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What Gives Us That Burning Feeling When We Run
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Answer
A high level of lactate gives us this common burning feeling. Lactate acid is an acid that builds up with muscle use and muscle damage. If it gets to a high enough level, our body will shut the activity down.
Where this answer comes from
- Show
- This Won't Hurt a Bit
- Episode
- 10 - EXTREME RUNNING
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