I went out this morning for a 7.5 mile training run,on a route here in York, that i do on a regular basis.Settled nicely in to my customary 10 min/mile plodding pace and about two miles in i came to the first of several farms that i pass, and the stench from the Pig unit was horrendous.It threw me completely off my stride and took several minutes of wretching my stomach and a valiant attempt hang on to my breakfast, which i just managed to do.Thankfully i managed to finish my run, and hope it's just a one off.Does any one else have the same problem where they live?
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One of my speed sessions actually starts outside the local sewage works! The idea is that you run faster to get away from the source of the odour, so the workout becomes a fartlek (no pun intended) of sorts. The ripest farm smell of the lot is when they are using a machine to spray er, fertiliser over the open fields. Dung roamin'!
As Wardi says, it could be a lot worse with the exhaust smells if you are an inner-city runner.
Run through it fast, and develop the 'breathing through your mouth' technique (alternately hold your breath as you pass the fields - it'll develop your anaerobic capacity)!
Its the silage smell that used to get me
or burning sugar beet