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Choking on saliva? Gross!

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just done week 6 run 2 and survived but only just.

Every time I run I find that my saliva gets really thick to the point where it makes it harder to breathe. Anyone else had this? I'm going to try running with a water bottle next time so I can rinse my mouth out regularly

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It happens to me. I'm told it's just because I'm pushing myself and my body is reacting. I swill with water and do a sneaky spit when no one is looking. I did notice the London marathon runners were doing a lot of spitting, must happen to the best of us ;)

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DebrabwfcGraduate

I get this too but the more you run the more you get used to it. Its not nice but now I understand why footballers spit so much!

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cf19

I had that happen to me too today, thought I was going to choke but my husband says nothing beats a good spit so maybe we will have to be less ladylike!

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Tkdgirl1983

Unfortunately, it's so thick that spitting it out involves stopping running and a lot of tissues. Will try taking a drink and see if that helps. I find it's the hardest part of running for me...bleugh

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toriwoo in reply to Tkdgirl1983

So glad it's not just me :-)

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