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Why is running bs? (self.running)

submitted 1 day ago by Wabbitsmiles to c/running

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Inspired by a podcast of the same name (running is BS) that loves to hate running.

This week I particularly hate running because...

Spring time in upon the northern hemisphere, but that brings about the freaking hoard of hovering flies 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰 at mouth level for easy ingestion.

Whether it is parks, trails, by water bodies, I can't seem to get away from them and always end up eating a mouthful of tiny flies, or at least up in my nostrils.

The worst was when I held my breath over a few steps thinking I made it through a patch, and gasping my way into another horde and engulfing a mother road after. UGH.

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[–] ijon_the_human 3 points 1 day ago

Ohhh yes. Mouth, eyes, lungs – they get everywhere.

Sometimes when I get home my face is dappled with them as they stick to my sweaty skin :)

Before the flies however, if you live in a northern city, there's the dusty air in the couple of weeks after the snow has melted and they haven't washed the roads yet. Add pollen to that and your lungs soon start to feel like your a regular smoker.