Bit of a strange one this, but something that I have often wondered about. Does anyone have useful tips to ensure the best/most efficient breathing when on a run - ie.,pace and rythym? Obviously this depends on your level of fitness, but the only advice I can remember (from school) was from an old games teacher who said to inhale/exhale in time with your left stride avoided getting stiches! Don't know of the medical grounding of this but its stuck with me. I tend to start with slow deep breaths and quicken - normally double - as I go in time with my strides. What do other people do?
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3:3 pattern (3paces to the inbreath, 3 paces to the outbreath) is slow and easy.
2:2 pattern is a steady/brisk effort.
1:1 and I'm in trouble.
That was quite scary.
I ws overtaken too and came in third. Grrr...
I've found running much easier since I got used to breathing out of synch with my stride - I basically settle into slightly under a 2:2 pattern whatever the pace. Singing a song to oneself helps with this, although perhaps not out loud.
If I'm working flat out it's 66 / minute and I haven't a clue how many steps I take in that time
Does anyone know how you know if you've got exercised induced asthma btw?
Had this diagnosed last year. Quite pleased with myself really as it felt like a badge of honour!!??
I stick at at least 3:3 until I'm within 3 miles of home. Then 2:2 bits if I want, and not for more than a couple of minutes at a stretch, followed by recovery walk or jog for a minute or more.
SS, you're pretty analytical about what you do, you might learn useful things by trying to see if you can breathe 3:3 for a stretch, or 2:2.
For what it's worth, my card-carrying asthmatic second son made his running debut accompanying me around a six mile loop. He was astonished to find he could do it so easily. He now runs said loop in 42 minutes!
So, perhaps, if breathing is proving to be the stumbling back, you might consider finding some lame old nag to accompany.
We have our uses!
Unless I forget to take my asthmatic inhaler in which case I revert to 1:4!!!!!!