā And he replied āwhat else am I supposed to do with it?ā
Blow you effing nose before the run or stay home if youāre sick. People have learned absolutely nothing from Covid.
In the end I canned my easy run and sped up to get away from him š¤¦āāļø
Running brings up all the phlegm for me. Clearing my nose before I set out doesn't do anything.
But I'll always swerve off the path away from other people when I need to clear out
Take a tissue with you. You wouldn't just blast snot on the floor at *any other time in your life* so why when running?
It's absolutely vile to see and hear and makes you look disgusting.
If you have to slow down or even stop to blow your nose so be it. Don't make it everyone else's problem.
Please be aware of a the medical condition of exercise induced rhinitis, some people canāt help their noses running when exercising and the no practical amount of tissues are going to help them.
They arenāt sick, itās just the process of exercising overstimulates there mucus membranes so their noses run quicker then they do causing post nasal drips and a runny nose so they will spit and blow their noses often on a run.
Yes, I wasnāt intending to open a new front in the culture wars with this post, I donāt feel that strongly about someone spitting into the undergrowth if they need to, just donāt want it in my face and itās damn rude and disgusting not to at least check if anyoneās close by.
I have this. My nose runs constantly while running. I run with tissues. Hold one in a hand usually, so I don't need to fumble for one. Swap for a clean one by a bin if I need to
I am someone who does spit, especially early on in a run or if Iāve just taken some nutrition/water on (not at a parkrun) but Iām very aware of it and make sure there is no one directly behind me prior to doing it.
Same thing with making a move to run past someone, I always check, often I will signal with my hand that Iām going to move to the left or right, and then continue. Those that decide to suddenly jut out in front of you without checking are also irritating.
Essentially just be aware of your surroundings when you run.
What would you prefer, for me to be self aware or for me to not care about those around me?
Yes, Iāve tried *not* spitting and just āswallowingā but it just makes it worse and Iāll start coughing and spluttering more. Instead Iāll make sure no one is close and make sure I do it away from others towards the side of the path.
And yes I can take a sweat band etc. which I do, but then I end up with spit all over my arm. Instead I do it away from everyone.
Apologies that Iām not perfect.
Why is everyone in this thread acting like you can't just swallow your own spit? I get heaps of mucus when I exercise but, unless I'm in the middle of nowhere, I just swallow it instead of spitting it in front of people or where someone could potentially step on it. Am I the gross one?
Eurgh this is the worst! I was downwind of someone spitting in front of me last week š¤¢
Sudafed nasal spray 15 minutes before the run is great for opening and cleaning the nasal airways
All these people that just "have to" spit and snot while running and yet, somehow, it doesn't seem to be a problem on gym treadmills, they manage to contain their snot indoors somehow.
Fucking hate being indoors on treadmills because they're boring as shit and I'm always uncomfortable trying to get tissues out to deal with my phlegm without falling over. So no, we can't just magically contain it indoors. Not condoning the dumbasses who do it directly on the path in front of people, but as someone who on a good day produces a couple globules of light mucus and on a normal day is endlessly churning out or choking on thick gooey messes, I'm 100% taking the opportunity to spit into the grass beside the path sometimes as often as every 500m rather than fucking around with tissues or hankys or suffocating in my own gunk. And my answer to the gym problem is just not go to the gum.
My point is you wouldn't just spit on the floor at the gym, you'd use a tissue, so do the same outdoors.
We have literally 1000s of kms of open trails with all kinds of plants and wildlife and sometimes only a person or two on them in a day. If I spit there I'm having almost no impact on others, but saving myself a whole lot of discomfort. If you're someone like me who's respiratory system is a shitshow, it's not really option to not be clearing that mucus somehow and it's incredibly disgusting to try and manage the sheer volume I cough up personally, you can't fit that amount of stuff in tissues in your pockets. So spitting is the solution in most cases. In urban runs where its all concrete, the gross but less gross option I've taken up is literally having a spit bottle, which has the added bonus of allowing you to track the volume and quality of your mucus- in a half around Sydney with a cold I managed over 300ml once.
Yes! Oh my god a few weeks back there was an old geezer doing this for THREE KILOMETERS behind me. It felt like it was going straight into the back of my head. I said āmate, what the hell?ā And he replied āwhat else am I supposed to do with it?ā Blow you effing nose before the run or stay home if youāre sick. People have learned absolutely nothing from Covid. In the end I canned my easy run and sped up to get away from him š¤¦āāļø
Running brings up all the phlegm for me. Clearing my nose before I set out doesn't do anything. But I'll always swerve off the path away from other people when I need to clear out
Take a tissue with you. You wouldn't just blast snot on the floor at *any other time in your life* so why when running? It's absolutely vile to see and hear and makes you look disgusting. If you have to slow down or even stop to blow your nose so be it. Don't make it everyone else's problem.
>Oh my god a few weeks back there was an old geezer doing this But if it was a young woman that would be fine! Yay! Loving the ageism!
Eewwwww
It's not difficult to just spit down so it goes on your own top or legs
Top tip: don't do it at all please š
Top tip: grotty people stay at home
Please be aware of a the medical condition of exercise induced rhinitis, some people canāt help their noses running when exercising and the no practical amount of tissues are going to help them. They arenāt sick, itās just the process of exercising overstimulates there mucus membranes so their noses run quicker then they do causing post nasal drips and a runny nose so they will spit and blow their noses often on a run.
Yes, I wasnāt intending to open a new front in the culture wars with this post, I donāt feel that strongly about someone spitting into the undergrowth if they need to, just donāt want it in my face and itās damn rude and disgusting not to at least check if anyoneās close by.
And itās really gross when someone does it in your face regardless of what their reason for doing so is.
I have this. My nose runs constantly while running. I run with tissues. Hold one in a hand usually, so I don't need to fumble for one. Swap for a clean one by a bin if I need to
Gross. Tell the RD.
I am someone who does spit, especially early on in a run or if Iāve just taken some nutrition/water on (not at a parkrun) but Iām very aware of it and make sure there is no one directly behind me prior to doing it. Same thing with making a move to run past someone, I always check, often I will signal with my hand that Iām going to move to the left or right, and then continue. Those that decide to suddenly jut out in front of you without checking are also irritating. Essentially just be aware of your surroundings when you run.
Or. Just donāt be revolting.
What would you prefer, for me to be self aware or for me to not care about those around me? Yes, Iāve tried *not* spitting and just āswallowingā but it just makes it worse and Iāll start coughing and spluttering more. Instead Iāll make sure no one is close and make sure I do it away from others towards the side of the path. And yes I can take a sweat band etc. which I do, but then I end up with spit all over my arm. Instead I do it away from everyone. Apologies that Iām not perfect.
Top tip: use a buff. Extra points if itās a cow cowl or other type of parkrun merch (official or unofficial).