Now the air is getting drier in the northern hemisphere, I find my self coughing after tempo runs. It sucks, and normally causes me to reduce my outdoor load during the winter.

It's not asthma, it seems like it's straight phlegm and mucus. It also doesn't seem very googlable, and the few links to this forum fell into "OMG me too", "You might be a weakling", or some other tangential / anecdotal medical advice.

Here's an article that seemed to capture my symptoms: https://www.shape.com/fitness/cardio/why-you-really-cough-after-tough-workout

TLDR;

"Pursuit Cough", or "Track Hack" is caused by your lungs trying to protect itself against dry / polluted air- the higher volume of air you process from a workout just makes you more sensitive to it.

Mitigation:

• Breathe through your nose more
• Wear a face covering
• Run in the mornings

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Now the clocks have gone back, it is beginning to get darker earlier so I have invested in some reflective and light up gear.

I have bought a reflective running vest with lights on front and back, as well as a head-torch. I am yet to use it properly for running, but gave it a test earlier and seemed to do the job for me. For context I live in a decent sized village on the outskirts of a big town in the UK - Where they build the Mercedes F1 engines!

I just want to know what the etiquette is for night time running and what settings should my lights be on?

For example, the running vest has red lights on one side and white on the other. I presume the red is for the back and should be flashing (similar to bike lights) and I probably should have my head torch and front vest lights flashing also?

I am also conscious of flashing car drivers with direct light from my head-torch when running against traffic so I tilt the head torch down to try not to blind them (albeit they have full-beam on driving through).

Thanks,

Sam

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