The Running Thread

[Irving]

I just have surgery for a very deviated septum. I'm excited to start trying to do some distance running once it heals up. Ive always had trouble breathing even though I was fairly fit and a non-smoker. Could never understand it so I'm hoping this will allow me to do 3-5 mile runs comfortably at some point.

Didn't Brandon get that surgery a couple years ago. I can't do anything without breathing through my mouth and I don't know people only breath through their nose during intense activity. Good luck and hope it works out for you!

[Dave_L]

Didn't Brandon get that surgery a couple years ago. I can't do anything without breathing through my mouth and I don't know people only breath through their nose during intense activity. Good luck and hope it works out for you!

Yup, he did. Yeah I've heard for running its good to breathe in through the nose, out through the mouth. I assume that only pertains to distance running and not high intensity sessions. All I know is I basically had no air travel through one side of my nose. That whole "breathing through a straw" type situation.