Running In London - Health + Injury

Blues Brother

08/10/2002 at 16:43

Am I better off training on a treadmill in the gym or running in the city. The treadmill can be very boring but at least I am not breathing in the fumes from the cars.

The Dog Walker

08/10/2002 at 16:59

Where in London are you? Is there a park anywhere near you?

Blues Brother

08/10/2002 at 17:03

I live in Southend but work in the City, the best I can do is the embankment to Westminster. When I do this run I often have a sore throat afterwards, Which I can only put down to the fumes.

Ratcatcher

09/10/2002 at 13:26

Steve, I must have seen you - for the last month or so I have been running along the Embankment each day. I never get a sore throat at all. I run towards Westminster from St Pauls on the Albert Embankment and back along the Victoria so only have traffic in one direction.

Waffle

15/10/2002 at 20:29

I often run on the embankment and have had problems with sore eyes. I think it's due to the plane trees. Their seed pods break open to produce very fine fluff (which my dad said makes good itching powder)May be that's the cause of your sore throat?

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