Hi guys, I have abit of a problem

I smoked for around 7 years (20 a day), but quit around 10 days ago, and have started running since then.

I get a pain in the bottom of my throat (or maybe my lungs, hard to tell) after about 2400km (takes 12minutes, 12km/h, too fast?) but put it down to smoking.

10 days later i'm still getting it, i understand that it could last even months, but the wierd thing is I don't get the pain when I use a bicycle, it just doesn't put me out of breath.

I was wondering if running was just too strenuous, and wether it would be worth buying a heart rate monitor to keep myself at a certain level.

Has anyone else had this problem? Thanks in advance.

i think that you should cycle for a bit to get your body working and breathing back to normal from the ***s

the reason you wont get it when using a bike is because its more you heart being tired then being out of breath that's why you wont get the same pain from running

Cycle for a bit then start running this should help, and make sure you don't smoke any more

Great job on quitting. I hear that it takes like 4 months to get all of the tar and nicotine out of your system. Be patient and you'll feel like a new person.

If you're feeling the pain when running but not cycling, I suspect you are working much harder when running than cycling. I guarantee you that if you cycle hard you will be breathing hard.

Hey Wayne,
I haven't had this problem personally but I was just speaking to a girl on twitter about the same thing. She smoked for many years, and now she is getting back into a healthy lifestyle by walking and biking. She says that because of the breathing troubles, she is going to stick with cycling and continually work on that. She has lost a lot of weight and has become more fit. However, she has not worked her way up to running yet. I would suggest sticking to the biking, and even gradually working harder on the bike each day. One day, when you are not breathing as hard, then start jogging again and gradually work your way into it.

Have a wonderful day!
Brianna
witnessforfitness

Congrats on quitting and making that step towards a healthier life. When I started running about 12 years ago, I distinctly remember getting that burning sensation when I pushed myself too hard. Its probably a combination of pushing too hard to quick and that fact that your body is in de-tox. Basically your body is saying "what the hell!"

I had some soreness something like that a couple weeks ago, which came just after I decided to stop breathing through my mouth when running and take in more air. I decided it was muscular soreness from pumping some extra air in and out of my lungs. It went away in less than two weeks, which I think was due to my respiratory muscles adapting to the slightly higher level of exercise. However, I'd think the relationship between that sort of pain and smoking would be just the opposite, because as your lungs recover from the smoking and come to extract more oxygen, you should have to breathe less heavily.