runny nose

[Ann G]

This has been a very funny thread. I get runny noses while running and sometimes while riding. Usually the farmer snort (my husband's term) works out on the bike. RAGBRAI is full of people, however, and I had to be very careful then. About the gloves, by the end of RAGBRAI, they actually smelled bad. Somebody else in our group made the same comment about her gloves, so I wasn't alone in that respect. I think it was because everything was always slightly damp, and they never dried out overnight. I washed them in the washer, and now they are odor free.

[Grog]

On "polite snot rockets:"

The other day I was commuting home from work, taking the long route, which includes a 10 km stretch without a stop pretty much. I was passed by a "mature" (nearing 50, I think) roadie. Soon after passing me he made it clear that he was happy to have me drafting off his wheel, so I hung on. I noticed that he had to empty his nostrils a number of times, but he did it extremely politely, I don't know exactly how he did this but basically there was nothing flying in my direction, but he seemed to spare his bike, too. I was trying to crack his secret when he took a left turn (I was going straight) and said goodbye. What a gentleman.

Any clues?

[SouthernBelle]

I have to admit I'm pretty good at it. People want to 'shoot' behind them. The secret is to shoot straight down and to the side just enough to miss your leg.

This will come up again in late October or November. I'm psychic. I know this.

[AmyO]

I have to admit I'm pretty good at it. People want to 'shoot' behind them. The secret is to shoot straight down and to the side just enough to miss your leg.

This will come up again in late October or November. I'm psychic. I know this.

This is so gross but so funny.

I'm so glad to hear about this from others, and especially that your noses run when you eat! I thought I was just weird. I hate that more than a runny nose while exercising. I also have allergies and cough a lot while riding or spinning, so i have an inhaler, which helps. Once I developed exercise induced hives. That wasn't so much fun and I was very relieved when they went away after several months.

[Grog]

I have to admit I'm pretty good at it. People want to 'shoot' behind them. The secret is to shoot straight down and to the side just enough to miss your leg.

I think I need to hire you as a trainer. I tried that on my ride home and was very unsuccessful, to say the least....

[smurfalicious]

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.

[SouthernBelle]

Well. To be honest. I have hit my leg.

[Grog]

Well. To be honest. I have hit my leg.

You mean you hit the pedestal on which I had put you? *sigh*

[dachshund]

I have to admit I'm pretty good at it. People want to 'shoot' behind them. The secret is to shoot straight down and to the side just enough to miss your leg.

This will come up again in late October or November. I'm psychic. I know this.

Excellent tip!
I have to say that being able to shoot snot and spit effectively has been, well, a lifelong dream.

[SouthernBelle]

You mean you hit the pedestal on which I had put you? *sigh*

Well, it's usually at the start of the 'season' before I get back in shape.

& I am a terrible spitter.

[Norse]

I suffer from this problem more in spring and fall. My snot rockets usually go where I want them, but, now and then, I have hit my shoulder or, worse, my sunglasses. I always carry a tissue in my right back pocket to "clean-up" with plus spares in my pack. I try to avoid using the gloves and reserve them for face-sweat wiping.

Glad it's not time for lunch yet.

[RolliePollie]

I'm laughing so hard my nose is running!

I can only do snot rockets from my left nostril. It's like there isn't enough pressure to do them out of the right and I just end up blowing my nose on my face. My failed rockets have pretty much hit every part of my body. Every time I blow a snot rocket, I comment out loud to myself about how gross it is.

Oh, and I've been snot rocketed by other riders twice now. One lady got me good on the bike trail...I felt it hit my legs and arms and face. The trail is busy and I personally think you should check behind you before you blow a rocket. She wasn't at all apologetic. A guy got me on the road but he had no idea I was back there. It's rare to come upon another cyclist riding around here so I wouldn't have expected him to check first.

[SouthernBelle]

I'm trying to figure out how NorseGoddess hit her sunglasses.

[emily_in_nc]

I'm trying to figure out how NorseGoddess hit her sunglasses.

Tailwind?

[Norse]

I'm trying to figure out how NorseGoddess hit her sunglasses.

I am not sure exactly myself. It seems to have something to do with failure to properly and completely seal off the other nostril and a lack of air pressure on the blow. There might be a tailwind involved too.