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Solution for dry air?

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Hi everyone,

I'm doing C25K on my treadmill as the weather outside is frightful where I live. However, the air in my house is quite dry, which leads to nose pain/bleeds when I run. It's really strange, and I'm not sure why it's happening only when I run, but there you have it. I tried running a humidifier today and it helped some, but not a lot.

Has anyone else experienced this? Any tips?

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UnfitNoMoreGraduate

When I was a kid we used to have little water reservoirs hooked on each radiator for this very issue... not seen them in any shops since though!

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Pennycat in reply to UnfitNoMore

I have those! Got them very cheaply from eBay last year. I always keep the water topped up in them to try & offset the dry conditions caused by the central heating ...

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snoozle in reply to Pennycat

Interesting! Thanks for the tip!

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pinkaardvarkGraduate

Breathe through your mouth? Little bit of vaseline up your nose?

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snoozle in reply to pinkaardvark

I tried breathing through my mouth but it's very uncomfortable! I'll try the Vaseline trick, though, sounds intriguing. :)

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