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Post-run Cough - What's Normal?

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Garfield Oct 2013 10:16am, 13 Oct 2013 3431 posts	0 Garfield I too get the same...and it's even worse in colder weather with hard efforts.
Curly45 Oct 2013 10:19am, 13 Oct 2013 2124 posts	0 Curly45 We call it the middle distance cough - it can be quite hilarious after track races. I don't tend to get it from 5k and up unless I've set a massive pb.
santababy Oct 2013 11:19am, 13 Oct 2013 69785 posts	0 santababy Ian has had this for years, sounds like he's about to die sometimes and gets oddest looks from folk, he has inhaler for it but doesn't seem to help much. As folk have already said doc said exercise induced asthma
ndellar Oct 2013 11:26am, 13 Oct 2013 2814 posts	0 ndellar I too get "the cough" when it is cold outside and I've done intervals or a hard XC - it seems to be made worse when the air of a warm room hits me, but it's usually gone within a few hours / next morning.
SusiesueH Nov 2013 8:25pm, 28 Nov 2013 2558 posts	0 SusiesueH First club run tonight with the aid of ventolin and what a difference! Breathing much better during my run and no coughing! :-):-):-)
Squares Nov 2013 8:53pm, 28 Nov 2013 1110 posts	0 Squares Hooray!

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