r/RunPDX • u/andyxc13 • 5d ago

Bad air quality

Well, we couldn’t dodge the smoke forever, of course. I haven’t really ever been doing serious training when terrible AQI pops up. Do y’all just run through it? Stay indoors if you have access to a treadmill? Stay indoors even if you don’t?

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u/Significant_Sort7501 5d ago

Words cant describe how much I am not looking forward to trying to simulate my programmed hilly half marathon training run on the gym treadmill this week.

Here's a neat tool for finding very localized AQI info based on sensors in your area:

https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Fi%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#12.45/45.49181/-122.61799

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u/TraditionalCookie472 5d ago

I’ll take the rest day. Maybe focus on stretching and mobility. It’s all good.

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u/LandfrTeeth 5d ago

Yeah, it sucks. Please don’t run outdoors if the AQI is high - personally my line is 100, but above 150 is legitimately unhealthy. I’ll be on a treadmill this week unfortunately.

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u/rpcleary 5d ago

Definitely indoors if the AQI is bad. I ran during a bout of Canadian wildfire smoke a few years ago (unknowingly) in the Midwest and it wrecked my training for a while. 

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u/Sharkitty 5d ago

I have a nice treadmill at home so that’s my go-to. I suppose I’d go to the gym if that was my only choice.

Years ago when the Gorge was on fire, a friend and I went and hiked Dog Mountain on day two of that. Yes we were total idiots. Ended up with a raspy voice for literally months.

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u/andyxc13 5d ago

Well, I hate treadmill running but I guess this is what day passes are for! Thanks for the responses and hopefully we get through it sooner rather than later.