Quote Originally Posted by Susan126 View Post
A PE teacher that Joe and I used to ride mountain bikes with said runny noses meant an allergic reaction to exercise! I don't know if he was pulling my leg or if he was being serious. He sure kept a straight face and continued to explain about something being released into your blood system when you exercise and this causes a sort of (not serious) allergic reaction causing the nose to run. Now was he telling the truth? To this day I never knew if I should have believed him?!
Apparently...

http://bodyodd.msnbc.msn.com/archive...6/1202623.aspx

I learned my snot rocket skills hiking and backpacking. Comes in handy, especially when it's really cold! I had to wash my gloves the other day, too. They were getting nasty. For some reason road riding makes me snottier than mountain ever did.