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I've been trying to avoid asking for help on this issue on this blog. It's not exactly dinner table conversation, eh?

Breathing issues are what usually slows me down when I run. I gasp and gasp... sometimes leading to feeling as if I can't breathe.. But lately, phlegm (yep, that's how it is spelled. You totally thought it was flem, too?) is coming up and blocking my throat. Mmmmm! So normally little things like this would be no big deal, but it makes my already-tough breathing even more complicated. And then I focus so much on how I can't breathe because of this in my throat -instead of focusing on how I am running!

I've consulted my boyfriend the runner and consulted Google with a few searches. The best advice I've gotten is to just spit it out. But... 1) I don't spit! and 2) I'd like to not have it disrupt my breathing in the first place.

Tips? Personal experiences? Help a gagging (almost) runner out!