How to keep running during hay fever season and poor air quality days

How to run with hayfever

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How to keep running during hay fever season and poor air quality days

By Kerry Law

3 years ago

2 min read

A sizzling summer has been forecast which means (eek!) a bumper hay fever season. Recent data has also revealed that most of us live with high levels of pollen-boosting air pollution. So, how can we keep running through all of this bad air? 

There’s real freedom to be enjoyed when running outside. Whether your route includes a park, woodland, canal towpath or suburban street, the distance feels limitless and the air feels fresh until… nature turns and hay fever season hits.

If you’re one of the millions of hay fever sufferers in the UK, the great outdoors can suddenly feel like an assault course; watery eyes obscure your vision, a sneezing fit upsets your pace, and the sight of seeded grass makes you too nervous to breathe deeply. 

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